Bill Text: AZ HB2022 | 2020 | Fifty-fourth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Schools; environmental education instruction
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-05-19 - Assigned to House RULES Committee [HB2022 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2020-HB2022-Introduced.html
PREFILED NOV 19 2019
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REFERENCE TITLE: schools; environmental education instruction |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session 2020
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HB 2022 |
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Introduced by Representatives Fillmore: Peten
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AN ACT
amending section 15-706, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to school curricula.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 15-706, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
15-706. Instruction in environmental education; definition
A. If a school district chooses to provide instruction in environmental education, the environmental education program instruction shall:
1. be based on current and reliable scientific information.
2. Include a discussion of economic and social implications.
B. For the purposes of this section "environmental education" means educational processes, programs and activities which that are specifically designed to enhance student acquisition of knowledge of scientific and economic principles, concepts and facts as they relate to environmental topics and issues and which that are taught in an unbiased, fair and balanced manner.
