§302A-433  Scope of adult and community
education programs offered.  As rapidly as resources are available and
interest is developed, instructional programs shall be initiated in the
following fields:



(1)  Basic elementary education.  A foundation program
in reading and speaking English, writing, and arithmetic for persons with no
schooling or only primary grade training;



(2)  Advanced elementary education.  A program in
advanced elementary education for those persons who have completed four to
eight years of schooling and who desire to obtain more complete mastery of the
fundamentals;



(3)  Secondary education.  A program of secondary
education for those adults who, in youth, left school or for some reason had
their education curtailed and who now desire to continue their education; for
those youths who have been excepted from compulsory attendance under section
302A-1132; and for those youths who are in need of courses to complete their
high school graduation requirements;



(4)  Adult literacy education.  A basic program in
reading and writing English, and arithmetic for persons who need to develop or
improve their mastery of basic literacy skills in these areas for purposes of
enhancing their personal, social, or employment lives;



(5)  Homemaking and parent education.  A program in
homemaking and parent education for all those parents and other adults who
desire training in family life, including child care, nursing, budgeting, and
other instruction basic to homemaking;



(6)  Community education.  A program to facilitate
understanding and enlightenment in civic duties, responsibilities, and
obligations for all persons who desire to keep pace with today's community,
national, and world developments and who realize the necessity of continuing
study for the adequate fulfillment of their civic functions.  Community
education addresses responsibilities within a given community, especially
concerns related to education and the schools, and offers additional services
to supplement and enrich the educational program of in-school children and
youths;



(7)  Naturalization training.  The standard course of
training provided by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services,
which shall be provided to all those persons who have filed applications for
United States citizenship and desire to enroll in such a course under the
supervision of the department; and



(8)  Cultural opportunities.  A program of adult and
community education that will meet the interests and desires of those people
who wish to enrich and to broaden their cultural, recreational, and social
interests. [L 1996, c 89, pt of §2; am L 2005, c 22, §13]