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Maple River Education Coalition PAC
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February 18, 2000

Support HF 3625!

HOUSE FILE 3625:
The state's full-text version, summary, and status

Authored by Rep. Mark Olson in the House and Sen. Gen. Olson in the Senate, HF 3625 is a number you should memorize and support.  This bill would significantly change the scope and purpose of the School-to-Work system:

1. It would require that students must first pass their basic skills tests in reading, math and writing before being involved in any aspect of STW. 
2. It would provide for 9-12 grade students to be able to choose an academic high school track and/or a vocational track.  STW curriculum would be allowed only after 8th grade, and then only as an option.
3. It would require parental permission to participate in STW and requires parents to be notified of the labor laws surrounding it. 
4. It would require parental permission for students to use their own vehicles or to transport other students. 
5. It would prevent agencies of the state or otherwise from entering into federal contracts unless approved by the State Legislature.
6. Most importantly, all the "goals" and "objectives" of the STW System would be repealed!  Repealing the goals and objectives would not repeal the STW system, but it would remove its ideological foundation from being embedded into statute.