1997 Minnesota Statutes

     126A.01 Environmental education goals and plan. 

    The environmental education program described in this 
 chapter has these goals for the pupils and other citizens of 
 this state: 

    (a) Pupils and citizens should be able to apply informed 
 decision-making processes to maintain a sustainable lifestyle.  
 In order to do so, citizens should: 

    (1) understand ecological systems; 

    (2) understand the cause and effect relationship between 
 human attitudes and behavior and the environment; 

    (3) be able to evaluate alternative responses to 
 environmental issues before deciding on alternative courses of 
 action; and 

    (4) understand the effects of multiple uses of the 
 environment. 

    (b) Pupils and citizens shall have access to information 
 and experiences needed to make informed decisions about actions 
 to take on environmental issues. 

    (c) For purposes of this chapter, "state plan" means 
 "Greenprint for Minnesota:  A State Plan for Environmental 
 Education." 

    HIST: 1990 c 595 s 1; 1993 c 224 art 12 s 32; 1993 c 374 s 22; 
 1Sp1995 c 3 art 11 s 3,20