Bill Text: CA AB3051 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 3051 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Personal income taxes: voluntary contributions: California K–12 Climate Change Education Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-05-16 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB3051 Detail]

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 3051

Introduced by Assembly Member Muratsuchi

February 16, 2024

An act relating to taxation.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 3051, as introduced, Muratsuchi. Income taxes: voluntary contributions: Climate Education and Mitigation-Adaptation Grant Program.

Existing law requires the Instructional Quality Commission to recommend, and the State Board of Education to adopt, curriculum frameworks, defined as outlines of the components of a given course of study designed to provide state direction to school districts in the provision of instructional programs, as provided.

Existing law authorizes an individual to contribute amounts in excess of their tax liability for the support of specified funds. Existing law also sets forth administrative provisions applicable to voluntary contributions.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would create a voluntary tax contribution fund with the purpose of establishing the Climate Education and Mitigation-Adaptation Grant Program, a grant program focused on developing climate literacy education for pupils in transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, and grades 1 to 12, inclusive.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact subsequent legislation that would create a voluntary tax contribution fund with the purpose of establishing the Climate Education and Mitigation-Adaptation Grant Program, a grant program focused on developing climate literacy education for pupils in transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, and grades 1 to 12, inclusive.