Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 2.djvu/937

 PUBLIC LAW 95-561—NOV. 1, 1978

92 STAT. 2217

" (3) clearinghouse and technical assistance, to collect and provide information and assistance on existing experience and resources to institutions, groups, agencies, organizations, and individuals to aid in establishing, improving, and expanding law-related education activities; " (4) t r a i n i n g for educators and law-related personnel in the substance and practice of law-related education, including preservice and in-service seminars, workshops, institutes, and courses; " (5) research and evaluation, to study and improve the effectiveness of materials and methods in law-related education; " (6) involvement of law-related organizations, agencies and personnel, such as lawyers, law schools, law students, and law enforcement personnel, in the provision of law-related education activities; and " (7) youth internships for outside-the-classroom experience with the law and the legal system. 'AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

" SEC. 348. There is authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for the 20 USC 3003. fiscal year 1979 and for each of the four succeeding fiscal years to carry out the provisions of this part. " P A R T H — ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION 'SHORT TITLE; DECLARATION OF FINDINGS; PURPOSE

Environmental Education Act of 1978.

" SEC. 351. (a) This part may be cited as the 'Environmental E d u - 20 USC 3011. cation Act of 1978'. " (b) The Congress finds and declares that— " (1) the deterioration of the quality of the Nation's environment and of its ecological balance poses a serious threat to the strength and vitality of the people of the Nation; " (2) that this deterioration is in part due to poor understanding of the Nation's environment and of the need for ecological balance; " (3) that existing resources are not adequate for educating and informing citizens about environmental matters; and " (4) that the Federal Government should encourage and support efforts to educate citizens about environmental quality and ecological balance. " (c) I t is the purpose of this part to encourage and support the development of new and improved curricula to encourage understanding of policies, and support of activities designed to enhance environmental quality and maintain ecological balance while giving due consideration to the economic considerations related thereto; to demonstrate the use of such curricula in model educational programs and to evaluate the effectiveness thereof, to provide support for the initiation and maintenance of program s in environmental education at the elementary and secondary levels; to disseminate curricular materials and other information for use in educational programs throughout the Nation; to provide t r a i n i n g programs for teachers, other educational personnel, public service personnel, and community, labor, and industrial and business leaders and employees, and government employees at State, Federal, and local levels; to provide for the planning of outdoor ecological study centers; to provide for community education programs on preserving and enhancing environmental quality and maintaining ecological balance; and to provide for the preparation

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