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Title II — Promoting environmental literacy in education programs

S. 492 · 114th Congress · Feb 12, 2015 · Lineage

II Promoting environmental literacy in education programs

Sec. 201 Amendments to part B of title II

(a)
Definitions— Section 2201(b)(1)(B) (20 U.S.C. 6661(b)(1)(B)) is amended—
(1)
in clause (iii), by striking “or”;
(2)
in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:

“(v) a Federal, State, regional, or local science, environmental, or natural resource management agency or a nonprofit environmental education organization that has demonstrated effectiveness in improving the quality of mathematics and science instruction.”

(b)
Grants— Section 2202 (20 U.S.C. 6662) is amended—
(1)
in subsection (b)(2)(B), by inserting “, including any State environmental literacy plan described in section 5621,” after “reform activities”; and
(2)
in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following:

“(11) Professional development in the use of field-based or service learning to enable teachers—

“(A) to use the local environment and community as a resource; and

“(B) to enhance student understanding of mathematics and science through environmental education.”

Sec. 202 Amendments to part B of title IV

(a)
Definitions— Section 4201(b)(1)(A) (20 U.S.C. 7171(b)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting “environmental literacy,” after “technology,”.
(b)
Local activities— Section 4205(a) (20 U.S.C. 7175(a)) is amended—
(1)
by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (12) as paragraphs (5) through (13), respectively; and
(2)
by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:

“(4) environmental literacy activities;”