"COMMUNITY SERVICE REQUIREMENT FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.INITIATIVE ST"
 

Attorney General No.

SA2002RF0014

Secretary of State No.

965

Description

COMMUNITY SERVICE REQUIREMENT FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Amends Education Code to require, beginning with the 2005-2006 school year, completion of 40 hours of community service, at an acceptable non-profit institution or a governmental entity, as a prerequisite to the receipt of a high school diploma. Defines "acceptable non-profit institution" to include organizations that provide valuable educational, charitable, social, religious, civic, governmental, environmental, economic or humanitarian services. Requires the Secretary of State to compile and maintain a list of acceptable non-profit private institutions and governmental entities. Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: This measure would have a one-time General Fund cost of $300,000 to $400,000 for the state to establish a list of acceptable nonprofit organizations (in the 2004-05 fiscal year) and an annual cost of $80,000 thereafter to maintain the list, and would engender annual costs to school districts and county offices of education probably in the range of $7 million statewide, beginning in 2005-06.

Proponents

Tina T. Del Piero, 11765 Tam O'Shanter Drive, Salinas, CA 93906-1115

Date

5-23-2002

Document Type

Initiative

Qualified

Failed to Qualify

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