HB4319 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024
HB4319

Introduced 1/16/2024, by Rep. Kimberly du Buclet

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

105 ILCS 5/27-13.1 from Ch. 122, par. 27-13.1

Amends the School Code. Provides that every public school shall provide instruction, study, and discussion of current problems and needs in the conservation of natural resources, including climate change. Provides that the content of climate change curriculum must be supported by the weight of research conducted in compliance with accepted scientific methods and published in peer-reviewed journals or comprises of information recognized as accurate and objective. Provides that the State Board of Education may devise or approve the climate change education curriculum.

LRB103 35203 JAG 65183 b

A BILL FOR

HB4319

LRB103 35203 JAG 65183 b

1 AN ACT concerning education.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section

5 27-13.1 as follows:

6 (105 ILCS 5/27-13.1) (from Ch. 122, par. 27-13.1)

7 Sec. 27-13.1. In every public school there shall be

8 instruction, study and discussion of current problems and

9 needs in the conservation of natural resources, including, but

10 not limited to, climate change, air pollution, water

11 pollution, waste reduction and recycling, the effects of

12 excessive use of pesticides, preservation of wilderness areas,

13 forest management, protection of wildlife and humane care of

14 domestic animals. The content of the climate change curriculum

15 in this Section must be verified or supported by the weight of

16 research conducted in compliance with accepted scientific

17 methods and published in peer-reviewed journals, if

18 applicable, or comprises of information recognized as accurate

19 and objective. The State Board of Education may devise or

20 approve the climate change education curriculum.

21 (Source: P.A. 86-229.)