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1 1 Section 1. FINDINGS. The general assembly finds that
1 2 community service programs are valuable tools in providing the
1 3 youths of this state with opportunities to contribute to, and
1 4 become more involved in, their communities. Community service
1 5 activities enrich children's lives and prepare them to become
1 6 good citizens of the state. The general assembly encourages
1 7 schools to embrace a more active role in connecting students
1 8 with community service programs.
1 9 Sec. 2. Section 256.9, subsection 48, unnumbered paragraph
1 10 1, Code 2001, is amended to read as follows:
1 11 Grant annual exemptions from one or more of the minimum
1 12 education standards contained in section 256.11 and rules
1 13 adopted by the state board of education to nonpublic schools
1 14 or public school districts who have established a community
1 15 service program, or who are engaging in comprehensive school
1 16 transformation efforts that are broadly consistent with the
1 17 current standards, but require exemption from one or more
1 18 standards in order to implement the community service program
1 19 or comprehensive school transformation effort within the
1 20 nonpublic school or school district. Nonpublic schools or
1 21 public school districts wishing to be exempted from one or
1 22 more of the minimum standards contained in section 256.11 and
1 23 rules adopted by the state board of education shall file a
1 24 request for an exemption with the department. Requests for
1 25 exemption shall include all of the following:
1 26 EXPLANATION
1 27 This bill presents the findings of the general assembly
1 28 regarding the mutually beneficial results that occur when the
1 29 children of this state become involved in community service
1 30 programs. The bill also allows the director of the department
1 31 of education to waive one or more of the minimum education
1 32 standards for school districts and nonpublic schools that
1 33 implement a community service program.
1 34 LSB 2959YH 79
1 35 kh/cls/14
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