Title 17. Education

Chapter 1. General School Law

Part III. Public Schools and School Children

Subpart B-1. Louisiana Environmental Education and Litter Reduction Act

17:217     Pre-service teacher education

A. The commission shall work with members of teacher education institutions, colleges and universities, and the Board of Regents to develop guidelines for incorporating environmental education into teacher education requirements. 

B. Pre-service teacher education should consist of the following components: 

(1) Definition of the environmental education competencies that teacher candidates are expected to acquire.

(2) Definition of the acceptable approaches that can be used to develop the competencies. 

(3) A timeline for implementing the required pre-service education programs at colleges and universities. 

Redesignated from R.S. 30:2518 by Acts 2020, No. 317, § 2, eff. June 12, 2020. Redesignated from R.S. 30:2507 by Acts 2018, No. 509, § 6. Added by Acts 1995, No. 322, § 1. Amended by Acts 2011, No. 265, § 1, eff. July 1, 2011.