{"code":"EDC","codeName":"Education Code","section":"8703","citation":"Ed. Code, § 8703","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS [1. - 32527.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-1"},{"name":"DIVISION 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS [1. - 32527.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-1/division-1"},{"name":"PART 6. EDUCATION PROGRAMS—STATE MASTER PLANS [8006. - 9004.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-1/division-1/part-6"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. Environmental Education [8700. - 8774.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-1/division-1/part-6/chapter-4"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Policy [8700. - 8707.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-1/division-1/part-6/chapter-4/article-1"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.","effective":null,"html":"<p>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, and without needed materials and meaningful outdoor study opportunities, conservation education will remain a stepchild in the crowded family of public education.</p>","text":"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, and without needed materials and meaningful outdoor study opportunities, conservation education will remain a stepchild in the crowded family of public education.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/policy-8703","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}