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587
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
587
BY
THOMSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
schools
to
establish
and
offer
a
junior
fire
1
fighter
program
to
high
school
students.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256E.7,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0t.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
3
requirements
of
section
280.36
relating
to
offering
a
junior
4
fire
fighter
program
to
students
enrolled
in
grades
nine
5
through
twelve
in
the
same
manner
as
a
school
district.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
256F.4,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
7
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
8
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
r.
Be
subject
to
and
comply
with
the
9
requirements
of
section
280.36
relating
to
offering
a
junior
10
fire
fighter
program
to
students
enrolled
in
grades
nine
11
through
twelve
in
the
same
manner
as
a
school
district.
12
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
280.36
Junior
fire
fighter
program.
13
1.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
and
the
14
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
shall
15
offer
to
students
enrolled
in
grades
nine
through
twelve
a
16
junior
fire
fighter
program,
either
by
establishing
the
program
17
or
by
partnering
with
or
using
the
curriculum
of
a
national
18
organization
that
provides
a
similar
program,
that
meets
all
19
of
the
following
requirements:
20
a.
Allows
students
to
learn
more
about
the
work
performed
by
21
fire
fighters
and
other
emergency
services
providers
in
a
safe
22
and
controlled
environment.
23
b.
Provides
students
with
valuable
life
skills,
including
24
teamwork,
leadership,
responsibility,
and
commitment.
25
c.
Fosters
relationships
between
students
and
fire
fighters
26
and
other
emergency
services
providers.
27
d.
Promotes
student
participation
in
the
fire
services
and
28
other
emergency
services
fields
after
graduation.
29
2.
The
board
of
directors
of
each
school
district
and
the
30
authorities
in
charge
of
each
accredited
nonpublic
school
may
31
offer
the
junior
fire
fighter
program
to
students
enrolled
in
32
grades
nine
through
twelve
as
an
extracurricular
activity
or
33
as
part
of
the
career
and
technical
education
curriculum
under
34
section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
“h”
,
subparagraph
(1),
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subparagraph
division
(e).
1
Sec.
4.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
2
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
3
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
4
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
5
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
This
6
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
7
to
meet
all
of
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
8
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
9
shall
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
10
by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
11
districts.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
This
bill
requires
school
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
16
schools,
charter
schools,
and
innovation
zone
schools
to
17
offer
to
students
enrolled
in
grades
9
through
12
a
junior
18
fighter
program
that
allows
students
to
learn
more
about
the
19
work
performed
by
fire
fighters
and
other
emergency
services
20
providers
in
a
safe
and
controlled
environment,
provides
21
students
with
valuable
life
skills,
fosters
relationships
22
between
students
and
fire
fighters
and
other
emergency
services
23
providers,
and
promotes
student
participation
in
the
fire
24
services
and
other
emergency
services
fields
after
graduation.
25
Schools
are
allowed
to
offer
the
junior
fire
fighter
program
as
26
an
extracurricular
activity
or
as
part
of
the
human
services
27
component
of
the
career
and
technical
education
curriculum.
28
Additionally,
schools
are
allowed
to
establish
the
program
29
directly
or
to
partner
with
or
use
the
curriculum
of
a
national
30
organization
that
provides
a
similar
program.
31
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
32
section
25B.3.
The
bill
requires
that
the
state
cost
of
33
any
state
mandate
included
in
the
bill
be
paid
by
a
school
34
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
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school
district
under
Code
section
257.16.
The
specification
1
is
deemed
to
constitute
state
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
2
funding-related
requirements
of
Code
section
25B.2.
The
3
inclusion
of
this
specification
is
intended
to
reinstate
the
4
requirement
of
political
subdivisions
to
comply
with
any
state
5
mandates
included
in
the
bill.
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