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VA HB1037
Bill
Status
3/9/2026
Primary Sponsor
Betsy Carr
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AI Summary
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Requires the Virginia Board of Education to make available instructional materials on climate change and environmental literacy based on peer-reviewed scientific sources to all local school boards
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Directs the Board to develop and adopt model policies and procedures for selecting climate change and environmental literacy instructional materials
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Mandates that selected materials accurately portray changes in weather and climate patterns over time, impacts of human activity on climate, and effects of climate change on people and resources
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Adds new section 22.1-212.1:3 to the Code of Virginia establishing these requirements
Legislative Description
Instructional materials on climate change & environtl. literacy; model pol. & proced. for selection.
Last Action
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 13, 2026
3/10/2026