California Education Code ARTICLE 1 - Policy

• Section 8700.
  The Legislature finds and declares that, throughout the state and nation, there is a growing public awareness of the benefits derived from a healthy environment...
• Section 8701.
  The Legislature further finds and declares that an informed public working for the common environmental good through its democratic institutions at all educational and professional...
• Section 8702.
  The Legislature further finds and declares that an educational program is needed that is designed to build necessary attitudes of stewardship toward the maintenance of...
• Section 8703.
  The Legislature further finds and declares that without appropriate long-term funding, and without effective programs to encourage efforts and innovations at the school district level,...
• Section 8704.
  The Legislature further finds and declares that man has a moral obligation to understand the world in which he lives and to protect, enhance, and...
• Section 8705.
  The Legislature further finds and declares that conservation education should be a means of achieving an educational philosophy that will help each student develop a...
• Section 8706.
  The Legislature further finds and declares that in all grade levels, environmental facts should be taught as they relate to each other, rather than as...
• Section 8707.
  It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to encourage development of educational programs for teachers and students commensurate with the importance...

Last modified: October 22, 2018