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Task force backs redefining community service but members press for tighter rules on paid work and 'double‑dipping'
Summary
A state task force recommended changing high‑school "community service" to "community engagement" and cutting required hours from 100 to 60 to allow paid and in‑day activities, while members warned that including jobs could weaken the purpose and urged clearer definitions and safeguards for equitable implementation.
A state task force reviewing high‑school graduation requirements moved toward recommending that "community service" be renamed "community engagement" and that the hours requirement be cut from 100 to 60, while debating whether paid work, internships and in‑school activities should count.
Representative Thompson, who presented AIE’s proposal and the task force’s straw poll, told members that "94.4% of the survey takers said they would currently support the proposal of reducing from 100 to 60 hours." The presenter said the change to "community engagement" is intended to "allow paid opportunities in addition to the unpaid opportunities" and to give students more choice.
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