From the ECS State Policy Database Career&

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary CA To governor 09/2013 P-12 Career and Technical Education in Corrections Education A.B. 1019 From bill analysis: Requires goals for career technical education to be set by the superintendent of correctional education. Establishes factors that are required to be considered when establishing a career technical education program, including the demand for... More... CA To governor 09/2013 P-12 Postsec. Education and Workforce Investment Systems S.B. 118 From bill summary: Provides that the California Workforce Investment Board ("board") is responsible for assisting the governor in the alignment of the education and workforce investment systems to the needs of the 21st century workforce and the promotion of th... More... CA Vetoed 08/2013 P-12 Career Technical Education Certificates S.B. 540 From legislative counsel's digest: Authorizes a district or county office of education to award a pupil a career technical education certificate if the pupil meets specified requirements, including satisfactory completion of the equivalent of 4 semester-long c... More... OR Signed into law 08/2013 Postsec. Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee H.B. 2912 Amends the issues to be addressed by the representatives from the department of education, the department of community colleges and workforce development and the bureau of labor and industries to encourage the establishment of joint high school and community c... More... MO Signed into law 07/2013 P-12 Career and Technical Education Advisory Council S.B. 17 Establishes the Career and Technical Education Advisory Council. Repeals the State Advisory Committee for Vocational Education. The advisory council must make an annual written report to the State Board of Education and the Commissioner of Education regarding ... More... DE Signed into law 07/2013 P-12 Duties of the State Board of Education S.B. 103 Transfers authority for Perkins funds (career/technical education) from the department of labor to the department of education. http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis147.nsf/vwLegislation/SB+103?Opendocument... More... ME Signed into law 07/2013 P-12 Postsec. An Act To Create an Educational Collaborative To Implement a Program That Enables Career and Technical Education Students To Earn College Credits while Attending High School, (LD 1412) S.P. 506 Establishes a collaborative board composed of representatives of career and technical education programs, high schools and publicly supported postsecondary institutions in the State to implement a program that enables career and technical education students to... More... MO Signed into law 07/2013 P-12 Postsec. Education Campus Fund S.B. 381 Creates the Innovation Education Campus Fund to provide funding to innovation education campuses - an educational partnership between high schools or school districts, a Missouri four-year public or private institution of higher education, a Missouri-based bu... More... IL Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Part-Time Provisional Career and Technical Educator Endorsement H.B. 1868 Permits an Educator License with Stipulations to be renewable. Allows a part-time provisional career and technical educator endorsement on an Educator License with Stipulations to be issued to an applicant who has a minimum of 8,000 hours of work experience in... More... AZ Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Charter School Provisions S.B. 1447 Requires charter schools to provide students with 180 instructional days, up from 175. Provides that charter schools can offer preschool programs for students with disabilities. Finds that charter schools will receive $1,654 in Additional Assistance for disa... More... IA Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Postsec. Community College Statewide Work-Based Learning Intermediary Network Program H.F. 604 Appropriations bill, but includes various changes to the Statewide Work-Based Learning Intermediary Network Program, including modifying the purposes of the program and the duties of the steering committee, regional networks, and regional advisory councils for... More... AZ Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Joint Technical Education District Funding H.B. 2499 Requires the average daily membership (ADM) for 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students enrolled at a centralized campus that is leased by a Joint Technical Education District (JTED) and that is at least 2.5 hours long to be calculated to be increased from 1.25 to... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Adult High School Diploma and Industry Certification Charter School Pilot Program S.B. 1142 Directs the commissioner of education to establish an adult high school diploma and industry certification charter school pilot program for up to 150 participants ages 19-50. Permits a charter to be granted to an applicant nonprofit entity, to provide an adult... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 Postsec. Partnerships between the Texas State Technical College System and Public Junior Colleges H.B. 2760 Permits the higher education coordinating board and a public junior college to enter into a partnership to coordinate the management and operations of the institutions and to enhance the delivery of technical education programs statewide. Requires that such a ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Postsec. Developing a Skilled Workforce H.C.R. 82 Requests the creation of a joint interim committee to study education policy as it relates to developing a skilled workforce. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/83R/billtext/pdf/HC00082F.pdf#navpanes=0... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Skills Development Fund Dollars to Support Certain Dual Credit Programs H.B. 3028 Permits the Texas Workforce Commission to use up to 5% of the general revenue appropriated to the skills development fund for that biennium, along with funds available to the commission from other sources, to be awarded to a public junior college, public state... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Advanced CTE and Applied STEM Courses in Graduation Requirements H.B. 2201 Permits students to fulfill the 3rd and 4th math and science credits for the recommended and advanced high school programs by completing an advanced career and technical course (previously, students coupld substitute only a math course taken after taking Algeb... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Postsec. Texas Workforce Innovation Needs Program H.B. 3662 Creates the Texas Workforce Innovation Needs Program. Provides the purposes of the program are to provide selected districts, and public and private or independent institutions of higher education, with the opportunity to establish innovative programs designed... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Dual Credit for Certain CTE Courses H.B. 842 Permits a program implemented under the college credit program to provide a student with the opportunity to earn credit for a course or activity, including an apprenticeship or training hours, that (1) allows a student to concurrently earn credit toward a high... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Postsec. Texas Fast Start Program S.B. 441 Directs the Texas Workforce Commission, in partnership with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, to establish and administer the Texas Fast Start Program to identify and develop methods to support, and to provide support for, competency-based, rapid-... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 Career and Technology Consortium H.B. 5 - Career and Technology Consortium Directs the commissioner of education to investigate options for the state to join a consortium of states to develop sequences of academically rigorous career and technology courses in high-demand, high-wage career areas in the state. Requires that the curricu... More... TX Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 CTE Partnerships with Higher Education, Local Business and Community H.B. 5 - CTE Partnerships with Higher Education, Local Business and Community Permits a district to offer a course or other activity, including an apprenticeship or training hours needed to obtain an industry-recognized credential or certificate, that is approved by the board of trustees for credit without obtaining state board approval... More... AL Signed into law 05/2013 P-12 Twenty-First Century Workforce Act H.B. 102 The Twenty-First Century Workforce Act authorizes the Alabama Public School and College Authority (APSCA) to issue up to $50,000,000 in additional bonds for the purpose of providing funds to local boards of education to purchase career and technical education ... More... MN Signed into law 05/2013 P-12 Career Pathways and Technical Education Advisory Task Force H.F. 630 Creates the task force to improve outcomes for students and adult learners, align secondary and postsecondary programs, and measured the combined efficacy of Minnesota's P-20 programs. Charges task force with (1) better informing students about career options,... More... MT Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 Strengthening Career and Technology Student Organizations Program H.B. 86 Creates the state-level strengthening career and technology student organizations program. Describes purposes. Sets parameters for grant funding. Organizations submitting grant proposals are required to provide: (a) a program description, including measurable ... More... FL Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 Career/Technical Education S.B. 1076 - Career/Technical Education Section 3: Authorizes a district board to appoint a governing board for a school district technical center or system of technical centers to align the center's programs with local business needs. Directs the school board to delegate to the technical center gov... More... AR Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 College and Career Coaches Program H.B. 2039 Creates the College and Career Coaches Program. Designates which districts are required to participate. Provides that the departments of education and higher education will jointly administer the program. Details that districts will receive supplementary fundi... More... KS Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 District Financial Incentive S.B. 128 Rewards districts where students graduate with an industry-recognized credential. "Industry recognition" defined as programs and certifications approved by the state Secretary of Labor.... More... IN Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 Community College Creates Regional Indiana Works Council S.B. 465 Establishes an Indiana Works Council (Council) for each region designated by the Governor. Provides that council members are selected, appointed by the Governor. Requires the Education Roundtable to provide staff/administrative support to Councils. Requires ea... More... IN Signed into law 04/2013 P-12 Postsec. Community College Establishes Indiana Career Council H.B. 1002 Establishes the Indiana Career Council to: (1) align the various participants in the state's education, job skills development, and career training system; (2) match the education and skills training provided by the state's education, job skills development, a... More... AL Adopted 03/2013 P-12 Testing for Initial Specialty Area Career and Technical Certificate AL ADC 290-3-2-.02, -.23, -.24 Requires passing scores on the basic skills assessments of the Alabama Educator Certification Testing Program (AECTP) for issuance of an initial Specialty Area Career and Technical Certificate. ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2013 P-12 Occupational Training for High School Students H.B. 1858 Requires the Board of Education to develop, by July 1, 2014, a waiver form for use by any entity providing a career and technical occupational experience for public secondary school students. http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HB1858ER+pdf... More... SD Signed into law 03/2013 Postsec. Enhancement of South Dakota's Economic Development and Education S.B. 235 Permits thirty percent of the building South Dakota fund to be transferred to the workforce education fund. The workforce education fund can be used to fund the limited English proficiency adjustment, provide grants for the purposes of providing secondary car... More... VA Signed into law 02/2013 P-12 High School to Work Partnerships S.B. 1248 Directs the Board of Education to develop guidelines for the establishment of High School to Work Partnerships between public high schools and local businesses to create apprenticeships, internships, and job shadow programs in a variety of trades and skilled l... More... NM Passed 02/2013 P-12 Postsec. Alignment of Education and Training to Types of Employment H.M. 45 Resolves that the economic development department, the workforce solutions department, the public education department, the bureau of business and economic research at the University of New Mexico, and the arrowhead center at New Mexico State University coordi... More... NH Adopted 12/2012 P-12 Comprehensive Agricultural, Marketing and Business Education NH ADC Ed 507.04, 507.46, 47; NH ADC Ed 612.31 These rules describe what an individual has to do and know to be certified as a teacher in Career and Technical Education for Agriculture, Marketing and Business. Ed 612.31(c),(e) and (f) set the program requirements for institutions of higher education to pre... More... UT Adopted 11/2012 P-12 Pupil Accounting UT ADC R277-419-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Amended to provide funding to local education agencies (LEAs) for Career and Technical Education (CTE) students, including transportation time, who are enrolled in approved CTE courses under specific circumstances. ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Postsec. Career Technical Education Pathways Program S.B. 1070 From bill summary: Establishes the Career Technical Education Pathways Program until June 30, 2015, which requires the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the Superintendent of Public Instruction to assist economic and workforce regional develo... More... LA Adopted 09/2012 P-12 CTE Technology Education Courses LAC 28:CXV.2385 From Louisiana Register: Identifies four state-recognized technology education course offerings within the CTE program. These four course offerings provide specific instruction and training to students interested in pursuing careers in manufacturing, and cover... More... NV Adopted 09/2012 P-12 Program of Career and Technical Education General Requirements NAC 389.800 Requires a pupil who completes the final course of instruction for a particular course of study in career and technical education to take an examination prescribed by the Department of Education which measures the proficiency of the pupil in the course of stud... More... NY Signed into law 08/2012 P-12 BOCES Contracts with Out-of-State Districts A.B. 10205 Permits boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES) to enter into contracts of up to two years with out-of-state districts for special education and/or career/technical education services, or for the use of existing products that demonstrate how to map ... More... DC Signed into law 07/2012 pre-K-12 Postsec. Community College Career and Technical Education Plan Establishment Act of 2012 B19-770 Establishes a task force to develop a city-wide strategic plan for career and technical education programs in the District. (ACT/Resolution #A19-0408) http://www.dccouncil.us/files/user_uploads/related_materials/may1_mbrown_kbrown_careerandtecheducationplan_.p... More... MO Signed into law 07/2012 P-12 CTE, Private Schools and Agricultural Education S.B. 599- CTE and Private Schools The State Board of Education must establish standards for agricultural education that may be adopted by a private school accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education. Any such private school must reimburse the Department annu... More... AL Adopted 06/2012 P-12 CTE Teaching Credentials AL ADC 290-3-2-.23 through 26 Provides an option for individuals with a bachelor's or higher degree to become certified through the Specialty Area Career and Technical Certificate Approach. Recognizes full-time secondary and/or postsecondary teaching experience in a prescribed program area... More... CA Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Appropriations and Reappropriations S.B. 1016 - Appropriations and Reappropriations From section 56 of bill summary: Reduces by various amounts appropriations made for supplemental school counseling, special education, partnership academies, instructional support to help pupils pass the high school exit examination, English language tutoring ... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Career Connection Learning Strategies S.B. 316 - Career Connection Learning Strategies Not later than June 30, 2013, directs the state board, in consultation with any office housed in the governor's office that deals with workforce development, to adopt K-12 model curricula that embed career connection learning strategies into regular classroom ... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Report Card for Joint Vocational School Districts and Other Career-Technical Planning Districts S.B. 316 - Report Card for Joint Vocational School Districts & Other Career-Technical Planning Districts Defines "career-technical planning district". Directs the state board, in consultation with the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents, any office within the office of the governor concerning workforce development, the Ohio association of career and technical... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 District Expenditure Reporting S.B. 316 - District Expenditure Reporting Amends provisions related to department development of standards for determining each district, community school, and STEM school's annual operating expenditures for classroom instructional purposes and for nonclassroom purposes. Requires the department to ali... More... LA Adopted 06/2012 P-12 CTE Offerings in Petrochemical Industry LAC 28:CXV.2385 From June 2012 Louisiana Register: Adds one unit each of "Oil and Gas Production Operations" and "T2 Safety Systems for Oil and Gas Production" (both for grades 11-12) to the state-recognized technology education course offerings within the CTE program. The tw... More... NH Became law without governor's signature 06/2012 P-12 Funding for Pupils in Vocational Education Programs S.B. 404 Changes the procedures for tuition and transportation reimbursement for students enrolled in a career and technical education program. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2012/SB0404.html ... More... IL Adopted 06/2012 P-12 Area Career and Technical Education and Vocational Centers Task Force H.J.R. 79 Creates the Area Career and Technical Education and Vocational Centers Task Force. Directs the task force to study the issue of funding of area career/vocational centers and career and technical education programs, including transportation for such programs, a... More... KS Signed into law 06/2012 Postsec. Career Technical Workforce Grant H.B. 2435 Replaces the existing Vocational Education Scholarship with the new Career Technical Workforce Grant program. The grant would be available to eligible students who enrolled in or have been accepted for admission to an eligible career technical education progr... More... LA Adopted 05/2012 P-12 Study of Need for and Availability of Vocational Education Programs H.R. 155 Urges and requests the state board of elementary and secondary education and the board of supervisors of community and technical colleges jointly to study the availability of and need for vocational education programs in preparing high school students for indu... More... AL Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Postsec. Workforce Investment S.B. 318 - Workforce Investment From K-12 appropriations bill: Provides that workforce development funds may be expended for technical dual enrollment programs. Also requires that up to $200,000 be used to provide regional council seed funding in Regions 3 and 8 to develop leadership strateg... More... AL Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Agriscience in CTE S.B. 318 - Agriscience in CTE Specifies that not more than $900,000 of the appropriation for the career tech initiative must be first used for agriscience purposes if an adequate number of RFPs are received. Requires such funds to be made available through a competitive grant process to co... More... ME Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Career and Technical Education Laws Update S.P. 616 This bill provides an update in language for the career and technical education laws to reflect current terminology, including changing all statutory references to "vocational" education to "career and technical" education. It requires all career and technic... More... ME Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Enhancing Career and Technical Education S.P. 650 This bill increases opportunities for students in career and technical education programs by ensuring greater coordination of school calendars, requiring that students have access to career and technical education programming for the entire required instructio... More... CT Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Governance of Technical High School S.B. 458 Changes the name of the regional vocational-technical (V-T) schools to the technical high school system (CTHSS) and creates a new specified 11-member board to govern it, thereby removing governing authority from the SBE and its technical high school subcommitt... More... OK Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Community College Technology Center Districts H.B. 2090 Provides for the application and division of the building fund levies (tax levies) in technology center districts where there is overlap in district boundaries. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20ENR/hB/HB2090%20ENR.DOC ... More... HI Adopted 05/2012 Postsec. Advanced Aviation Degree Training Program at the University of Hawaii H.C.R. 107 Requests that the governor convene a 10-member exploratory committee to examine the feasibility and necessary resources of establishing an international aviation training center at the Hilo International Airport and an advanced aviation degree training program... More... GA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Community College Career Education, CTE H.B. 713 - Career Education, CTE Section 1: Delays until fall 2013 requirement that the state board of the Technical College System of Georgia require its institutions to accept for purposes of admissions any core curriculum coursework completed in high school. Section 2: Directs the state bo... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Academic and Career Planning in Middle Grades H.B. 7059 - Academic and Career Planning in Middle Grades Permits required course in career planning to be taken in grade 6. Requires that such course (1) result in a personalized academic and career plan for the student, (2) emphasize technology or the application of technology in career fields, (3) and, beginning i... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Career Themed Courses, Career Academies, and Workforce Alignment H.B. 7059 - Career Themed Courses, Career Academies, and Workforce Alignment Defines "career-themed course" as a course or series of courses leading to industry certification, and aligned with priority workforce needs established by the regional workforce board or the department of economic opportunity. Permits two or more districts to... More... MN Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Requirements for Career or Technical Education, Vocational Programs H.F. 2949 Allows any student in grade 10-12 enrolled in a district or American Indian-controlled tribal contract or grant school to enroll in a career or technical education (CTE) course offered by a Minnesota state college or university. Requires a 10th grade student t... More... OK Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Community College Pilot to Increase Students Getting Industry Certifications S.B. 1056 Authorizes establishment of pilot program at technology center school districts to increase the number of students taking industry certification exams and obtaining trade-specific industry certifications and licenses. Allows a local technology center board to ... More... KY Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Career Pathways S.B. 38 - Career Pathways Sections 1-2: Establishes legislative intent to provide rigorous academic and career and technical education programs that are relevant for all students and that encourage at-risk students to graduate from high school prepared to enter postsecondary education ... More... NE Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Quality Education Accountability Act L.B. 870 - Multiple Measures Section Provide for an accountability system to measure school performance under the Quality Education Accountability Act. Requires by August 1, 2012, that the state board establish an accountability system to measure the performance of schools and districts. Requires... More... NE Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Establishment of Career Academies L.B. 870 - Career Academy Section Allows any school district, with state department approval, to establish and operate a career academy. The purpose of a career academy is to provide students with a career-based curriculum. Allows district to partner with another district, an educational servi... More... CO Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Postsec. The Skills For Jobs Act H.B. 1061 To the extent possible, requires state agencies to produce an annual report regarding state workforce need projections and college credential production. The report also should indicated anticipated credentials that high school vocational programs, apprentices... More... AK Adopted 03/2012 P-12 Career or Technical Education Teaching Certificate 4 AAC 12.370, 372, 385 Revises the requirements for issuance of a limited career or technical education certificate (Type M), to include, a period of validity limited to 1 year (previously 4 years) with options for extension following the passage of a teacher competency exam; requir... More... ME Signed into law 03/2012 Postsec. An Act To Enhance Career Pathways for Adult Learners S.P. 617 Revises the definition of "adult education" by describing what services must be offered in order to receive state subsidy. Establishes career pathways services as part of adult education, removes provisions concerning adult career and technical education class... More... VA Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 High School Accreditation; Industry Certifications H.B. 642/S.B. 514 Requires the Board of Education to adopt regulations adjusting the formula for calculating the final high school accreditation status to add points for each student obtaining a diploma and certain industry certifications, state licensure, or occupational crede... More... VA Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Career and Technical Education Industry Certifications H.B. 1108 Delays for one year the effective date of legislation providing that, where there is a national industry certification for career and technical education instructional personnel or programs for automotive technology, the Board of Education must make such certi... More... AR Signed into law 03/2012 Postsec. Grant for Vocational Education H.B. 1063 Earmarks $300,000 each fiscal year for eligible entities approved by the State Board of Career Education, in order to expand the vocational education and training opportunities available to area citizens in need of adult educational training or retraining due ... More... RI Adopted 03/2012 P-12 Student Access to Career-Technical Education Programs Regulation Based on Authority of 16-60-1 to 16-60-4 Provides students access to any career-preparation program in the state, not only to those in their district of resident. Directs the Department of Education to ensure that career-preparation programs align with and promote workforce and economic development i... More... WI Issued 01/2012 P-12 College and Workforce Readiness Council E.O. #56 Creates the 15-member College and Workforce Readiness Council. Tasks the council with recommending policies and programs to improve student readiness for college or career. Identifies specific areas in which the council must prioritize improvement: (1) Reducin... More... NV Adopted 10/2011 P-12 Majors and Minors in Career and Technical Education NAC 391.120, 13025, 13066, 13082, 13092, 1308, 1301, 131 Revises provisions governing majors and minors in career and technical education. ... More... PA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Expands "Vocational Agricultural Education" S.B. 389 Updates the definition of ''vocational agricultural education" to include instruction that develops student potential for success in entering and advancing through careers in the food, agriculture and natural resources sciences, such as production agriculture,... