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From the ECS State Policy Database
Service-Learning


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This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format.

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State Status/Date Level Summary
LASigned into law 05/2012P-12Distinction for Community Service Diploma Endorsement
H.B. 1194
Authorizes the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to develop a diploma endorsement program for the performance of community s...

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AZVetoed 05/2012P-12Community Service Commendation
S.B. 1066
Establishes procedures in cooperation with the governor's office to encourage pupils to perform two hundred hours of community service pursu...

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OHSigned into law 06/2011P-12Ohio Commission on Service and Volunteerism
H.B. 153 - Ohio Commission on Service and Volunteerism
Renames the Ohio community service council the Ohio commission on service and volunteerism.
Pages 156-162 of 1000: http://www.legislature.st...

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NJSigned into law 01/2010P-12Community Service Pilot Project
S.B. 2898
Establishes in the Department of Education a four- year Community Service Phase Two Pilot Enhancement Program for high school juniors; provi...

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CAVetoed 10/2009P-12High School Credit for Community Service
S.B. 520
Authorizes the governing board of a school district to offer credit for hours of community service provided by a pupil outside of school hou...

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CAVetoed 10/2009P-12Excused Absence to Participate in Civic Engagement Activities
A.B. 796
Amends existing law that authorizes a pupil to be excused from school for specified reasons. Includes civic engagement activities offered by...

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OHSigned into law 07/2009P-12Quality of and Recognition for Community Service Projects
H.B. 1 - Section 3313.605
Partially from the DOE summary of H.B. 1: Revises the current law permitting school districts to include community service education within ...

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FLSigned into law 06/2009P-12Damaged Textbook Fees/Service-Learning Programs/Charter School Grades/Regional Professional Development Academies
S.B. 1248
Damaged Textbooks:
- Deletes a provision that requires a public school principal to collect a percentage of a textbook's purchase price from...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009P-12Student Election Clerks
S.B. 1134
Allows certain high school students to serve as election clerks. Provides an excused absence for such service. Adds new section 33.092 allow...

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UTSigned into law 03/2009P-12Duties of Commission on Volunteers
H.B. 231
Relates to the Utah Commission on Volunteers. Removes the commission's duty to prepare service learning applications. Removes the commission...

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GAadopted 07/2008P-12Learn and Serve Grant
GAC 160-1-4.258
Amends rule to address the purpose, terms and conditions, eligible recipients, criteria for award, and directions and deadlines for applying...

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ILSigned into law 08/2007P-12Civic Education Advancement
H.B. 2787
Provides that funding for civic education professional development for high school teachers must be provided by line item appropriation made...

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IASigned into law 04/2007P-12Students as Precinct Election Board Members
H.F. 618
Allows a county commissioner of elections to appoint high school students in good standing to serve as precinct election board members. http...

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VASigned into law 03/2007P-12Excellence in Community Service Diploma Seal
S.B. 751
Requires the Board of Education to establish criteria for awarding a diploma seal for excellence in community service for the standard and a...

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ILSigned into law 06/2006P-12Community Service Education Act
H.B. 4832
Creates the Community Service Education Act. Establishes the Community Service Education Program. with voluntary district participation. Ide...

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WISigned into law 05/2006P-12High School Poll Workers
Act. No. 451
Eliminates the minimum grade point average requirement for poll workers who are high school students. Authorizes school boards to develop c...

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COBecame law without governor's signature 05/2006P-12Community Service Recognition
H.B. 1121
Concerns recognition of community service performed by students; requires each school district to adopt a policy whereby a student may earn ...

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HISigned into law 05/2006P-12Commission for National and Community Service
H.B. 3194
Reduces the term of membership on the Hawaii Commission for National and Community Service from 4 to 3 years. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/...

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MESigned into law 05/2006P-12Task Force on Citizenship Education
H.B. 1504; LD2112
Reestablishes the Task Force on Citizenship Education and extends a reporting deadline; provides that the joint standing committee of the Le...

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IDIssued 04/2006P-12Idaho Commission for National and Community Service
Executive Order 2006-14
Changes the name of the Idaho Commission for National and Community Service to "Serve Idaho", with the tagline of "Governor's Commission on ...

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WASigned into law 03/2006P-12Study on Quality Environmental Education
H.B. 2910
Directs the office of superintendent of public instruction to conduct an environmental education study in partnership with public and privat...

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MDVetoed 04/2005P-12Department of Juvenile Services Educational Programs - Private Residential Rehabilitative Institutions
S.B. 503
Requiring private residential rehabilitative institutions to develop and implement a specified educational program; requiring a specified ed...

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GAAdopted 01/2005P-12Community Service Grant
GAC 160-1-4-.268
Establishes rules regarding the community service grant....

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AKSigned into law 09/2004P-12Alaska State Community Service Commission
Administrative Order 220
Reestablishes the Alaska State Community Service Commission to update its duties and organizational structure. Establishes membership, offic...

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CAIssued 08/2004P-12California Service Corps
Executive Order S-14-04
Rescinds executive order D-51-02 establishing Governor's Office on Service and Volunteerism (GO SERV) as the lead agency for promoting servi...

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ILSigned into law 08/2003P-12Community Service
S.B. 372
Provides that community service may include participation in a high school or community blood drive or other blood recruitment campaign. Pro...

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MESigned into law 06/2003P-12Citizenship Education
H.P. 333
(House Resolve) Establishes the Commission to Study the Scope and Quality of Citizenship Education. Commission is to be comprised of three s...

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TXSigned into law 05/2003Postsec.Service Learning Requirement
S.C.R. 12
Urging public and private institutions of higher education in the State of Texas to adopt service learning as an important pedagogical tool ...

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AZSigned into law 05/2003P-12Volunteerism in Schools
S.B. 1278
Directs Board of Education to establish guidelines to promote volunteerism in community services for students in grades 9 through 12 prior t...

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IASigned into law 04/2003P-12Service Learning, Character Education
H.F. 180
Local boards or heads of a nonpublic school may require service learning units for a service learning endorsement on a high school diploma o...

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WVSigned into law 03/2002Postsec.Credit for Services Performed, Dual Enrollment
H.B. 4362
Each governing board is required to establish and implement a policy through which college students obtain credit toward graduation for serv...

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CASigned into law 01/2002P-12Omnibus Bill - Service Learning Component
A.B. 804
Creates the Cesar Chavez Day of Service and Learning program to promote service to the communities of
California in honor of the life and wo...

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CASigned into law 09/2000P-12Intergenerational Programs
A.B. 2558
Requires the California Commission on Improving Life Through Service, in consultation with an advisory board consisting of representatives o...

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CASigned into law 09/2000P-12Cal. State Service Learning Program
S.B. 1737
Requires the systemwide Office of Community Service Learning of the California State University to develop, coordinate, and promote systemwi...

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NYVetoed 08/2000P-12Community Service
S.B. 807
Veto No. 9 of 2000. Directs Commissioner of Education in consultation with Chancellor of the State University of New York and the Chancellor...

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KYSigned into law 03/2000P-12Community Volunteerism
S.B. 233
Transfers the Kentucky Commission on Community Volunteerism and Service from the Council on Postsecondary Education to the Office of the Sec...

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