The bill S.175, introduced by Senator Watson, aims to enhance climate change education in Vermont's schools. It mandates the Secretary of Education to develop an open-source, interdisciplinary climate change curriculum for elementary and secondary schools, aligning with the findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's 2023 synthesis report. The curriculum will build upon existing resources to facilitate teaching about climate change across various subject areas.

Additionally, the bill requires the State Board of Education to amend its Education Quality Standards by July 1, 2027, to ensure that supervisory-union-wide curricula include environmental and climate change education at all grade levels, in accordance with the curriculum developed by the Secretary of Education. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2026.