Green Colleges and Universities Bill Introduced

Liz Gullett

May 27, 2016

This week, Senator Margaret O’Brien (R-Portage) introduced legislation that would recognize colleges and universities for setting and achieving environmental sustainability goals. The bill would establish the Green College and University Advisory Council within the Department of Environmental Quality. The council would recognize higher education institutions for their sustainability efforts on an annual basis. Additionally, the program would rank schools into categories based on a point system that scores specific areas. The advisory council would consist of a faculty member and a student representative from each participating school. Council members would be appointed by the department director, chosen from a list of nominees submitted by the participating schools. The bill has been referred to the Senate Natural Resources Committee for further consideration.

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