KRS 157.915: Functions of council.

The functions of the council shall be to:

(1) Create and update annually a five (5) year management and operational plan to

make as effective as possible the coordination, delivery, and marketing of all state

environmental education programs;

(2) Establish an interagency subcommittee to advise the cou ncil on environmental

education matters;

(3) Establish and help coordinate the activities of regional environmental education

centers and advisory committees at all state universities and at the central office of

the Kentucky Community and Technical Colleg e System to serve as networks for

the dissemination of environmental education programs, materials, and information

across the state;

(4) Establish a competitive system for awarding grants for the establishment and

maintenance of regional environmental education centers;

(5) Seek and receive private support to fund state and regional environmental education

initiatives;

(6) Assist in the integration and evaluation of environmental education in existing

school curricula;

(7) Monitor and report periodically o n environmental literacy in Kentucky and

continually assess trends and needs in environmental education on a local, state,

national, and global basis; and

(8) Make recommendations and seek changes through regulations, legislation, and other

means to promote environmental literacy in Kentucky.