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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
December 8, 2023 - Introduced by Senators Larson, Smith, Agard, Roys, Taylor,
Spreitzer and Carpenter, cosponsored by Representatives Conley, Andraca,
Clancy, Bare, Subeck, Palmeri, Jacobson, Shankland, J. Anderson, Moore
Omokunde
, Stubbs, Emerson, Joers, Neubauer, Baldeh, Ratcliff, Vining,
Shelton, Madison and Drake. Referred to Committee on Education.
SB794,1,3 1An Act to create 115.29 (9) of the statutes; relating to: model academic
2standards related to climate change, developing climate change curriculum
3resources, and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill authorizes the state superintendent of public instruction to adopt
model academic standards related to climate change. If the state superintendent
adopts model climate change standards, they must incorporate a) an understanding
of climate, b) the interconnected nature of climate change, c) the potential local and
global impacts of climate change, and d) the individual and societal actions that may
mitigate the harmful effects of climate change. The bill also allows the state
superintendent to a) provide grants to or contract with other state agencies or
nonprofit organizations to develop climate change curriculum resources and b) to
assist school districts in developing climate change curriculum resources. In either
case, the bill requires that, if the state superintendent adopts climate change model
academic standards, the climate change curriculum resources align with those
standards.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB794,1
1Section 1. 115.29 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
SB794,2,62 115.29 (9) Climate change; model academic standards and curriculum
3resources.
(a) Adopt model academic standards related to climate change that
4incorporate an understanding of climate, the interconnected nature of climate
5change, the potential local and global impacts of climate change, and individual and
6societal actions that may mitigate the harmful effects of climate change.
SB794,2,107 (b) Provide grants to or contract with state agencies or nonprofit organizations
8to assist in developing interdisciplinary climate change curriculum resources for the
9elementary, middle, and high school levels. If the state superintendent adopts model
10academic standards under par. (a), the resources shall align with those standards.
SB794,2,1311 (c) Assist school boards in developing climate change curriculum and
12curriculum resources. If the state superintendent adopts model academic standards
13under par. (a), the curriculum and resources shall align with those standards.
SB794,2 14Section 2 . Nonstatutory provisions.
SB794,2,1915 (1) The authorized FTE positions for the department of public instruction are
16increased by 1.0 GPR project position, to be funded from the appropriation under s.
1720.255 (1) (a), for the purpose of adopting the model academic standards under s.
18115.29 (9) (a) and providing the assistance under s. 115.29 (9) (c) for a 2-year period
19beginning not earlier than January 1, 2024.
SB794,3 20Section 3. Fiscal changes.
SB794,3,421 (1) Climate change; position authorization and grants. In the schedule under
22s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of public instruction under s.
2320.255 (1) (a), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2023-24 is increased by $200,000 to
24fund 1.0 FTE GPR project position authorized under Section 2 (1) of this act and to
25fund the grants under s. 115.29 (9) (b). In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the

1appropriation to the department of public instruction under s. 20.255 (1) (a), the
2dollar amount for fiscal year 2024-25 is increased by $300,000 to fund 1.0 FTE GPR
3project position authorized under Section 2 (1 ) of this act and to fund the grants
4under s. 115.29 (9) (b).
SB794,4 5Section 4. Effective date.
SB794,3,86 (1) The treatment of Section 3 of this act takes effect on the day after
7publication, or on the 2nd day after publication of the 2023 biennial budget act,
8whichever is later.
SB794,3,99 (End)
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