Louisiana HCR 47: CURRICULA: Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to ensure certain information is emphasized in science curricula

Bill Text

HLS 22RS-895 ENGROSSED
2022 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 47
BY REPRESENTATIVE FREEMAN
CURRICULA: Requests the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to ensure
certain information is emphasized in science curricula
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 To urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to require that
3 age- and grade-appropriate instruction covering science, technology, engineering,
4 mathematics, and environmental science be emphasized in curricula in public
5 schools throughout the state in grades kindergarten through twelve.
6 WHEREAS, increasing Louisiana students' exposure and access to hands-on
7 activities and high quality science labs and technology can help increase the number of
8 young people interested in STEM fields; and
9 WHEREAS, the volatility associated with extreme weather events is expected to
10 worsen over time, having a disproportionate impact on geographical areas like the coast of
11 Louisiana; as Louisiana plans for the future, students need to be taught about people's impact
12 on the planet and be taught skills in STEM fields to help protect Louisiana's natural
13 resources; and
14 WHEREAS, it is important for science curricula to emphasize the environment and
15 ecosystems by experimenting with physical models, making observations, and exposing
16 students to the effects of climate variables on the earth; and
17 WHEREAS, Louisiana has an opportunity to create and foster an environment where
18 our children can not only stay close to home, but also pursue careers that are beneficial to
19 the state, in the short- and long-term, for coastal protection efforts; and
20 WHEREAS, from Caddo Parish to Plaquemines Parish and from East Carroll Parish
21 to Cameron Parish, STEM education can provide our students with skills that make them
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HLS 22RS-895 ENGROSSED
HCR NO. 47
1 ready to meet labor demands of the present and future and teach them how to mitigate the
2 effects of climate change on the great state of Louisiana.
3 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
4 urge and request the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to require that age-
5 and grade-appropriate instruction covering science, technology, engineering, mathematics,
6 and environmental science be emphasized in curricula in public schools throughout the state
7 in grades kindergarten through twelve.
8 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
9 president of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 47 Engrossed 2022 Regular Session Freeman
Requests the State Bd. of Elementary and Secondary Education to require that age- and
grade-appropriate instruction covering science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and
environmental science be emphasized in curricula in public schools throughout the state in
grades kindergarten through 12.
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