Bill Text: CA SCR79 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: School and college textbooks: recycled paper.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2014-08-28 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 129, Statutes of 2014. [SCR79 Detail]
Download: California-2013-SCR79-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: SCR 79 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 129
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE AUGUST 28, 2014
ADOPTED IN SENATE AUGUST 22, 2014
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 21, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 19, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 10, 2014
AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 3, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Senator Galgiani
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
Relative to school and college textbooks.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SCR 79, Galgiani. School and college textbooks: recycled paper.
This measure would urge the Superintendent of Public Instruction,
the President of the University of California, the Chancellor of the
California State University, and the Chancellor of the California
Community Colleges to ensure that all persons in their respective
jurisdictions responsible for the procurement of school or college
textbooks are aware of the benefits of recycled paper and that those
persons consider those benefits when purchasing textbooks for use in
their respective institutions.
WHEREAS, The publication of the hundreds of thousands of school
and college textbooks annually used in California are made from
paper, a resource that is renewable, recyclable, and available in a
high percentage of recycled content form for school and college
textbooks; and
WHEREAS, In 2012, 65.1 percent of paper consumed in the United
States was recovered for recycling, contributing towards California's
goal of achieving 75-percent collection for recycling. A greater
effort should now be made to use that recovered paper in new,
recycled products such as textbook paper with a high percentage of
recycled content; and
WHEREAS, New milling techniques can produce paper with over 80
percent recycled content that meets rigorous national standards for
the quality and durability of textbooks; and
WHEREAS, High standards of textbook quality can be met through the
use of recycled paper; and
WHEREAS, It is in the interest of the public and the environment
to maximize the use of paper with a high percentage of recycled
content; and
WHEREAS, Many school district and college employees who are
responsible for purchasing textbooks are aware of their options with
respect to using instructional materials that contain recycled paper,
but it would serve the public interest if there were greater
awareness of the benefits of the use of school and college textbooks
published with recycled paper; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature urges the Superintendent of
Public Instruction, the President of the University of California,
the Chancellor of the California State University, and the Chancellor
of the California Community Colleges to ensure that all persons in
their respective jurisdictions responsible for the procurement of
school or college textbooks are aware of the benefits of recycled
paper and that those persons consider those benefits when purchasing
textbooks for use in their respective institutions; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the
President of the University of California, the Chancellor of the
California State University, and the Chancellor of the California
Community Colleges, and to the author for appropriate distribution.
