BILL NUMBER: SCR 79	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 10, 2014
	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 3, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Galgiani

                        FEBRUARY 3, 2014

   Relative to school and college textbooks.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 79, as amended, Galgiani. School and college textbooks:
recycled paper.
   This measure would urge the Superintendent of Public Instruction,
the President of the University of California, the Chancellor of the
California State University, and the Chancellor of the California
Community Colleges to ensure that all persons in their respective
jurisdictions responsible for the procurement of school or college
textbooks are aware of the benefits of recycled paper and that they
consider those benefits when purchasing textbooks for use in their
respective institutions.
   Fiscal committee: yes.



   WHEREAS, The publication of the hundreds of thousands of school
and college textbooks annually used in California are 
responsible for generating countless tons of paper waste; 
 made from paper, a resource that is renewable, recyclable, and
available in high-recycled form for school and college textbooks;
 and 
   WHEREAS, Much of this paper waste is currently shipped overseas;
and  
   WHEREAS, In 2012, 65.1 percent of paper consumed in the United
States was recovered from recycling, contributing towards California'
s goal of achieving 75-percent collection for recycling. A greater
effort should now be made to use that recovered paper in new,
recycled products such as high-recycled textbook paper; and 
   WHEREAS, New milling techniques can produce paper with over 80
percent recycled content that meets rigorous national standards for
the quality and durability of textbooks; and
   WHEREAS, High standards of textbook quality can be met through the
use of recycled paper at no additional expense to local educational
agencies and colleges; and
   WHEREAS, It is in the interest of the public and the environment
to maximize the use of high-content recycled paper; and
   WHEREAS, Many of the school district and college employees who are
responsible for purchasing textbooks are aware of their options with
respect to using instructional materials that contain recycled
paper, but it would serve the public interest if there were greater
awareness of the benefits of the use of school and college textbooks
published with recycled paper; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature urges the Superintendent of
Public Instruction, the President of the University of California,
the Chancellor of the California State University, and the Chancellor
of the California Community Colleges to ensure that all persons in
their respective jurisdictions responsible for the procurement of
school or college textbooks are aware of the benefits of recycled
paper and that they consider those benefits when purchasing textbooks
for use in their respective institutions; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the
President of the University of California, the Chancellor of the
California State University, and the Chancellor of the California
Community Colleges, and to the author for appropriate distribution.