Bill Text: IA HF2329 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring annual volunteer service by high school students and including applicability provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-11 - Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 237. [HF2329 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-HF2329-Introduced.html
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FILE
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BY
DONAHUE
,
GAINES
,
and
STAED
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
annual
volunteer
service
by
high
school
1
students
and
including
applicability
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
256.18B
Volunteer
service
1
requirement
for
high
school
students
——
policy.
2
1.
Commencing
with
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
3
the
board
of
directors
of
each
local
public
school
district
4
and
the
authorities
in
charge
of
each
nonpublic
school
shall
5
require,
as
a
condition
of
graduation,
that
all
students
in
6
grades
nine
through
twelve
complete
a
minimum
of
thirty-five
7
hours
of
volunteer
service
per
school
year.
Volunteer
service
8
performed
at
school
functions
or
community
activities
or
for
9
nonprofit
organizations
shall
be
eligible
for
this
requirement.
10
Such
volunteer
service
may
include
service
that
is
performed
11
for
nonprofit
organizations
of
a
political
or
religious
nature.
12
2.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
and
the
13
authorities
in
charge
of
an
accredited
nonpublic
school
14
shall
establish
a
policy
for
reporting
and
verifying
hours
of
15
volunteer
service
as
required
by
this
section.
The
policy
may
16
provide
for
recognition
of
outstanding
volunteer
service
by
17
students.
18
3.
Credit
for
hours
of
volunteer
service
may
be
transferred
19
between
school
years
and
between
school
districts,
accredited
20
nonpublic
schools,
or
both
within
a
school
year.
21
Sec.
2.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
does
not
apply
to
academic
22
years
completed
prior
to
the
effective
date
of
this
Act.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
bill
requires
as
a
condition
of
graduation
that
27
students
in
grades
9
through
12
in
school
districts
and
28
accredited
nonpublic
schools
complete
a
minimum
of
35
hours
of
29
volunteer
service
per
school
year
commencing
with
the
school
30
year
beginning
July
1,
2020.
Volunteer
service
performed
at
31
school
functions
or
community
activities
or
for
nonprofit
32
organizations
shall
be
eligible
for
this
requirement.
Such
33
volunteer
service
may
include
service
that
is
performed
for
34
nonprofit
organizations
of
a
political
or
religious
nature.
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The
bill
requires
school
boards
and
authorities
in
charge
1
of
accredited
nonpublic
schools
to
establish
a
policy
for
2
reporting
and
verifying
hours
of
volunteer
service.
The
policy
3
may
provide
for
recognition
of
outstanding
volunteer
service
4
by
students.
5
The
bill
authorizes
transfer
of
credit
for
hours
of
6
volunteer
service
between
school
years
and
between
school
7
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
or
both
within
a
8
school
year.
9
The
bill
does
not
apply
to
academic
years
completed
prior
to
10
the
effective
date
of
the
bill.
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