Text: HF02453 Text: HF02455 Text: HF02400 - HF02499 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE FILE 2454 1 2 1 3 AN ACT 1 4 ENCOURAGING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ESTABLISH CHARACTER EDUCATION 1 5 PROGRAMS, AND DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO 1 6 PARTNER WITH LOCAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES 1 7 AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION 1 8 OF CHARACTER EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 1 9 1 10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 11 1 12 Section 1. Section 256.18, Code 2001, is amended to read 1 13 as follows: 1 14 256.18 CHARACTER EDUCATION POLICY PILOT PROGRAM. 1 15 1. It is the policy of the general assembly that Iowa's 1 16 schools be the best and safest possible. To that end, each 1 17 school is encouraged to instill the highest character and 1 18 academic excellence in each student, in close cooperation with 1 19 the student's parents, and with input from the community and 1 20 educators. 1 21 Schools should make every effort, formally and informally, 1 22 to stress character qualities that will maintain a safe and 1 23 orderly learning environment, and that will ultimately equip 1 24 students to be model citizens. These qualities may include 1 25but are not limited to honesty; responsibility; respect and1 26care for the person and property of others; self-discipline;1 27understanding of, respect for, and obedience to law and1 28citizenship; courage, initiative, commitment, and1 29perseverance; kindness, compassion, service, and loyalty;1 30fairness, moderation, and patience; and the dignity and1 31necessity of hard workcaring, civic virtue and citizenship, 1 32 justice and fairness, respect, responsibility, 1 33 trustworthiness, giving, honesty, self-discipline, respect for 1 34 and obedience to the law, citizenship, courage, initiative, 1 35 commitment, perseverance, kindness, compassion, service, 2 1 loyalty, patience, the dignity and necessity of hard work, and 2 2 any other qualities deemed appropriate by a school. 2 3 2. The department of education shall assist schools in 2 4 accessing financial and curricular resources to implement 2 5 programs stressing these character qualities. Schools are 2 6 encouraged to use their existing resources to implement 2 7 programs stressing these qualities. Whenever possible, the 2 8 department shall develop partnerships with schools, nonprofit 2 9 organizations, or an institution of higher education, or with 2 10 a consortium of two or more of those entities, to design and 2 11 implement character education programs that may be integrated 2 12 into classroom instruction and may be carried out with other 2 13 educational reforms. 2 142. The department of education shall establish a character2 15education pilot program to evaluate methods for incorporating2 16positive character qualities into all levels of the existing2 17educational program.Schoolsinvolved in the pilot program2 18 may use phase III funds in the establishment of the program. 2 19 3. The department of education shall report to the state 2 20 board and to the general assembly regarding the success of any 2 21pilot programs prior to the completion of the third year of a2 22programcharacter education initiative. 2 23 2 24 2 25 2 26 BRENT SIEGRIST 2 27 Speaker of the House 2 28 2 29 2 30 2 31 MARY E. KRAMER 2 32 President of the Senate 2 33 2 34 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and 2 35 is known as House File 2454, Seventy-ninth General Assembly. 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 MARGARET THOMSON 3 5 Chief Clerk of the House 3 6 Approved , 2002 3 7 3 8 3 9 3 10 THOMAS J. VILSACK 3 11 Governor
Text: HF02453 Text: HF02455 Text: HF02400 - HF02499 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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