§ 15-1549. Agricultural education
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 24 P.S. EducationEffective: December 30, 2019
Effective: December 30, 2019
24 P.S. § 15-1549
§ 15-1549. Agricultural education
(1) Require the department to develop and disseminate agricultural education materials for school entities or private or nonpublic kindergartens, elementary or secondary schools in this Commonwealth. The materials shall incorporate agricultural concepts into the basic school curricula and shall be designed to educate the general student population about the importance of the agriculture industry and the role of agriculture in the students' lives.
(2) Encourage the agricultural education efforts of other agencies where appropriate, including, but not limited to, those of the county conservation districts, the Cooperative Extension Service of The Pennsylvania State University, the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of Community and Economic Development, the State System of Higher Education and the Department of Transportation.
(2) Provide, in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture, for the development and distribution to school entities or private or nonpublic kindergartens, elementary or secondary schools in this Commonwealth materials on agricultural education. Such materials may include instruction on issues related to agriculture, including, but not limited to, food safety, forestry, pesticides, farmland preservation, waste management, wetlands, nutrient management, food production and food processing, animal health and statutory and regulatory protections of the right to farm.
(4) Use local school district occupational advisory committees, as well as the facilities and equipment of the Department of Agriculture, to serve as the conduit to bring youth and adult education programs into communities and schools, focusing on agricultural industry issues of importance to this Commonwealth.
“Department.” The Department of Education of the Commonwealth.
“School entity.” A public school district, intermediate unit or area career and technical school.
“Secretary.” The Secretary of Education of the Commonwealth.
Credits
1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. XV, § 1549, added 1995, June 30, P.L. 220, No. 26, § 8, effective in 90 days. Amended 2000, Nov. 22, P.L. 672, No. 91, § 4, effective in 60 days; 2017, Nov. 6, P.L. 1142, No. 55, § 9, effective in 60 days [Jan. 5, 2018]; 2019, Oct. 30, P.L. 460, No. 76, § 28, effective in 60 days [Dec. 30, 2019].
24 P.S. § 15-1549, PA ST 24 P.S. § 15-1549
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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