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House Journal: Page 1095: Thursday, March 30, 1995

 3   following:
 4     "Section 101.  Section 232.2, subsection 12, Code
 5   1995, is amended by adding the following new
 6   paragraph:
 7     NEW PARAGRAPH.  c.  If a child has reached the age
 8   of twelve and is under the age of sixteen, the
 9   violation of the statutory compulsory attendance age
10   requirement or the attendance policy of a public or an
11   accredited nonpublic school with at least six
12   unexcused absences during a semester which results in
13   the child being deemed a truant pursuant to section
14   299.8.  However, this provision shall not apply to a
15   child attending a nonaccredited nonpublic school or
16   receiving competent private instruction.
17     Sec. 102.  NEW SECTION.  232.52B  DISPOSITION OF
18   DELINQUENT TRUANTS.
19     Notwithstanding section 232.52, if the evidence
20   received at an adjudicatory or dispositional hearing
21   indicates that the child is a delinquent truant as
22   provided under section 232.2, subsection 12, paragraph
23   "c", the court shall order the child to perform unpaid
24   community service at a nonprofit organization exempt
25   from federal income taxation under section 501(c)(3)
26   of the Internal Revenue Code.  If the child fails to
27   perform the unpaid community service as ordered under
28   this section, the court may modify the order to
29   include any of the dispositional alternatives in
30   section 232.52, with the exception of secure custody."
31     2.  Page 1, line 5, by striking the words
32   "custodian of the truant" and inserting the following:
33   "custodian of the truancy,".
34     3.  Page 1, line 16, by striking the words ", and
35   shall" and inserting the following:  ".  If the
child
36   is under the age of twelve, the county attorney shall
37   also".
38     4.  Page 1, line 20, by striking the figure "239."
39   and inserting the following:  "239."
40     5.  Page 3, by inserting before line 11 the
41   following:
42     "However, the provisions of this section shall not
43   apply if a parent, guardian, or legal or actual
44   custodian of a child who is truant has made reasonable
45   efforts to comply with the provisions of sections
46   299.1 through 299.5, but is unable to cause the child
47   to attend school and files with the department an
48   affidavit listing the reasonable efforts made by the
49   parent, guardian, or legal or actual custodian to
50   cause the child's attendance."

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 1     6.  Page 3, by striking lines 16 through 18 and
 2   inserting the following:  "section, the department
 3   shall prepare and submit to the legislative service

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