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 Postsec. Occupational and Technical Training S.B. 451 From bill summary: Requires the Student Aid Commission to develop, and regularly review and update at least every 5 years, the areas of occupational or technical training for which students may utilize Cal Grant C awards. Requires the commission to give priori... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Linked Learning A.B. 790 From bill summary: Commencing with the 2012–13 school year, establishes the Linked Learning Pilot Program to be administered by the state department of education according to specified requirements for the purpose of implementing districtwide linked learning p... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Postsec. University of California Curriculum Integration Institute (UCCII) S.B. 611 From bill summary: Makes legislative declarations and findings. Requests the Regents of the University of California, subject to availability of funds in the annual Budget Act, the availability of federal or private funds, or any combination thereof, to establ... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Subject Matter Projects S.B. 612 From bill summary: Existing law provides for the establishment and maintenance of subject matter projects by the Regents of the University of California with the approval of the Concurrence Committee. Existing law provides that these subject matter projects ar... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Graduation Requirements A.B. 1330 From bill summary: Commencing with the 2012–13 school year, adds completion of a course in career technical education as an alternative to the requirement that a pupil complete a course in visual or performing arts or foreign language. Requires the governing b... More... CA Signed into law 09/2011 P-12 Industry-Based Certification Incentive Grant Program S.B. 942 - Industry-Based Certification Incentive Grant Program Repeals the Industry-Based Certification Incentive Grant Program, which awards grants to selected school districts, county offices of education, and regional occupational centers and programs to establish industry-based certification programs within their care... More... CA Signed into law 09/2011 P-12 Community College Enrollment in Workforce Development Program A.B. 835 Authorizes a community college district to enroll high school pupils who are not residents of the district in a California Community Colleges Economic and Workforce Development Program developed and implemented by the district. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11... More... CA Signed into law 09/2011 P-12 Linked Learning Credential A.B. 1304 Authorizes the Commission on Teacher Credentialing to convene a workgroup to develop program standards for the issuance of a recognition of study for linked learning competence. Identifies requisite members of the workgroup. Proposes content that a successful ... More... AK Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Finance S.B. 84 An Act amending the funding for statewide residential educational programs; relating to funding for high school vocational and technical instruction as a component of funding for public schools; allows taxpayers a credit against the tax due for cash contributi... More... NH Adopted 08/2011 P-12 Alternative Education, Tuition and Transportation NH ADC Ed 1301.01; NH ADC Ed 1302.01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06; NH ADC Ed 1303.01, 02; NH ADC Ed 1304.01; NH ADC Ed 1405.01 Implements alternative education programs at regional career and technical education centers or associated high schools. Adds language for 'at risk' students and for tuition and transportation for 'at risk' students as required by changes in the state law of ... More... IA Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Community College Pathways for Academic Career and Employment Act H.F. 645 - Multiple Provisions "Pathways for Academic Career and Employment Act" . Establishes a pathways for academic career and employment program to provide funding to community colleges for the development of projects in coordination with the department of economic development, the depa... More... OR Signed into law 07/2011 P-12 Charter Schools, H.B. 3362 Allows sponsor and public charter school to enter into cooperative agreement with other school districts for purpose of forming partnership to provide educational services. Allows public charter school to give admission priority to students who reside in schoo... More... RI SIGNED BY GOVERNOR. 07/2011 P-12 Career and Technical Reporting Metrics H.B. 6219 Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to promulgate regulations pertaining to career and technical education and to report annually to the House and Senate on the following:      (1) The total number of students attending career and tec... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Student Fees for CTE Courses H.B. 153 - Student Fees for CTE Courses Permits districts to charge fees (including to low-income students) for any tools, equipment, and materials that are necessary for workforce-readiness training within a career-technical education program that, to the extent the tools, equipment, and materials ... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Licensure Requirements for CTE Teachers H.B. 153 - Licensure Requirements for CTE Teachers Requires that the rules adopted by the board of education regarding standards and requirements for educator licenses include requirements for the issuance and renewal of professional career-technical teaching licenses, including requirements relating to life e... More... OR Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Accelerated College Credit S.B. 254 Defines "accelerated college credit programs" to include dual credit, two-plus-two, advanced placement and International Baccalaureate programs. Directs the department of education to administer a grant program to provide grants to districts, community college... More... LA Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 College and Career Readiness Commission H.B. 79 Changes the name of the High School Redesign Commission to the College and Career Readiness Commission and changes its membership. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=760066... More... NC Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Community College Common Core State Standards/Remediation/Vocational, Career Courses S.B. 479 Directs the State Board of Education (SBE) to continue to participate in the development of the Common Core State Standards in conjunction with the consortium of other states, review all national assessments developed by both multistate consortia, and implemen... More... HI Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Teacher Licensure S.B. 806 Allows teacher and educational officer Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) members to continue to serve out up to three consecutive three-year terms even if they retire during a term. Adds certain powers and duties to HTSB, including (1) developing criteria ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Career Schools and Colleges H.C.R. 129 Notifying the U.S. Department of Education that certain career schools or colleges are legally authorized by the state of Texas to operate educational programs beyond secondary education. http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/HC00129F.pdf#nav... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 Postsec. Institutions Authorized to Operate Educational Programs Beyond Secondary Education H.J.R. 130 Clarifies that the state meets U.S. Department of Education requirements concerning federal student aid by naming private institutions of higher education in the state that are authorized to operate educational programs beyond secondary education, including pr... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. College Credit Program Oversight S.B. 149 Authorizes the commissioner of education to adopt rules as necessary concerning the duties of a school district under the college credit program (under which students may earn the equivalent of at least 12 semester credit hours of college credit through Intern... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Tech Prep Program Participation and Tech Prep Consortium Evaluations S.B. 1410 Directs the education agency to establish procedures for each school district and open-enrollment charter school to accurately identify students who are enrolled in a tech-prep program, and report the accurate number of tech-prep program students to the agency... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 College Credit Program S.B. 1619 Extends to 2013 a provision that a district is not required to pay a student's tuition or other associated costs for taking a course through the college credit program (under which districts must make available the opportunity for students to earn the equivale... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Applied STEM Courses S.B. 1620 Defines an "applied STEM course" as a STEM course offered as part of a school district's career and technology education curriculum. Directs the state board to establish a process for the review and approval of applied STEM courses to satisfy the math and scie... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Career and College Promise H.B. 200 - Career and College Promise Directs the state board of education and North Carolina Community College System to establish the Career and College Promise program to offer opportunities for high school students to dually enroll in community college courses that provide pathways (CTE pathwa... More... NC Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 06/2011 P-12 Agricultural Education H.B. 200 - Agricultural Education Directs the Agricultural Education Program in the Department of Agricultural and Extension Education at North Carolina State University (NCSU) to (1) develop the secondary agricultural education curricula, and (2) recommend the curricula and corresponding asse... More... ME Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Postsec. Establishes the STEM Council S.P. 490 Establishes the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Council to develop strategies for enhancing science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education from prekindergarten through postsecondary education. Specifically, the council must:... More... NV Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Student Guidance A.B. 138--Counseling/Guidance Revises the provisions governing the policy for the 4-year academic plan for ninth grade pupils to provide that the policy may ensure that each ninth grade pupil and his or her parent or legal guardian are provided, to the extent practicable, with information ... More... OR Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Apprenticeships H.B. 2034 Aligns current statutes related to apprenticeship programs to revised regulations of the U.S. Department of Labor that include: defining "journey worker" and deleting references to "journeyman"; reducing the timeline for registering new apprenticeship programs... More... OR Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Career Readiness Certification H.B. 2353 Clarifies requirements for obtaining services from Oregon Career Readiness Certification program. Changes name of program from Oregon Career Readiness Certification Program to National Career Readiness Certification. Requires program to inform school districts... More... KS Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Community College Postsecondry Tiered Technical Education State Aid Act S.B. 143 Creating the postsecondary tiered technical education state aid act, replacing the current funding structure. Beginning in fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year thereafter, each community college and technical college and the Washburn Institute of Teachnology ... More... ND Signed into law 05/2011 Postsec. Community College Authorization, Academic or Professional Postsecondary Educational Institution Offering Credentials H.B. 1092 Provides that the State Board for Career and Technical Education may authorize the operation of an academic or professional postsecondary educational institution that offers educational credentials only upon approval by the director of the Department of Career... More... TN Passed 05/2011 P-12 Resolution to Congress S.J.R. 111 A resolution to urge the United States Congress to oppose funding reductions in career and technical education programs.... More... IN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Career and Technical H.B. 1340 Requires the state board of education to receive, distribute, and account for funds received for career and technical education under federal law. Assigns to the state board responsibility for the planning and implementation of secondary career and technical e... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Career, Technical and Agricultural Courses H.B. 186 - Career, Technical and Agricultural Courses By July 2012, directs the state board to approve department-developed models and curriculum frameworks for 16 areas of career/technical education study. Requires that the competencies and curricula for career, technical and agricultural courses include state ... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 State Education Finance Study Commission H.B. 192 - State Education Finance Study Commission Establishes the State Education Finance Study Commission to evaluate the Quality Basic Education (QBE) Formula and education funding for public schools in Georgia. Provides for composition, compensation, duties and powers, and support staff of the commission. ... More... VT Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Elements of Food Processing to Include in Career & Technical Centers S.B. 100 - Career and Technical Education Requires the inclusion of "value added food processing sectors, including meat cutting and processing" into the programs of study offered at the state's regional career and technical education centers. