208.624. Invest in caring, model program--intergenerational care and training program.
Invest in caring, model program--intergenerational care and trainingprogram.
208.624. 1. The department of elementary and secondaryeducation shall devise a model program entitled "Invest inCaring" that recruits, trains and connects student volunteerswith senior service programs and in turn provides studentvolunteers with credit hours toward graduation or college credit.
2. The department of elementary and secondary educationshall devise and implement a model apprenticeship program toenable high school students who volunteer for certain elderlyservice tasks to achieve certification as a certified nurse'saide, day care provider, or other skill that has job potentialupon graduation from high school or which provides credit towardachieving certification in those skills in an ongoing educationprogram. Such a program shall be called an "IntergenerationalCare and Training Program".
(L. 1994 S.B. 426 § 9)