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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1711

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Representatives Ebersole, Rust, Unsoeld, Taylor, Walker, Betrozoff and Jacobsen

Read first time 1/22/86 and referred to Committee on Education.

AN ACT Relating to environmental education; creating new sections; and providing an expiration date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.     The legislature finds and declares that the natural resources of Washington state are a critical component of the aesthetic, economic, and environmental quality of life in this state.  The legislature intends to maximize access to information on contemporary resource issues in the public school system.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     A coordinating committee for environmental education is established.  The committee shall be composed of members who represent natural resource agencies, educators at the primary and secondary levels, environmental groups, and the natural resource industry.  The members shall be selected by the superintendent of public instruction.  The committee shall function under the office of the superintendent of public instruction.  The committee shall encourage cooperation among environmental educators at the state and local levels.  The committee shall develop recommendations to improve environmental education in the state.

          The committee shall submit a report by December 31, 1986, to the legislature.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.                             This act shall expire December 31, 1986. Passed the House February 14, 1986.

Speaker of the House.

Passed the Senate March 1, 1986.

President of the Senate.