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§ 7524. Powers and duties of Department of Education

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 P.S. Health and SafetyEffective: July 9, 2008

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 44A. Environmental Education Act
Effective: July 9, 2008
35 P.S. § 7524
§ 7524. Powers and duties of Department of Education
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The Department of Education shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To conduct a periodic evaluation of school-based environmental education in this Commonwealth.
(2) To provide assistance, support and resource information to educators, students and public and private education agencies and organizations on environmental education programs.
(3) To identify, recognize and establish awards for exemplary environmental education curricula developed in Commonwealth schools.
(4) To identify the need for the development of new curriculum, preservice and continuing teacher professional development and education programs related to environmental education and to support efforts to develop programs and materials to meet those needs in collaboration with other agencies, environmental organizations or associations.

Credits

1993, June 22, P.L. 105, No. 24, § 4, imd. effective. Amended 2008, July 9, P.L. 940, No. 71, § 3, imd. effective.
35 P.S. § 7524, PA ST 35 P.S. § 7524
Current through 2023 Regular Session Act 1. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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