Pupil instruction: outdoor learning.
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No
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No
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill aims to encourage California schools to incorporate outdoor learning into their curriculum. It requires the State Department of Education to develop guidance resources for educators and establish a three-year pilot program to investigate the effectiveness of outdoor learning on pupil outcomes. The bill also creates a dedicated account to fund these initiatives and prioritize outdoor learning for students who may not currently have access to these experiences.
Key provisions
- Requires school districts to integrate outdoor learning into curriculum.
- Mandates the State Department of Education to create and maintain statewide guidance resources for educators.
- Establishes a three-year Statewide Outdoor Learning Pilot Program.
- Creates the Outdoor Learning and Environmental Literacy Account to fund pilot program activities.
- Prioritizes outdoor learning for unduplicated pupils and communities disproportionately burdened by environmental harms.
- Requires the pilot program to include sites from northern, southern, and central California.
- Requires the Superintendent to publish a final report summarizing the pilot program's outcomes.
- Sets a sunset date for the pilot program and the bill's operative status.
Who is affected
- School districts
- County offices of education
- Charter schools
- Pupils in kindergarten through 12th grade
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