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/2012/Acts/ACT058.pdf... More... WA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Career and Technical Education H.B. 1710 Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to convene a working group to develop a statewide strategic plan for secondary career and technical education. Effective 07/22/2011... More... ND Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Career Planning S.B. 2150 - Multiple Provisions Requires each district to provide students in grade 7 or 8 with an individual consultative process or a nine-week course for the purpose of discussing the results of their career interest inventory, selecting high school courses appropriate to their educationa... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Technical Education Districts H.B. 2237 Conforms state funding Joint Technical Education Districts (JTEDs) with average daily membership (ADM) used in place of average daily attendance (ADA). Chapter 258 http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/50leg/1r/bills/hb2237s.pdf... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 Community College Adult Education H.B. 2646 Allows adult students to attend vocational programs on a central campus that is owned and operated by a joint technical education district (JTED) during regular school hours if the program has additional student capacity after the enrollment of traditional stu... More... CA Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Partnership Academies in Clean Technology and Renewable Energy S.B. 1 From bill summary: Requires the superintendent of public instruction to award grants to districts that propose to implement or maintain a partnership academy focused on employment in clean technology businesses and renewable energy businesses, and that provide... More... AR Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Postsec. Community College College and Career Readiness standards H.B. 1620 Establishes the Arkansas College and Career Readiness standards. Develops criteria to evaluate, support, promote and fund career and technical education programs. Directs the Department of Career Education to work in collaboration with the Department of Educat... More... VA Signed into law 03/2011 Postsec. Community College Industry Certifications H.B. 1493 Provides that where there is a national industry certification for career and technical education instructional personnel or programs for automotive technology, the Board of Education must make such certification a mandatory part of the career and technical ed... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 California Partnership Academies for At-Risk Pupils S.B. 1354 From bill analysis: Modifies the criteria for determining "at risk" for purposes of eligibility to participating in a California Partnership Academy (CPA) as follows: (1) Defines irregular attendance to mean absence from school 20 percent or more of the school... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 Postsec. Aligning Cal C Grants with High-Need/-Wage/-Growth Occupations S.B. 957 Primarily from bill summary: Requires that Cal C grants (which may already only be used for occupational or technical training) be used only for areas of occupational or technical training identified by the Student Aid Commission (areas to be reviewed and upda... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Partnership Academies in Clean Technology and Renewable Energy Businesses S.B. 675 From bill summary: Requires the Controller annually to allocate $8,000,000 from the Energy Resources Program Account, upon appropriation by the legislature, to the superintendent of public instruction for expenditure in the form of local grants to be allocated... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Linked Learning Programs A.B. 1223 Defines "linked learning programs". Authorizes the commission on teacher credentialing to convene a workgroup consisting of specified members to develop program standards for the issuance of a recognition of study for linked learning competence for holders of ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 CTE Facilities S.B. 1380 From bill summary: Requires school facilities constructed or modernized with specified bond funds set aside for career technical education purposes to be used for career technical education purposes for a minimum of 5 years. Requires the governing board of an ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 Community College Linking CTE Offerings to High-Priority Workforce Needs S.B. 515 From bill summary: Commencing with the 2012–13 fiscal year, requires as a condition of receiving federal funds provided under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1998, and to the extent permitted under federal law, that schoo... More... TX Adopted 07/2010 P-12 Other High School Math Courses for High School Credit 19 TAC 111.52, 60, 61 Provides that students must be awarded at least one-half credit for each semester of a concurrent enrollment course successfully completed. Adds new math courses, including career and technical education (CTE) courses, to the list of courses that count for hig... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 Postsec. Community College Scholarship Eligiblity for Career/Technical Award S.B. 486 Revises Taylor Opportunity Program for Students requirements for students to receive a TOPS-Tech Award. For any student graduating from high school during the 2010-2011 school year and thereafter, the student may, as an alternative requirement to ACT scores, h... More... TN Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Community College Cost of Licensing Tests for Adult Students with Financial Need H.B. 2645 Requires the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, in conjunction with the Department of Education, to develop, implement, and administer a program for the payment of the cost of licensing tests for adult students with financial need who complete a hi... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Exams for Career/Tech Students S.B. 490 Relates to xaminations administered to students pursuing a career major curriculum and a career diploma. Requires that construction of end-of-course examination questions reflect content and method of instruction used for related courses. http://www.legis.stat... More... TX Adopted 06/2010 P-12 Career and Technical Education 19 TAC 75.1021, 1022, 1023, 1024, 1025, 1031 Replaces references to "career and technology education" with "career and technical education". Adds provision stating purpose and goals of career and technical education. Names career and technical student organizations recognized by the U.S. Department of Ed... More... RI Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Senate Commission to Study the Funding of Vocational Schools S.R. 2884 Creates a special senate commission to study the funding of vocational schools in the state. Directs the commission to report its findings and recommendations by March 31, 2011. Provides the commission will expire on June 30, 2015. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 CTE Exams Substituting for Portions of High School Graduation Exam H.B. 400 - Amended Section 20-2-281 Directs the state board to consider passage of an industry certification exam or state board-approved licensure exam when considering granting a student a variance from one or more portions of the high school graduation test. Provides that before granting a va... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 State Board of Education Membership S.B. 379 - Sec. 1 and 2 Requires the state board of education to conduct a formal vote before closing or suspending operations of a vocational-technical school; Requires that at least 2 members of the state board have industrial, trade or technical school experience; Requires that on... More... MI Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Educational Development Plan/Student Review S.B. 757 Part of Michigan's Race to the Top Legisation; requires each pupil to review his or her educational development plan (EDP) in 8th grade and revise the plan as appropriate before entering high school; requires the EDP to also be based on high school readiness s... More... MN Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College Study of Certificates and Diplomas S.F. 184 Requires MnSCU with business and industry groups and labor unions to study options for lower credit credentials recognized by employers that could be combined into an educational career path leading to a diploma or degree. The study must recognize the need for... More... MN Signed into law 05/2010 Postsec. Community College Surgical Technologist Pilot S.F. 184 Directs MnSCU to establish a pilot project with participating health care facilities for the training, education, and employment of certified surgical technologist through partnerships between MnSCU institutions with accredited surgical technologist programs a... More... WI Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Student Webcam Conversations With Careers S.B. 121 Requires the Center on Education and Work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to establish a program for students enrolled in grades 7 to 12 to engage in webcam conversations about careers with individuals in this state who have careers in math, science, ag... More... CT Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Vocational-Technical Schools Bus Replacement S.B. 379 - Sec. 5 and 6 Requires the state board of education to inspect the busses in operation at vocational-technical schools and to replace any school bus in service at a vocational-technical school that is 10 years or older; Requires the superintendent of the vocational-technica... More... WV Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Comprehensive Middle Schools S.B. 373 Allows, upon application by a county board of education, the School Building Authority (SBA) to allocate and expend certain moneys for school major improvement projects for vocational programs at comprehensive middle schools. Defines "comprehensive middle scho... More... TN Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Integrating GIS into Career-Technical and Adult Curriculum S.B. 2767 Requires the State Board of Education to study the integration of geographic information technology into career and technical education curriculum and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to study the integration of geographic information technolo... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Joint Technical Education Districts H.B. 2128 Redefines a joint technical education course that is offered by a joint technical education district (JTED) as part of a program that is approved by the career and technical education division of the Arizona Department of Education and that meets the following... More... OR Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Professional Development H.B. 3619A Establishes Task Force on Education Career Preparation and Development for purpose of improving effectiveness of school teachers, administrators and counselors by building stronger connections between education career preparation institutions and employers of ... More... WV Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Implements the High School Graduation Improvement Act H.B. 4593 Implements the High School Graduation Improvement Act, which includes: (1) the continued exploration of diverse instructional delivery strategies to accommodate various learning styles that will focus on a statewide dropout intervention and prevention program ... More... CO Signed into law 03/2010 Postsec. Community College Vocational Education at Correction Institutions H.B. 1112 Adds vocational programs to the educational programs that are offered by the department of corrections pursuant to the Correctional Education Program Act of 1990; Amends an objective of the Act to ensure that every person in a correctional facility who has an ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Vocational Program Definition H.B. 703/S.B. 598 Clarifies that the definition of vocational shall not include instructional programs intended solely for recreation, enjoyment, personal interest, or as a hobby, or courses or programs that prepare individuals to teach such pursuits. http://leg1.state.va.us/cg... More... OR Temporary Rule Adoption 03/2010 P-12 Career and Technical Education Licensure OAR 584-042-0002, -0006, -0009, -0021, -0031, -0044 Amends rules relating to Career and Technical Education License (CTE) rules to support the redesign of CTE programs ODE has implemented. Establishes an "Instructor Appraisal Committee" to include at least one ODE recognized regional coordinator of career and t... More... CA Adopted 02/2010 P-12 Career Technical Education Teaching Credentials Title 5 CCR Sections 80034.1, 80034.2, 80034.3, 80035, 80035.1,80035.5 Allows advanced industry certifications to meet one year of the three years of experience required for the Three-Year Preliminary CTE Teaching Credential, as determined by a Commission-approved program. Accepts one year of general education teaching experience... More... AZ Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Certification Provisions R7-2-607, -612 Changes the provisional Career and Technical Education certificate to create the flexibility to meet the needs of all applicants. http://www.azsos.gov/public_services/Title_07/title_07.PDF... More... CA Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 CTE Data S.B. 1E - Section 3 Directs the department of education, by January 2011, to ensure that the data elements pertaining to success in the 21st century workforce described in the federal America COMPETES Act be collected for career technical education programs operated by a local ed... More... TN Signed into law 01/2010 P-12 Tennessee First to the Top Act of 2010 S.B. 7005A - H.B. 7010A - Multiple Provisions Increases the maximum class size for career and technical education classes (CTE) from 25 to 35 students. Limits Basic Education Plan (BEP) funding of CTE classes to the amount provided for academic classes in grades 7-12. Increases the average class size for ... More... TX Adopted 11/2009 Community College Postsec. Automatic Approval of Academic and Career Technical/Workforce Associate Degree Programs 19 TAC 1.9.E.9.92, .93, .95 Permits automatic higher education coordinating board approval of new academic and career technical/workforce associate degree programs, provided certain criteria are met, including that the institution can certify that, among other indicators: (1) The progra... More... TX Adopted 11/2009 Community College Postsec. Program Development in Public Two-Year Colleges 19 TAC 1.9.A.9.1 Adds definitions for the following terms pertaining to higher education coordinating board approval of new academic and career technical/workforce associate degree and certificate programs: "academic degree"; "applied associate degree"; "career technical/workf... