Assembly Bill A4876

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to interdisciplinary instruction on climate change

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A4876 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2430
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §819, Ed L

2025-A4876 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that public schools provide instruction on climate change, including but not limited to identifying the causes and impacts of climate change on individuals, environments and communities, and learning to evaluate solutions.

2025-A4876 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4876
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 7, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SIMON, COLTON, GONZALEZ-ROJAS, DE LOS SANTOS,
   R. CARROLL, ROSENTHAL, LUNSFORD, MAMDANI,  BICHOTTE HERMELYN,  SIMONE,
   SHRESTHA, TAYLOR, GALLAGHER, DINOWITZ, BURDICK, WEPRIN, ALVAREZ, DAVI-
   LA,  CHANDLER-WATERMAN,  CUNNINGHAM,  SHIMSKY,  REYES,  KELLES, TAPIA,
   BURKE, ROZIC, STECK, RAGA -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  COOK,
   SAYEGH, SEAWRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Educa-
   tion
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  education law, in relation to interdisciplinary
   instruction on climate change
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 819 to
 read as follows:
   §  819.  INSTRUCTION  ON  CLIMATE CHANGE. 1. SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION,
 BEGINNING WITH THE TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-SIX--TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-SEVEN
 SCHOOL  YEAR,  EVERY  PUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL PROVIDE INSTRUCTION ON CLIMATE
 CHANGE AND SUCH INSTRUCTION MAY BE  PROVIDED  THROUGH  INTERDISCIPLINARY
 INSTRUCTION,  WHERE APPROPRIATE. SUCH INSTRUCTION SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT
 BE LIMITED TO, IDENTIFYING THE CAUSES AND IMPACTS OF CLIMATE  CHANGE  ON
 INDIVIDUALS,  ENVIRONMENTS  AND  COMMUNITIES,  AND  LEARNING TO EVALUATE
 SOLUTIONS. SUCH INSTRUCTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE SHALL BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH
 STATE LEARNING STANDARDS, AS APPROPRIATE.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL, SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION,  PREPARE  AND  MAKE
 AVAILABLE GUIDANCE AND RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMIT-
 ED  TO,  SUPPORTS  FOR  SCHOOL  DISTRICTS TO OFFER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
 OPPORTUNITIES, THAT MAY BE USED TO ASSIST SUCH EDUCATORS IN MEETING  THE
 REQUIREMENTS  OF  THIS  SECTION.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL ALSO, SUBJECT TO
 APPROPRIATION, PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS  SUCH
 SCHOOL  DISTRICTS TRANSITION THEIR OPERATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO FACILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION, TO MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT  AND  CLIMATE
 FRIENDLY APPROACHES.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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