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Senate approves measure encouraging climate science and resilience content in standards reviews amid sharp debate
Summary
House Bill 33 65 directs that academic standards reviews consider climate science, effects and community resilience; the bill passed after a lengthy floor debate in which supporters framed it as preparing students for future challenges and opponents warned it could politicize curriculum and undermine local school board authority.
The Senate on Thursday passed House Bill 33 65, a bill that directs the Board of Education and standards‑review processes to consider incorporating causes and effects of climate change, and strategies for mitigation, adaptation and community resilience, when revising certain academic content standards.
Senator Rachel Gelser Bluen, carrying the bill on the floor, said students and educators repeatedly asked for opportunity to study climate science and related concepts within regular academic standards reviews. "House bill 33 65 will make certain that whenever Oregon's…
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