BILL NUMBER: SCR 79	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 19, 2014
	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   those persons  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 made from
paper, a resource that is renewable, recyclable, and available in
 high-recycled   a high percentage of recycled
content  form for school and college textbooks; and
   WHEREAS, In 2012, 65.1 percent of paper consumed in the United
States was recovered  from   for 
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; 
 paper with a high percentage of recycled content;  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;   paper;  and
   WHEREAS, It is in the interest of the public and the environment
to maximize the use of  high-content recycled paper;
  paper with a high percentage of recycled content;
 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   those persons 
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.