Virginia House Bill 1742 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-07 - Left in Education
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Virginia student environmental literacy; plan; grant fund Virginia student environmental literacy; plan; grant fund and program. Requires the Board of Education, in consultation with the Office of Environmental Education at the Department of Conservation and Recreation, The Science Museum of Virginia, any other stakeholder that it deems appropriate, and the public, and in order to assist each local school board in developing and implementing a program of instruction for grades kindergarten through 12 that is aligned to the Standards of Learning and emphasizes environmental literacy as an essential skill and concept of citizenship that is necessary for responsible participation in American society and in the international community, to establish and update at least once every five years a Virginia student environmental literacy plan (the plan) that includes certain descriptions and (i) prepares students to understand, analyze, and address the major environmental challenges facing the Commonwealth and the United States; (ii) provides field experiences as part of regular school curricula and creates programs that contribute to healthy lifestyles through outdoor recreation and sound nutrition; and (iii) creates opportunities for the enhanced and ongoing professional development of teachers that improves teachers' environmental subject matter knowledge and pedagogical skills in teaching about environmental issues, including the use of interdisciplinary, field-based, and research-based learning and innovative technology in the classroom. The bill establishes the Virginia Student Environmental Literacy Plan Grant Fund and Program, to be administered by the Department of Education, for the purpose of awarding grants on a competitive basis to any local school board that seeks assistance to initiate, expand, or improve teacher professional development opportunities or student environmental education programs that align with the content and objectives of the plan.

Virginia student environmental literacy; grant fund and program.

Del. Betsy Carr [D]	Del. Dawn Adams [D]	Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker [D]	Del. Nadarius Clark [D]
Del. Wendy Gooditis [D]	Del. Kaye Kory [D]	Del. Sam Rasoul [D]

2023-01-25 - House - House: Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N) (Y: 5 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-07	House	Left in Education
2023-01-25	House	Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 3-N)
2023-01-24	House	Assigned Education sub: Early Childhood/Innovation
2023-01-09	House	Referred to Committee on Education
2023-01-09	House	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/23 23100102D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
22	1	212.1:3	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+sum+HB1742
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+ful+HB1742+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?231+vot+H0903V0034+HB1742