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1 1 Section 1. Section 256.11, subsection 5, paragraph h,
1 2 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code Supplement 2001, is amended to
1 3 read as follows:
1 4 A minimum of three sequential units in at least four of the
1 5 following six vocational service areas: agriculture, business
1 6 or office occupations, health occupations, family and consumer
1 7 sciences or home economics occupations, industrial technology
1 8 or trade and industrial education, and marketing education.
1 9 However, all students shall complete a minimum of one-half
1 10 unit of family and consumer sciences instruction, which shall
1 11 include, but shall not be limited to, parenting, parenting
1 12 roles and responsibilities, the cost of raising a child,
1 13 creating nurturing and protective environments for children,
1 14 child development, child care skills, interpersonal skills,
1 15 problem solving and decision-making skills, coping with the
1 16 stress of raising children, positive discipline and conflict
1 17 resolution strategies, and life management skills.
1 18 Instruction shall be competency-based, articulated with
1 19 postsecondary programs of study, and include field,
1 20 laboratory, or on-the-job training. Each sequential unit
1 21 shall include instruction in a minimum set of competencies
1 22 established by the department of education that relate to the
1 23 following: new and emerging technologies; job-seeking, job-
1 24 adaptability, and other employment, self-employment and
1 25 entrepreneurial skills that reflect current industry standards
1 26 and labor-market needs; and reinforcement of basic academic
1 27 skills. The instructional programs shall also comply with the
1 28 provisions of chapter 258 relating to vocational education.
1 29 However, this paragraph does not apply to the teaching of
1 30 vocational education in nonpublic schools.
1 31 Sec. 2. STATE MANDATE FUNDING SPECIFIED. In accordance
1 32 with section 25B.2, subsection 3, the state cost of requiring
1 33 compliance with any state mandate included in this Act shall
1 34 be paid by a school district from state school foundation aid
1 35 received by the school district under section 257.16. This
2 1 specification of the payment of the state cost shall be deemed
2 2 to meet all the state funding-related requirements of section
2 3 25B.2, subsection 3, and no additional state funding shall be
2 4 necessary for the full implementation of this Act by and
2 5 enforcement of this Act against all affected school districts.
2 6 EXPLANATION
2 7 This bill requires all students enrolled in grades nine
2 8 through 12 in school districts and accredited nonpublic
2 9 schools to complete at least one-half unit of family and
2 10 consumer sciences instruction that includes coursework in
2 11 parenting; parenting roles and responsibilities; the costs of
2 12 raising a child; creating nurturing and protective
2 13 environments for children; child development; child care,
2 14 interpersonal, life management, and decision-making skills;
2 15 coping with the stress of raising children; and positive
2 16 discipline and conflict resolution strategies.
2 17 The bill may include a state mandate as defined in Code
2 18 section 25B.3. The bill requires that the state cost of any
2 19 state mandate included in the bill be paid by a school
2 20 district from state school foundation aid received by the
2 21 school district under Code section 257.16. The specification
2 22 is deemed to constitute state compliance with any state
2 23 mandate funding-related requirements of Code section 25B.2.
2 24 The inclusion of this specification is intended to reinstate
2 25 the requirement of political subdivisions to comply with any
2 26 state mandates included in the bill.
2 27 LSB 6169YH 79
2 28 kh/pj/5.1
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