§ 15-1549.1. Commission for Agricultural Education Excellence
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 24 P.S. EducationEffective: December 30, 2019
Effective: December 30, 2019
24 P.S. § 15-1549.1
§ 15-1549.1. Commission for Agricultural Education Excellence
(a) There is established a Commission for Agricultural Education Excellence as a departmental administrative commission under the concurrent authority of the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Education with all the powers and duties generally vested in and imposed upon the commissions under the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L. 177, No. 175),1 known as “The Administrative Code of 1929.”
(d) In order for the commission to fulfill its duties and exercise its authority under this section, an agreement shall be executed between the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Education and the commission, which shall define and delineate the role and responsibility of each agency in assisting the commission in fulfilling its duties under this section.
(3) The following members jointly appointed by the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Agriculture from lists submitted by the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in consultation with the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate and the Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the House of Representatives:
(6) In consultation with and with the approval of the Department of Education, develop guidelines to identify the circumstances when a student who successfully completes an academic course, program or activity for credit may apply the credit toward the completion of an agricultural education program. The guidelines developed under this paragraph shall be posted on the Department of Education's publicly accessible Internet website within fifteen (15) days of approval. The Department of Education shall review the guidelines at least every five years. Any proposed update to the guidelines shall be developed in consultation with the commission.
(n) The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Education shall provide staff to assist the commission with the commission's duties. The Department of Agriculture and the Department of Education shall provide an executive director who shall oversee elementary, secondary, postsecondary and adult agricultural education activities in this Commonwealth and shall serve as the director of outreach for the commission and staff who may be employed on or after the effective date of this section and who shall be assigned within either agency as follows:
(o) The implementation of this section shall be subject to funds appropriated by the General Assembly to the Department of Education or the Department of Agriculture, and the funds shall be used to carry out the purposes of this section. The Department of Education and the Department of Agriculture may accept grants and donations from all public and private sources, including the Federal Government, to pay for costs incurred for the implementation and continuance of the provisions of this section.
“Commission.” The Commission for Agricultural Education Excellence established under this section.
“Farmer.” A person who engages in activities, practices and procedures to produce and prepare for market poultry, livestock and their products or who engages in the production and harvesting of agricultural, agronomic, horticultural, silvicultural and aquacultural crops and commodities and whose operation is conducted on not less than ten contiguous acres in area or, if less than ten contiguous acres in area, has an anticipated yearly gross income of at least ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
“FFA.” A career and technical student organization that encourages leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.
“School entity.” A public school district, intermediate unit or area career and technical school.
Credits
1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. XV, § 1549.1, added 2017, Nov. 6, P.L. 1142, No. 55, § 10, effective in 60 days [Jan. 5, 2018]. Amended 2019, Oct. 30, P.L. 460, No. 76, § 29, effective in 60 days [Dec. 30, 2019].
Footnotes
71 P.S. § 51 et seq.
24 P.S. § 15-1549.1, PA ST 24 P.S. § 15-1549.1
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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