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 School Counseling S.B. 272 Partially from Legislative Counsel's Digest: States legislative intent relating to the role of school counselors and counseling programs. Authorizes the academic counseling component of educational counseling to include an individualized review of pupil's ac... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Postsec. CTE Courses as Electives for CSU Admissions Requirements S.B. 147 Requires the trustees of the California State University to develop and implement a procedure for allowing a student to satisfy the completion of a general elective course requirement for the purposes of admission to the university by completing a high school ... More... AL Adopted Rule Filing 09/2009 P-12 Career/Technical Education 290-6-1 Repeals and rewrites rules regarding career and technical education, including teacher certification, current practices and curriculum, student organizations and requirements for instructional-related expenses.... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Green CTE Programs H.B. 740 Defines "green industries." Requires the state board of education, subject to appropriation, to establish a competitive grant program for the development of pilot programs to assist in the creation and promotion of green career and technical education (CTE) pr... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Construction Grants for Area Vocational Centers S.B. 1926 Defines school district to include a jointly owned Type 40 area vocational center, if a joint agreement includes language that specifies how a debt obligation is to be paid, including in the event that an entity withdraws from an agreement. Specifies school co... More... CA Vetoed 08/2009 P-12 Work-Based Learning Programs A.B. 332 Authorizes school districts that maintain high schools to establish work-based learning programs, and to purchase liability insurance for pupils enrolled in programs of study involving work-based learning off school grounds. Authorizes partnership academies, r... More... CA Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 CTE Programs at Regional Occupation Centers/Programs S.B. 640 Requires an employer advisory board to recommend measures, criteria and methods to evaluate the skills and knowledge of students in a regional occupation center or program established and maintained by a county board of education. Requires an employer advisory... More... WA Adopted 07/2009 P-12 Certified Instructional Staff WAC 392-121-250 Clarifies the definition of "nondegreed" to provide a clearer standard/criteria of what constitutes a nondegreed vocational/career and technical education instructional employee. ... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Business Education, Financial Literacy, and College and Career Readiness H.B. 1 - Section 3301.0719 Defines "business education" for purposes of this section as including accounting, career development, economics and personal finance, entrepreneurship, information technology, management and marketing. Directs the state board, by July 2010, to adopt business... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Career-Technical Education H.B. 1 - Section 3306.052, 3306.02(C) Partially from the DOE summary of H.B. 1: --Sets the payment for career-technical education services at 3/4 of 1% more than the previous year's amount. --[Section 3306.02(C)] Defines "career-technical education teacher" for purposes of funding the evidence-ba... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 School Funding Advisory Council H.B. 1 - Section 3306.29, 3306.291 and 3306.292 Section 3306.29: Establishes the Ohio school funding advisory council. Directs the council, by December 1, 2010 and every other year thereafter, to provide recommendations to the state board, the general assembly and the public for revisions to the adequacy co... More... NC Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Postsec. Joining Our Businesses and Schools (JOBS) Study Commission S.B. 1069 Establishes the joint legislative Joining Our Businesses and Schools (JOBS) Study Commission to study issues related to economic development through instructional program frameworks that aid in the transition to postsecondary education and future careers, incl... More... OR Adopted 07/2009 P-12 CAREER READINESS CERTIFICATION PROGRAM OAR 589-007-0700 Amends rules to prepare Oregonians for the workplace and for college as a part of implementing an integrated workforce delivery system that focuses on developing the skills and talents of Oregonians. http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/OARS_500/OAR_581/581_to... More... NH Signed into law 06/2009 Postsec. Community College Transition of Functions and Reporting of the Community College System S.B. 149 Changes the effective date for the transition of certain functions within the community college system of New Hampshire from July 1, 2009 to July 1, 2011. Provides that the commissioner of the department of education and the chancellor of the community college... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 K-12 Career/Technical H.B. 2732 Creates the Career and Technical Education Collaboration Task Force for the purpose of increasing collaboration and partnerships among kindergarten through grade 12 schools, community colleges, labor, business and industry in relation to career and technical e... More... LA Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Career Option Program S.B. 259; H.B. 612 Provides for the high school career option program consisting of an academic major and a career major; requires students in grades 9 through 12 to pursue such core curriculum and either general or college preparatory courses or the specific career courses requ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Increasing Workforce in High-Demand and "Green" Occupations H.B. 1935 and H.B. 3, Section 64 Establishes the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant program and fund to award grants to public junior colleges and public technical institutes, and to eligible nonprofit organizations to: (1) Develop or support nonprofit organizations' programs that pre... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Subsidy for CTE Certification Exams H.B. 3646 - Section 22 Amends provisions related to state subsidies for employer certification exams taken by career/technical students. Eliminates requirement that student demonstrate financial need. Specifies that eligible students must be in a program preparing for employment in ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Changes to Funding Formula H.B. 3646 - Sections 49-51 and 53-55 Section 49: Creates new section 42.008. Caps any funding increase that might occur to $350 per student. Section 50: Amends basic allotment formula. Section 51: Amends Section 42.106, "Tuition Allotment for Districts Not Offering All Grade Levels." Section 53: ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Revised K-12 Curriculum Requirements H.B. 3 - Section 25 Requires the state board to adopt rules requiring students in grades 6-8 to complete at least one fine arts course. Each time the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board revises the Internet database of the coordinating board's official statewide inventory ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 State Plan for Career and Technology Education H.B. 3 - Section 41 Requires the state plan for career and technology education developed by the state education agency to ensure that career and technology education provides a rigorous course of study (consistent with the required curriculum that all districts must offer) and u... More... OR Signed into law 06/2009 Community College Career/Technical H.B. 3117 Provides that a community college seeking approval from the State Board of Education to offer a new career pathways certificate of completion program must give notice to the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development of the intent to offer the ... More... MO Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 School term S.B. 291- School Flex Program Attendance Allows a school term for students participating in a school flex program as established in section 160.539 to consist of a combination of actual pupil attendance and attendance at college or technical career education or approved employment aligned with the s... More... TX Adopted 06/2009 P-12 Teacher Certification 19 TAC 7.230.P.230.481 -.483 Amends §230.483(a)(4) to allow educator preparation programs to prepare teachers for health science technology education certification and trade and industrial education certification in one year. Amends §230.483(c) to clarify teaching experience may be used i... More... MO Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Career Technical H.B. 490 Allows all public career-technical schools to participate in the A+ Schools Program. http://www.house.mo.gov/content.aspx?info=/bills091/bills/hb490.htm -... More... OR Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. Community College Career/Technical H.B. 2108 Requires school that confers or offers to confer academic degree to be licensed as career school for course or program that does not lead to academic degree until the school meets specified requirements; clarifies the types of schools subject to career school ... More... OK Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Community College State Board of Career and Technology Education S.B. 63 Relates to the State Board of Career and Technology Education; requires budgeting in certain categories and amounts; requires certain performance measures; provides for duties and compensation of employees; limits salary of the Director; provides budgetary lim... More... OR Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Community College Career/Technical H.B. 2109 Relates to professional technical education; amends various provisions to conform to changes in terminology in federal law; changes the terms professional technical education and professional technical training to career and technical education and career and ... More... WA Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Workforce Development S.B. 5554 Alters the job skills program which provides grants to public and private secondary or postsecondary institutions and career schools or colleges for the development or expansion of job skills training; provides that the program shall give priority to applicati... More... NE Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Center for Student Leadership and Extended Learnings Act L.B. 476 Adopts the Center for Student Leadership and Extended Learnings Act.From statement of intent: creates the Center for Student Leadership and Extended Learning Act, and provides state support for establishing and maintaining within the State Department of Educat... More... CO Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Dual Enrollment and Career/Tech Programs S.B. 285 Includes career and technical education program providers among the institutions of higher education that are permitted to offer concurrent enrollment opportunities to high school students; adds representatives of career and technical education program provide... More... OH Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Career/Technical Education Programs OAC 3301-61-03 Amends criteria for secondary workforce development (career/technical education) programs. Requires all workforce development programs to be approved by the state department of education. Specifies that technical and academic course offerings in state-approved... More... OH Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Career-Based Intervention Programs OAC 3301-61-05 and -18 Establishes criteria for career-based intervention (CBI) programs, which provides grade 7-12 students who are disadvantaged (either academically, economically or both) with classroom instruction, academic intervention and instruction, and work-based learning e... More... TN Signed into law 05/2009 Postsec. Community College Cooperative Career and Technical Programs S.B. 1084 Relates to board of regents; requires the board of regents to study feasibility of cooperative career and technical programs between LEAs and Tennessee technology centers or other two-year institutions offering career and technical education. http://www.capito... More... GA Vetoed 05/2009 P-12 Career Test Substituting for Exit Exam S.B. 178, Section 11 Directs the state board to consider a passing score on an employer or industry certification exam or state board-approved state licensure exam when considering whether to grant a student a waiver from one or more sections of the graduation exam requirement. Pr... More... GA Vetoed 05/2009 P-12 College- and Work-Ready Programs of Study S.B. 178 Section 10, Part 1 Enacts the "Building Resourceful Individuals to Develop Georgia's Economy Act". Directs the department of education to develop focused programs of study in high demand, high skill and high wage academic and career fields, which may include aerospace, health ca... More... KY Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Tuition and Fees 780 KAR 2:140 Repeals and re-establishes a refund policy for tuition charges for career and technology programs/classes in Kentucky TECH schools, and for continuing education classes for adults. