Establishes a fund to support interdisciplinary climate literacy education in K-12 schools.
The bill creates the Interdisciplinary Climate Literacy Trust Fund to support the development and implementation of climate literacy education in K-12 public schools. It mandates the creation of district-level plans that include environmental justice education and provide equivalent instruction for English language learners. The commissioner of elementary and secondary education, in consultation with an advisory council, will prioritize funding for underserved communities and schools implementing climate literacy programs for the first time.
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