California 2017-2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 D cosponsors

SB 720 — Environmental education: environmental principles and concepts.

Last action — Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 374, Statutes of 2018.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2017. Enacted.

Prognosis

Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 8 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

(1) Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary education in this state. Under this system, local educational agencies throughout the state provide instruction to pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive. This bill would express the findings and declarations of the Legislature that the state's environmental principles and concepts have been approved by specified authorities and have been embedded in specified curriculum frameworks adopted by the State Board of Education. The bill would also express the intent of the Legislature that the Superintendent of Public Instruction use the resources at his or her disposal to provide leadership to further specified goals of environmental literacy. (2) Existing law establishes courses of study for pupils in grades 1 to 6, inclusive, and also establishes courses of study for pupils in grades 7 to 12, inclusive. This bill would express the encouragement of the Legislature for the governing boards of school districts to take specified actions with regard to promoting instruction in environmental literacy for pupils with respect to the respective courses of study for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, and for grades 7 to 12, inclusive. (3) Existing law requires the Office of Education and the Environment in the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, in cooperation with the State Department of Education and the State Board of Education, to develop and implement a unified education strategy on the environment for elementary and secondary schools in the state and, in cooperation with specified state entities, to develop educational principles for the environment for elementary and secondary school pupils. Existing law provides that the principles may be updated every 4 years beginning July 1, 2008. Existing law requires the State Department of Education and the State Board of Education, in cooperation with the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, to develop and implement to the extent feasible, a teacher training and implementation plan, to guide the implementation of the unified education strategy, as specified. This bill would instead require these state entities to develop environmental principles and concepts for elementary and secondary school pupils. The bill would instead provide that the environmental principles and concepts may be updated every 4 years beginning July 1, 2008, by the office, in cooperation with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the State Board of Education, the California Environmental Protection Agency, and the Natural Resources Agency, pursuant to a specified process. The bill would also add concepts relating to climate change and make technical and conforming changes to these environmental principles and concepts.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 374, Statutes of 2018.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 6137.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  5. From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 6198.)

  6. From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on ED. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d) . (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 6076.) Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  7. Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).

  8. In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  9. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 69. Noes 7. Page 6964.) Ordered to the Senate.

  10. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  11. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 1.) (August 15).

  12. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 27).

  15. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  16. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on ED. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (June 18).

  17. Re-referred to Coms. on NAT. RES. and ED. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  18. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  19. Referred to Com. on ED.

  20. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  21. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 4115.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  22. Read second time and amended. Ordered to consent calendar.

  23. From committee: Do pass as amended. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 4019.) (January 10).

  24. Set for hearing January 10.

  25. Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  26. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  27. Withdrawn from committee.

  28. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  29. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  30. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  31. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 120 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

  • Thurmond

Not signed on (120)

120 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Unfinished Business SB720 Allen et al. Concurrence

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34001
Democratic 5000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Allen — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Chang — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
De León — Yea
Delgado — Yea
Hill — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Lara — Yea
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Pan — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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SB 720 Allen Senate Third Reading By THURMOND

Passed 69 Yea · 7 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 48604
Democratic 16000
Republican 5100
Total 69704
% of votes cast 86%9%0%5%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Acosta — Yea
Bloom — Yea
Harper — Nay
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Maienschein — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Weber — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gloria — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Holden — Yea
Burke — Yea
Salas — Yea
Gray — Yea
Kamlager-Dove — Yea
Levine — Yea
Low — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Rivas — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Medina — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
Baker — Yea
Chau — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Voepel — Yea
Waldron — Yea
Wood — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Kiley — Not Voting
Mayes — Not Voting
Obernolte — Nay
Chiu — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Brough — Nay
Eggman — Yea
Chávez — Yea
Cunningham — Yea
Daly — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. Democratic Yea
Arambula, Joaquin Democratic Yea
Berman, Marc Democratic Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Caballero, Anna M. Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Cervantes, Sabrina Democratic Yea
Gabriel, Jesse Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Grayson, Timothy S. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Kalra, Ash Democratic Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Quirk-Silva, Sharon Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Chen, Phillip Republican Yea
Choi, Steven S. Republican Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Flora, Heath Republican Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Yea
Lackey, Tom Republican Yea

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 1 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 9103
Democratic 3000
Republican 0001
Total 12104
% of votes cast 71%6%0%24%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Not Voting
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Nazarian — Yea
Friedman — Yea
Gonzalez Fletcher — Yea
Fong — Not Voting
Obernolte — Not Voting
Chau — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Wendy Carrillo — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Not Voting

Official roll call →

Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Education]

Passed 9 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5001
Democratic 3000
Republican 1000
Total 9001
% of votes cast 90%0%0%10%
How each member voted (10)
Member Party Vote
Melendez — Not Voting
Eggman — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chau — Yea
Acosta — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Limón, Monique Democratic Yea
Muratsuchi, Al Democratic Yea
Reyes, Eloise Gómez Democratic Yea
Flora, Heath Republican Yea

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Consent Calendar SB720

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 34001
Democratic 5000
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Yea
Bates — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Moorlach — Yea
Roth — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wilk — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Allen — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hill — Yea
De León — Yea
Portantino — Yea
Beall — Yea
Bradford — Yea
Hueso — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Mendoza — Not Voting
Monning — Yea
Morrell — Yea
Newman — Yea
Nielsen — Yea
Pan — Yea
Skinner — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Fuller — Yea
Beth Gaines — Yea
Bill Berryhill — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Yea
Stern, Henry I. Democratic Yea
Wiener, Scott D. Democratic Yea

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Subjects

environment education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 720 do?
(1) Existing law establishes a system of public elementary and secondary education in this state. Under this system, local educational agencies throughout the state provide instruction to pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive. This bill would express the findings and declarations of the Legislature that the state's environmental principles and concepts have been approved by specified authorities and have been embedded in specified curriculum frameworks adopted by the State Board of Education. The bill would also express the intent of the Legislature that the Superintendent of Public Instruction use the resources at his or her disposal to provide leadership to further specified goals of environmental literacy. (2) Existing law establishes courses of study for pupils in grades 1 to 6, inclusive, and also establishes courses of study for pupils in grades 7 to 12, inclusive. This bill would express the encouragement of the Legislature for the governing boards of school districts to take specified actions with regard to promoting instruction in environmental literacy for pupils with respect to the respective courses of study for grades 1 to 6, inclusive, and for grades 7 to 12, inclusive. (3) Existing law requires the Office of Education and the Environment in the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, in cooperation with the State Department of Education and the State Board of Education, to develop and implement a unified education strategy on the environment for elementary and secondary schools in the state and, in cooperation with specified state entities, to develop educational principles for the environment for elementary and secondary school pupils. Existing law provides that the principles may be updated every 4 years beginning July 1, 2008. Existing law requires the State Department of Education and the State Board of Education, in cooperation with the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, to develop and implement to the extent feasible, a teacher training and implementation plan, to guide the implementation of the unified education strategy, as specified. This bill would instead require these state entities to develop environmental principles and concepts for elementary and secondary school pupils. The bill would instead provide that the environmental principles and concepts may be updated every 4 years beginning July 1, 2008, by the office, in cooperation with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the State Board of Education, the California Environmental Protection Agency, and the Natural Resources Agency, pursuant to a specified process. The bill would also add concepts relating to climate change and make technical and conforming changes to these environmental principles and concepts.
Who sponsors SB 720?
SB 720 is sponsored by Thurmond and Allen, Benjamin (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 720?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 17, 2017. Enacted.
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