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ACT No. 295
Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 1194 (Substitute for House Bill No. 525 by Representative Barrow)
BY REPRESENTATIVE BARROW
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 17:264, relative to public high school graduation; to authorize the State Board2
of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop a diploma endorsement program3
for the performance of community service by high school students; to provide4
relative to rules, guidelines, and implementation; to provide for a report; and to5
provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 17:264 is hereby enacted to read as follows:8
ยง264. Community service; high school diploma endorsement program9
A.(1) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education may10
establish a "Distinction for Community Service" diploma endorsement program to11
recognize high school students who perform a certain number of hours of12
documented community service. The number of service hours required to earn a13
diploma endorsement shall be determined by the state board and shall accrue from14
the ninth grade through the twelfth grade.15
(2) Not later than March first of each year, provided that a diploma16
endorsement program as authorized in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection is17
implemented, the state board shall provide a written report to the House Committee18
on Education and the Senate Committee on Education, which shall contain, at a19
minimum, the following:20
(a) The goals and objectives of the diploma endorsement program.21
(b) The number of community service endorsements awarded to students for22
the preceding school year.23
(c) The types of community service performed by students for the preceding24
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(d) The results and effectiveness of the program.1
B. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt2
necessary rules and guidelines for the proper implementation of any diploma3
endorsement program for community service developed pursuant to Paragraph4
(A)(1) of this Section, and each city, parish, and other local public school board shall5
provide for such community service in accordance with such rules and guidelines.6
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: