{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-17-185.5","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 17:185.5","heading":"Agricultural Education Immersion Program; pilot","body":"A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall create a pilot program to provide for the establishment of agricultural education immersion programs that provide students with a high-quality educational program that integrates agriculture-related instruction throughout all disciplines included in the curriculum.\nB. Agricultural immersion programs created pursuant to this Section shall:\n(1) Provide an articulated, sequentially-structured, total agricultural education program that prepares students for entrance into a postsecondary educational program or other certification that leads to a career.\n(2) Provide each student with an academically rigorous curriculum, work-based learning experiences, and student leadership opportunities within an agricultural context.\n(3) Integrate agriculture throughout the curriculum in a systematic manner that prepares students for successful careers in a wide array of agriculture-related industries and occupations, including food and crop science, soil science, animal science, fiber production, farm production, renewable resources, agricultural research, and agribusiness management and marketing.\n(4) Provide dual-enrollment opportunities that allow students to earn college credit hours that can be transferred to a postsecondary institution and industry-based certifications that qualify a student for employment upon graduation from high school.","path":["3046.5 Terminated July 9, 1998. See Acts 1992, No. 938, §1, and Acts 1995, No. 1296, §1."],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=919999","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:52:57Z","sha256":"c9c88eb8584be426871570aaa369024fefd187dc7c5d22e1f593958a0518f102","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-17-185.4","next":"us-la/rs-17-185.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}