1209-S.E AMS SKRA S3170.1

ESHB 1209 - S AMD TO EDU COMM AMD (S-3045.1/93)

By Senator Skratek

                                                   ADOPTED 4/13/93

    On page 19, line 31 of the amendment, after "(3)" insert "(a) It shall be an additional focus of the office of educational restructuring, research, and technical assistance to promote lifelong learning and community involvement in education, which is defined as coordinated efforts in communities to provide education to citizens of all ages in a variety of settings using, to the extent possible, shared funding, sites, and staffing.

(b) The legislature finds that promoting the effective and efficient coordination of all community educational services can provide for the lifelong learning and positive community involvement of Washington's citizens.  Educational opportunities in a community might include early childhood education; parenting education and parent involvement; literacy training; job training and retraining; technical preparation programs; student career academies and career centers for all citizens; student apprenticeships, internships, and job mentor programs; tutoring; school staff sabbaticals; programs for business and labor participation in schools; release-time programs for community members to participate in schools; and other types of adult education, including programs for senior citizens.  These services might be provided by state or community-based agencies including, but not limited to:  Public schools, including skills centers; counties, cities, and towns, including parks departments, health departments, and libraries; community and technical colleges; business and labor organizations; service organizations; and private and nonprofit organizations.

(c) The office shall consult with appropriate state agencies and other groups and organizations that provide lifelong learning and community involvement in education services and:  Provide assistance to local communities wishing to coordinate services for lifelong learning and community involvement in education; encourage local communities to coordinate program and facility resources; identify statutory and regulatory provisions impeding local collaboration for lifelong learning and community involvement in education; identify and promote effective models of lifelong learning and community involvement in education programs; and assist communities in exchanging information concerning lifelong learning and community involvement in education services.

(4)"

ESHB 1209 - S AMD TO EDU COMM AMD (S-3045.1/93)

By Senator Skratek

                                                   ADOPTED 4/13/93

    On page 20, at the beginning of line 6 of the amendment, strike "(4)" and insert "(((4))) (5)"

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