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House Journal: Page 1029: Monday, March 30, 1998

Amendment H-8628 lost.
Mascher of Johnson offered amendment H-8569 filed by her as
follows:

H-8569

 1     Amend House File 2533 as follows:
 2     1.  Page 26, by inserting after line 5 the
 3   following:
 4     "Sec. ___.  Section 256.11, Code 1997, is amended
 5   by adding the following new subsection:
 6     NEW SUBSECTION.  9.  Unless a waiver has been
 7   obtained under section 256.11A, each school or school
 8   district shall have the following:
 9     a.  A media center in each attendance center which
10   shall be accessible to students throughout the school
11   day.
12     b.  A qualified school media specialist who shall
13   meet the licensing standards prescribed by the board
14   of educational examiners and shall be responsible for
15   supervision of the media centers.
16     c.  An articulated sequential elementary-secondary
17   guidance program for grades kindergarten through
18   twelve.  The guidance counselor shall meet the
19   licensing standards prescribed by the board of
20   educational examiners.
21     In determining the requirements of this subsection
22   for nonpublic schools, the department shall evaluate
23   the schools on a school system basis rather than on an
24   individual school basis.
25     Sec. ___.  Section 256.11A, subsections 1 and 2,
26   Code 1997, are amended to read as follows:
27     1.  Schools and school districts unable to meet the
28   standard adopted by the state board requiring each
29   school or school district operating a kindergarten
30   through grade twelve program to provide an articulated
31   sequential elementary-secondary guidance program may,
32   not later than August 1, 1995 1998, for the school
33   year beginning July 1, 1995 1998, file a written
34   request to the department of education that the
35   department waive the requirement, for established
in
36   section 256.11, subsection 9, that a school or
school
37   district operating a kindergarten through grade twelve
38   program, provide an articulated sequential elementary-
39   secondary guidance program.  The procedures specified
40   in subsection 3 apply to the request.  Not later than
41   August 1, 1996 1999, for the school year beginning
42   July 1, 1996 1999, the board of directors of a
school
43   district or the authorities in charge of a nonpublic
44   school may request a one-year extension of the waiver.
45     2.  Not later than August 1, 1995 1998, for the

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