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/kar/780/002/140.htm ... More... KY Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Compensation for Specified CTE Activities 780 KAR 3:020 Specifies dollar amounts to be paid certified or equivalent career/technical education staff for (1) Administering the National Occupational Competency Testing Institute Performance Test (2) Each lesson plan used as a model for other classes in area technolog... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Career Development Facilitation H.B. 1400 - Career Development Section Requires the department to develop a program leading to a certificate in career development facilitation. The department shall award the certificate to any individual who: a. Holds a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution of higher education; b. ... More... ND Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Career & Technical Education Scholarship, Academic Scholarship H.B. 1400 - Scholarships Any resident student who graduates from a high school during or after the 2010-11 school year is eligible to receive a North Dakota career and technical education scholarship provided the student completes all requirements for a high school diploma and: 1. a. ... More... ID Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Professional/Technical Education Funding S.B. 1208 Appropriates funds to the State Board for Professional-Technical Education for the Division of Professional-Technical Education for fiscal year 2010; reappropriates certain unexpended and unencumbered balances; provides legislative intent on personnel costs; d... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 High School Diploma H.B. 1758 Expands options for students to earn high school diplomas; expands students' options and choices for completing high school by awarding diplomas to students who complete certain postsecondary programs. Chapter 524 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009... More... NE Signed into law 04/2009 Community College Vocational Training for Public Assistance Recipients L.B. 458 Provides for vocational training for public assistance recipients; provides that for creating the self-sufficiency contract and meeting the applicant's work activity requirement, an applicant shall be allowed to engage in vocational training that leads to an a... More... WV Adopted 04/2009 Postsec. Community College ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION Title 135, Series 49 Provides rules from The West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College regarding an accountability system for public higher education in the state. Relates to the development of statewide master plans, the process of entering into state and institut... More... AR Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Strengthening Vocational and Technical Education S.B. 955 Concerns vocational and technical education in public high schools; provides that a student who successfully completes an approved vocational or technical career pathway or program of study at a public high school shall be awarded a certificate of attainment w... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Career/Technical Education S.B. 5676 Provides for career and technical education opportunities for middle school students; provides that a middle school that receives approval from the office of the superintendent of public instruction to provide a career and technical program in science, technol... More... NM Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Apprenticeship Programs for High School Students S.B. 46 Allows school districts to provide for industry-taught or -guided pre- apprenticeship programs for qualified high school students; provides for approval of pre- apprenticeship programs, providers and industry instructors; exempts industry instructors from lice... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 Community College Technical College Degrees H.B. 1328 Allows public technical colleges to offer degrees that prepare students to transfer to certain bachelor degree programs. Chapter 64 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2009-10/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1328-S.PL.pdf... More... MT Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Montana Youth Challenge Program S.B. 216 Allows school district trustees to enter into an interlocal agreement with the Montana Youth Challenge Program to provide educational or vocational services to a student who is a resident of the district; allows a school district to include a resident student ... More... KS Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Community College Career Technical Education H.B. 2003 Concerns postsecondary career technical education; relates to a funding formula and updates terminology from vocational education to career technical education; provides that the postsecondary technical education authority shall develop a credit hour funding d... More... SD Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Job Corps S.B. 126 Revises certain provisions regarding school attendance and enrollment in the Job Corps. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2009/Bills/SB126ENR.pdf... More... SD Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Multidistrict, Career and Technical Academy H.B. 1044 Defines "Multidistrict, career and technical academy," as an educational entity designed to provide career and technical education and academic courses that prepare youth for a wide range of careers that require varying levels of education. Strengthens integra... More... UT Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Career and Technical Education Licenses R277-518 Changes Applied Technology Education (ATE) to Career and Technical Education (CTE) throughout R277-518. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2008/20081201/32143.htm... More... UT Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Career and Technical Education R277-911 Replaces reference to "tech prep" with reference to "CTE pathway," defined as a planned CTE/academic continuum of courses within a CTE field beginning in the 9th grade and continuing with postsecondary training culminating in an associate's degree, apprentices... More... LA Adopted 11/2008 P-12 Career and Tech. Course Offerings and Standards LAC 28:CXV.2373 Relates to agricultural education. Updates career and technical course offerings to be more aligned with national standards. http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v115/28v115.doc... More... IL Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 09/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Study of Current and Projected Shortages in Critical Occupations and Skill Sets S.B. 2632 Subject to appropriation, requires the department of commerce and economic opportunity to conduct a study to identify current and projected shortages in critical occupations and specific skill sets within businesses and industries, and to devise strategies to ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2008 P-12 Postsec. Course articulation A.B. 876 Requests the California State University, and the University of California to take specified actions with respect to the recognition of career technical education coursework in connection with the admissions criteria of the respective universities. Chapter 650... More... SD Adopted 08/2008 P-12 CAREER/TECHNICAL EDUCATION, EARLY INTERVENTION RULES 24:10:42:24; 24:43:13:01; 24:43:13:02 Amends Career/Technical Education rules to improve the accountability system. Amends Early Intervention Program rules for clarification, eligibility changes and rate changes. Amends Accreditation and School Improvement rules regarding certification of non- cer... More... IL Signed into law 08/2008 P-12 Assorted Amendments to the School Code S.B. 2482 Repeals the Professional Development Block Grant. Amends requirements related to annual census for special education, such that census must include students age 3 to 21 (rather than birth to 21) receiving special education services. Eliminates requirement that... More... SC Signed into law 08/2008 P-12 School-to-Work H.B. 4934 (Joint Resolution) Approves regulations of the Board of Education; relates to the School to Work Transition Act. http://www.scstatehouse.net/html-pages/house2.html... More... MO Adopted 08/2008 Postsec. career educators 5 CSR 80-800.280 Amends rule to incorporate 2008 changes. Updates certification requirements for Library Media Specialist certificate in Compendium of Missouri Certification Requirements. Updates certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of January 2008.... More... LA Signed into law 07/2008 Postsec. Community College TOPS-Tech Award H.B. 1278 Amends provisions of law related to the Tuition Opportunity Program for Students Tech Award (TOPS-Tech Award). Effective with the 2009-2010 award year and thereafter, expands eligibility to include any school registered by the state board of cosmetology and an... More... RI Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Apprenticeship Classroom Training H.B. 7931 Authorizes the board of regents for elementary and secondary education to authorize vocational schools to provide apprenticeship classroom training to students subject to the approval of the Rhode Island department of labor and training state apprenticeship co... More... AZ Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Career and Technical Finance H.B. 2234 Prohibits a joint technological education district (JTED) from spending Class B bond proceeds to construct or renovate a facility located on the campus of a school in a school district that participates in the JTED unless the facility is only used to provide c... More... LA Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Postsec. Workforce Training Rapid Response Fund H.B. 1018 Establishes the Workforce Training Rapid Response Fund. Authorizes the board of supervisors of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System to use such funds for various purposes, including for education directed at refining or developing literacy or o... More... NH Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Advanced Manufacturing Education Advisory Council S.B. 459 Establishes an Advanced Manufacturing Education Advisory Council to advise the Department of Education in the implementation, evaluation, and expansion of the advanced manufacturing curriculum, to assist the department in pursuing public and private funds in o... More... FL Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 High School Programs - Career/Tech & Virtual Schools S.B. 1906 Relates to alternative high school courses and programs. Establishes a pilot project for awarding high school credit for industry certification programs. Requires school districts to indicate interest in the pilot project. Provides for specified courses to be ... More... CT Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Career/Tech -- Agriculture Science and Technology H.B. 5869 Concerns agriculture science and technology education; increases state support of regional agriculture science programs by increasing the per pupil operating grant and the transportation grant; redesignates vocational agriculture programs as agriculture scienc... More... VT Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Community College Access to Technical Education H.B. 885 Relates to economic and workforce development. Section 11 of this bill (The Adult technical education; workforce education and training; report) requires the commissioner of education to: (1)  Outline and review the current method or methods by which tuition ... More... OK Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Career and Technology Education H.B. 2290 Relates to the State Board of Career and Technology Education; makes an appropriation; authorizes the expenditure of certain funds; provides for the budgeting of funds in certain categories and amounts; requires performance measures for budget categories; prov... More... OK Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Community College Postsec. Board of Private Vocational Schools S.B. 1211 Relates to the Board of Private Vocational Schools; requires budgeting in certain categories and amounts; requires certain performance measures; provides for duties and compensation of employees; limits salary of the Director; provides budgetary limitations. h... More... AZ Vetoed 05/2008 P-12 Curriculum H.B. 2557 Provides that a school district shall not eliminate or reduce instruction in physical education, the arts, music, career and technical education, or vocational education unless the reduction or elimination is necessary for budgetary reasons, unless the governi... More... MO Adopted 05/2008 P-12 CAREER EDUCATION 5 CSR 60-120.010 Incorporates the current state plan for career education. http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5c60-120.pdf... More... TN Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Work Experience and Career Employment Programs H.B. 2891 Permits the creation of work experience and career employment programs that provide study and employment in career and technical education programs for students 14 years of age or older; provided, that such programs comply with state and federal law on employm... