§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.

            Acts 1995, No. 322, §1; Acts 2011, No. 265, §1, eff. July 1, 2011; Acts 2020, No. 317, §2.

NOTE: Former R.S. 30:2518 redesignated to R.S. 17:217, Acts 2020, No. 317.