House Journal: Page 1568: Wednesday, April 21, 1999

	Chiodo of Polk asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw 

amendment H-1742, to the committee amendment H-1618, filed by 
Chiodo, Mascher of Johnson and Wise of Lee, from the floor.
Mascher of Johnson offered the following amendment H?1743, to 
the committee amendment H?1618, filed by her from the floor and 
moved its adoption:
H-1743
 1     Amend the Committee amendment, H-1618, to Senate
 2   File 464, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the
 3   Senate, as follows:
 4     1.  Page 21, by inserting after line 42 the
 5   following:
 6     "Sec. ___.  Section 256.11, Code 1999, is amended
 7   by adding the following new subsection:
 8     NEW SUBSECTION.  9.  Unless a waiver has been
 9   obtained under section 256.11A, each school or school
10   district shall have an articulated sequential
11   elementary-secondary guidance program for grades
12   kindergarten through twelve and a guidance counselor
13   who meets the licensing standards prescribed by the
14   board of educational examiners.  In determining the
15   requirements of this subsection for nonpublic schools,
16   the department shall evaluate the schools on a school
17   system basis rather than on an individual school
18   basis.
19     Sec. ___.  Section 256.11A, subsection 1, Code
20   1999, is amended to read as follows:
21     1.  Schools and school districts unable to meet the
22   standard adopted by the state board requiring 
each
23   school or school district operating a 
kindergarten
24   through grade twelve program to provide an 
articulated
25   sequential elementary-secondary guidance program may,
26   not later than August 1, 1995 1999, for the school
27   year beginning July 1, 1995 1999, file a written
28   request to the department of education that the
29   department waive the requirement, for established in
30   section 256.11, subsection 9, that a school or school
31   district operating a kindergarten through grade twelve
32   program, provide an articulated sequential elementary-
33   secondary guidance program.  The procedures specified
34   in subsection 3 apply to the request.  Not later than
35   August 1, 1996 2000, for the school year beginning
36   July 1, 1996 2000, the board of directors of a school
37   district or the authorities in charge of a nonpublic
38   school may request a one-year extension of the
39   waiver."
40     2.  By renumbering as necessary.

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