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2008 Postsec. Community College private vocational programs S.B. 1431 Exempts a school that solely provides an instructional program for certified nursing assistants that is licensed by the Nursing Board from the requirement that a private vocational program license be held in order to operate a private vocational program. Chapt... More... IA Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Core Curriculum S.F. 2216 - Core Curriculum Amends previous language to remove "voluntary model" from the establishment of core curriculum for grades 9-12, beginning with students graduating in the 2010-2011 class. Prohibits the state board from requiring specific textbooks. Requires core curriculum tec... More... ME Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College High School and Postsecondary Integration H.B. 1549 (Resolve)Directs the Department of Education to recommend to the Board of Education an innovative model of consolidated and integrated secondary and postsecondary education; concerns facilities for a regional high school, a fully integrated career and technica... More... CO Adopted 04/2008 P-12 Community College Revisions to Colorado's Vocational Act 8 CCR 1504-2 Clarifies rules regarding the Colorado Vocational Act of 1970, including changing the phrase "Vocational Education" to "Career and Technical Education", revising the process of distributing monies to the districts so they're based on actual costs and actual st... More... SD Adopted 04/2008 Postsec. Career and Technical Education 24:10:45:01, :02, :06 thru :10, inclusive, :16, :17 Amends rules to assure that current practices for training instructional staff at the post-secondary technical institutes are up-to-date by changing from "vocational" to "career and technical," and to change the number of credits required in the first two year... More... CO Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Career/Technical Policies H.B. 1079 Relates to technical education; replaces the term vocational education with the term career and technical education in certain statutes; requires career and technical education funds to be distributed based on actual expenditures by participating school distri... More... WA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Career and Technical Education Act S.B. 6377 The bill requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction (OSPI) to develop a re-approval schedule for all career and technical education (CTE) programs and must establish performance measures and targets for CTE programs in specified areas. Dis... More... ID Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 career/technical education S.B. 1474 Appropriates a specified sum to the State Board for Professional Technical Education for the Division of Professional Technical Education; reappropriates unexpended and unencumbered fund balances. Chapter 245 http://www3.idaho.gov/oasis/S1474.html... More... VA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Career Readiness Certificate Program S.B. 756 Creates the Virginia Career Readiness Certificate Program to certify the workplace and college readiness skills of Virginians, in order to better prepare them for continued education and workforce training, successful employment, and career advancement. The Vi... More... LA Adopted 03/2008 P-12 Career and Technical Education Courses LAC 28:CXV.2377 Amends rules relating to the Entrepreneurship Content Standards Curriculum Framework. Updates and lists career and technical course offerings. See page 58 http://doa.louisiana.gov/osr/lac/28v115/28v115.doc... More... LA Adopted 03/2008 P-12 Entrepreneurship Content Standards & Career/Tech LAC 28:CXLIII.Chapters 1-5 Amends rules relating to the Entrepreneurship Content Standards Curriculum Framework. Discusses specific skills, traits, characteristics, objectives and benchmarks of the standards, and relation to other subjects. Relates to Career & Tech programs. http://doa.... More... VA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Expansion of Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program S.B. 169 Expands the Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program to include those teacher candidates pursuing an endorsement in career and technical education. This bill is a recommendation from the Joint Subcommittee to Study Science, Math, and Technology Education in ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Industry Certification S.B. 326 Requires the Board of Education to develop a plan for increasing the number of students receiving industry certification and state licensure as part of their career and technical education; requires the plan to include an annual goal for school divisions. http... More... NH Signed into law 03/2008 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary Career Schools S.B. 173 Amends the procedures for regulation of private postsecondary career schools. http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2008/SB0173.html... More... ID Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Postsec. Economic/Workforce Development S.B. 1256 Provides an exception from the merit system for employees of the Idaho Career Information System; establishes the Career Information System within the Department of Labor to help citizens understand the link between educational preparation and work, explore ed... More... VA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Community College Career Readiness Certification Program H.B. 1526 From fiscal impact statement: HB 1526 creates the Virginia Career Readiness Certification Program to certify the workplace and college readiness skills of Virginians, in order to better prepare them for continued education and workforce training, successful em... More... SD Signed into law 02/2008 P-12 finance--career and technical education S.B. 155 Provides state aid to education to certain school districts for students who currently attend a high school primarily focused on career and technical education that is operated by an eligible school district and who, immediately prior to attending the high sch... More... VA Signed into law 02/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Career and Technical Teacher Recruitment H.B. 506 Relates to the Teaching Scholarship Loan Program to increase the number of candidates pursuing careers in career and technical education. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+HB506ER... More... AK Adopted 02/2008 P-12 Work-Ready/College-Ready Transitional Skills Assessment 4 AAC 06.715, .717 Establishes a program curriculum and benchmark assessments to ensure that students in Alaska have the basic or transitional skills required for a successful transition into college and/or the workplace. ALASKA 3558... More... CA Signed into law 10/2007 P-12 Teacher credentials S.B. 52 Renames the designated subjects vocational education teaching credential the designated subjects preliminary career technical education teaching credential. Repeals authority for issuance and renewal of designated subjects teaching credentials for part-time se... More... MO Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Postsec. Teacher certification, 5 CSR 80-800.270 Amends rule to incorporate changes in the Compendium for 2007. Deletes certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007. http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5c80-800.pdf ... More... MO Adopted 10/2007 P-12 Postsec. Teacher certification 5 CSR 80-800.380 Amends rule to incorporate 2007 Compendium changes. Deletes certification requirements for Postsecondary Career Educators as of June 2007. http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/csr/current/5csr/5c80-800.pdf... More... CA Signed into law 09/2007 P-12 Postsec. P-16 A.B. 428 Requires each school district offering any of grades 9 to 12, inclusive, prior to class registration, for each school in the district, to provide parents or guardians with written notification relating to the courses offered by the school satisfying the requir... More... VT Adopted 09/2007 P-12 EDUCATOR LICENSING 16 VSA 164(5), -1691a, -1692, -1695, -1697, -1792(a), -1751, -59 Amends rules pertaining to Career and Technical (CTE) educator licensing. The goals of the changes to the CTE endorsements are to: · break down the wall between "regular" education and career and technical education endorsements, in support of the broader goa... More... CA Signed into law 09/2007 Postsec. private postsecondary S.B. 45 Extends the provisions of the Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act of 1989. Provides for the extension of voluntary agreements with institutions regarding compliance with related state statutes. Authorizes accredited institutions to make s... More... CA Vetoed 09/2007 P-12 Career education A.B. 666 Relates to existing law that establishes an incentive grant program for the purpose of improving, expanding, and establishing instructional programs in home economics careers and technology career technical education to improve the academic achievement and car... More... CA Vetoed 09/2007 P-12 Career education A.B. 598 Authorizes a community college or apprentice training instructor to teach a career technical education course in a subject that is not a core academic subject on a high school campus. Authorizes a pupil to take an apprenticeship, job training, or community col... More... CA Signed into law 09/2007 P-12 Career/Technical Education A.B. 597 Makes the State Department of Education responsible for the creation of comprehensive, easy to access, user-friendly Web site pages with specified information about opportunities and programs available in the state on career technical education in elementary a... More... CA Signed into law 09/2007 P-12 Career education facilities S.B. 13 Requires the State Department of Education to include in the application for school districts for new construction funding certain questions relating to career technical education facilities, including whether the funding would be used for facilities related t... More... LA Adopted 08/2007 P-12 CTE Course Offerings LAC 28:CXV.Chapter 23 Updates career and technical education course offerings so that they are more aligned with national standards. Pages 6-8 of 79: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0708/0708RUL.pdf... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Agricultural Science Teacher Training Continuum and Incentive Funding Grants H.B. 1922 Subject to appropriation, requires the state board of education to develop a secondary-level agricultural science teacher training continuum and to provide incentive funding grants to the agriculture science teacher education programs at Illinois State Univers... More... NH Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Admission of Students With Two Years High School H.B. 822 Requires regional vocational schools to accept students who have completed 2 years of high school regardless of the number of credits earned; allows students to enroll in regional vocational schools when the department of education determines it would be in th... More... HI Became law without governor's signature 07/2007 P-12 Project EAST H.B. 1630 Relates to high school-level project EAST (environmental and spatial technology), which integrates cutting-edge technology, such as computer-assisted drafting, geographic information systems, global positioning systems, and computer graphic applications such a... More... PA Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Community College Postsec. Pennsylvania Technical College Program H.B. 842 -- Article XIX-F This section of H.B. 842 establishes the Pennsylvania Technical College Program as a competititve grant program (to the extent that funds appropriated can support) to prepare students in educationally underserved areas for high-demand occupations that requrie ... More... FL Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Postsec. Workforce and Career Preparation S.B. 1232 Creates the State Career and Professional Education Act to improve academic performance and to respond to workforce needs; requires a school district to develop strategic plans to address and meet local and regional workforce needs and to establish a career an... More... TN Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Career and Technical Education H.B. 1225 Requires the Tennessee council for career and technical education to conduct a study to determine proper methods for integrating career and technical education courses and to report its findings and recommendations to the chair of the education committees for ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Awareness of Career and Technology Education H.B. 3485 From bill analysis: The purpose of this bill is to raise awareness about the value of career and technology education by including it in existing policies that impact student course-taking decisions. In this way, students, parents, and educators will consider ... More... HI Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Career/Technical Education and STEM S.B. 885 (Section 1-10) Directs the department of education to establish and administer a career and technical education program that meets the requirements of the federal Perkins Act of 2006.  Provides the department's program may include:      (1)  Pathway programs of study, includ... More... TX Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Reimbursement for Certification Exams H.B. 2383 Entitles a student to reimbursement for the cost of a certification examination upon completion of a school district's career and technology program in which a student receives instruction for employment in a certain trade or occupation if the student passes t... More... NV Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Career and Technical Education Reporting A.B. 131 Requires reports of accountability information for public schools to include certain information regarding pupils enrolled in career and technical education. Revises provisions governing the acquisition of joint facilities and projects by school districts for ... More... CT Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Technical High Schools Committee S.B. 1283 Relates to the advisory committee on technical high schools; reconstitutes the state-wide technical high school advisory committee with members appointed by the State Board of Education; makes recommendations to the State Board of Education concerning the cons... More... KS Signed into law 05/2007 Postsec. Community College Postsecondary Technical Education Authority H.B. 2556 Establishes the postsecondary technical education authority. Provides that when making appointments of the representatives of Kansas business and industry and the general public, consideration must be given to individuals recognized for their knowledge or expe... More... IN Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Workforce Proficiency Panel S.B. 345 Repeals provisions establishing the vocational technical proficiency panel (also called the workforce proficiency panel); repeals a provision that requires the panel to adopt standards for postsecondary certificates of achievement for technical education progr... More... ND Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Career and Technical Education, Enrepreneurship Education H.B. 1019 Increases funding for for the Department of Career & Technical Education by $4.9 million, 29 percent over from the previous biennium. The $4.9 million in this legislation is part of a total $8 million increase in workforce training funds coordinated between K-... More... WA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Community College Skill Centers S.B. 5790 Creates a new chapter addressing skill centers. Beginning in the 2007- 08 school year, students attending skill centers will be funded for all classes at the skill center and the sending district up to 1.6 full time equivalent (FTE) students, or as determined ... More... WA Signed into law 04/2007 Community College Postsec. Private Vocational Schools S.B. 5402 It is clarified that private vocational schools must meet the minimum requirements to obtain and maintain an operating license. Private vocational schools must demonstrate their financial viability and responsibility to the Workforce Training and Education Coo... More... VA Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Technical Diploma H.B. 2039 Requires the state board to establish the requirements for a technical diploma. This diploma shall meet or exceed the requirements of a standard diploma and will include a concentration in career and technical education, as established in Board regulations. A ... More... ID Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Idaho Digital Learning Academy S.B. 1237 (Sections 12-14) Strikes existing provision that funding for the Idaho Digital Learning Academy be provided from an annual budget request to the legislature from the superintendent of public instruction. Creates new section providing that a portion of the annual legislative ap... More... ID Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Professional-Technical Regional Public Charter Schools S.B. 1088 Allows for the creation of "professional-technical regional public charter schools." Provides that a professional-technical regional public charter school must meet the standards and qualifications established by the division of professional-technical educatio... More... VA Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Career & Technical Education Diploma S.B. 1147, H.B. 2039 Directs the Board of Education to establish the requirements for a technical diploma, which must meet or exceed the requirements of a standard diploma and include a concentration in career and technical education. The bill is identical to HB 2039, which also p... More... LA Adopted 03/2007 P-12 High School Coursetaking LAC 28:CXV.2319 Adds Database Programming with PL/SQL, Java Programming, Database Design and Programming and Digital Media I/II to the computer/technology courses that may fulfill the 1 unit computer/technology requirement for an optional career area of concentration. Pages 8... More... VA Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Community College Advisory Council on Career and Technical Education Sunset Date Extension H.B. 2040 Extends the sunset date for the Advisory Council on Career and Technical Education until July 1, 2012. The 17-member advisory council is charged with submitting recommendations for career and technical education that shall include policies and goals for caree... More... VA Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Career & Technical Education Project Contractor Licensing Requirements Exemption H.B. 2757 Exempts from the contractor licensing requirements work undertaken by students as part of a career and technical education project as defined in § 22.1-228 established by any school board in accordance with Article 5 (§ 22.1-228 et seq.) of Chapter 13 of Title... More... VA Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Standards, Assessment, Professional Development & Code of Conduct Updates S.B. 795 Provides for the phasing out of the eighth grade cumulative history test in the 2007-2008 school year, and the implementation of the United States History to 1877, United States History: 1877 to the Present, and Civics and Economics tests in the 2008-2009 scho... More... SD Vetoed 03/2007 Community College Postsec. State Board of Technical Institutes S.B. 95 Establishes a State Board of Technical Institutes, to provide for its powers, duties, and responsibilities, and to provide for the transfer of authority over public postsecondary technical education from the Department of Education to the State Board of Techni... More... OH Adopted 02/2007 P-12 Diploma with Honors Criteria OAC 3301-13-07, -16-01, -02 Revises criteria for awarding the diploma with honors for both the college preparatory and career-technical curriculum options, effective with the Class of 2011. Reduces criteria eligible students must meet to 7 out of 8 for both curriculum options (through Cl... More... VA Signed into law 02/2007 P-12 Reporting Number of Career & Tech. Ed. Students H.B. 1978, S.B. 1148 Requires local school boards to include in their annual report to the Board of Education the number of students who have met the requirements for a career and technical concentration or specialization and all requirements for high school graduation or an appro... More... ID Adopted 01/2007 P-12 Postsec. Graduation Requirements and Advanced Opportunities IDAPA 08.02.03 Increases total number of credits required for high school graduation to 46 credits (23 Carnegie units) starting with the 2013 graduating class. Increases math requirements to 3 units and science requirements to 3 units. Requires students to take the ACT, SAT,... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Postsec. College and Work Readiness S.B. 311-- Sec. 3301.43 Requires that the partnership for continued learning, in conjunction with the Ohio board of regents and the state board, recommend a means of assessing high school students' college and work readiness, especially in English and mathematics. The partnership is ... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Ohio Core Graduation Requirements S.B. 311-- Sec. 3313.603(A), (B), (C) Part 1, (K) adn (L) Increases high school graduation requirements for students entering grade 9 during the 2010-2011 school year (Class of 2014). Increases math units from 3 to 4; requires one unit of Algebra II or its equivalent. Existing 3-unit requirement in science calls for ... More... UT Adopted 11/2006 P-12 Per Pupil Funding & Attendance/Completion Recordkeeping R277-419 Allows exceptions to the minimum number of instructional hours and schools days per year for individual students and schools; requires Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs to ensure that accurate records of daily st... More... CA Vetoed 09/2006 P-12 Digital Arts Program A.B. 252 Establishes the Digital Arts Studio Partnership Program to train youth in digital technology arts. Requires the program to be administered by the Lieutenant Governor's Office. Requires the office to contract with a nonprofit corporation to implement the progra... More... CA Vetoed 09/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Career Technical Education Coordinating Council A.B. 2115 Establishes the Career Technical Education Coordinating Council for purposes of identifying state and federal career education programs in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive and recommending ways to coordinate programs and funding to enhance the econom... More... CA Signed into law 09/2006 Postsec. Career/Technical Education Standards S.B. 1543 Adds a provision to the Donahoe Higher Education Act that if either the University of California or California State University had not adopted model uniform academic standards for career technical education that will satisfy the completion of a general electi... More... WA Adopted 08/2006 P-12 Funds for Vocational Skills Centers WAC 392-121-465 Amends the formula for and distribution of state moneys for state incentive grants for increased enrollment in vocational skills centers programs. Implements language in the 2006 budget directing the Office to develop criteria to award incentive grants to enco... More... LA Adopted 08/2006 P-12 Career and Technical Education Course Offerings LAC 28:CXV.2319, 2377, and 2387 Updates Career and Technical course offerings to make these more aligned with national standards. Pages 3-5 of 55: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0608/0608RUL.pdf... More... TX Adopted 07/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Tech-Prep Programs and Consortia 19 TAC 1.9.K.9.201 -.206 Establishes purpose, authority and general provisions for Tech-Prep Consortia. Outlines the state administration of Tech-Prep Programs and Consortia. Establishes the responsibilities of the consortia. Establishes the criteria for a statewide system to evaluate... More... LA Adopted 07/2006 P-12 Trade and Industrial Education Curricula LAC 28:CXXVII.Chapters 1-7 Updates Career and Technical course offerings to be more aligned with national standards. http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0607/0607RUL.pdf... More... TX Adopted 07/2006 P-12 Foreign Language Courses and Tech Prep Progam 19 TAC 2.74.D.74.43, .44 Allows for students who are at higher proficiency levels to meet the graduation requirements by taking higher level language courses. Clarifies that Tech prep is a program of study, not a course. TEXAS 99898... More... VA Rule Adoption 07/2006 P-12 Standards For Accrediting Public Schools 8 VAC 20-131-10 thru -320 non seq. Amends regulations establishing standards for accrediting public schools in Virginia. The amendments include additional options for students to meet the requirements for graduation; change the methodology for calculating accreditation ratings; create greater ... More... PA Adopted 07/2006 P-12 Academic Standards for Career Education and Work 22 PA. Code Ch. 4 Establishes rules relating to academic standards and assessment. Adds academic standards for Career Education and Work. Specifies academic standards to be achieved by students enrolled at various grade levels in the public schools of this Commonwealth. PENNSYL... More... LA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Community College Early College/Dual Enrollment S.B. 749 Requires and provides incentives for high schools and postsecondary institutions to maximize the shared use of facilities, technology, faculty, and other resources to provide articulated and reciprocal technical training to high school students and recent high... More... OK Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Postsec. State Board of Career and Technology Education H.B. 1013B Appropriates funds to the state board of career and technology education. Sets budgetary limitations, requires performance measures for budget categories, provides a formula for the salary calculation of vocational teachers and provides for grants. http://webs... More... HI Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Vocational Agricultural Education Program H.B. 2179 Provides for the establishment of a vocational agriculture education program to provide assistance to school districts for the coordination of the activities of student agricultural organizations and associations. Requires the director of the vocational agric... More... HI Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Vocational, Technical, and Career Pathway Education Teachers S.B. 2887 Increases the number of vocational, technical, and career pathway education teachers by directing the Hawaii Teachers Standards Board to set alternative criteria and establish other measures of qualification necessary for these types of teachers to meet licens... More... IA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Community College Postsec. Identifying Quality Instructional Centers at Community Colleges S.B. 2272 - Section 18 Deletes provision requiring the director of the department of education to develop an application and review process for the identification of quality instructional centers at community colleges (section 256.9, subsection 40). Program identification criteria w... More... VT Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Commission to Develop the Next Generation Initiative S.B. 312 Relates to higher education. Creates a commission to develop the next generation initiative to encourage Vermonters to live and work in Vermont. Proposes the commission consider a broad range of ideas to meet this goal, including: (1)  Strategies to ensure t... More... MO Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 "Ready to Work" Endorsement Program S.B. 894 Directs the department of education to develop a "ready to work" endorsement program by June 30, 2007. Provides that the program must include: (1) Voluntary participation by high school seniors who choose to participate; (2) Academic components; (3) Work re... More... OK Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Powers and Duties of the State Board of Career and Technology Education H.B. 2983 Expands powers and duties of the State Board of Career and Technology Education. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06bills/HB/HB2983_ENR.RTF... More... LA Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College High School/Community College Linkages H.B. 1023 Requires the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges to work with Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) to improve linkages and career and technical education pathways between high schools and community and technical colleges. Re... More... TN Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Renaming of Vo-Tech Division in SDE H.B. 4040; S.B. 3919 Concerns Education; renames the division of vocational-technical education within the department of education as the division of career and technical education; revises membership of the Tennessee council for vocational-technical education. http://www.legislat... More... KS Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Bilingual Weighting Funds S.B. 549 - Section 13, 16, 27 Authorizes districts to spend funds received from the bilingual weighting to pay the cost of providing at-risk and preschool-aged at-risk education programs and services. Authorizes districts to spend funds received from the preschool-aged at-risk weighting to... More... GA Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Career and Technical Education Oversight Commission H.B. 1228 Creates the Career and Technical Education Oversight Commission. Requires the head of the career and technical education program of the department of education to report annually to the commission regarding the conditions, needs, issues and problems of the pr... More... FL Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Providing a Comprehensive Education H.B. 7087 (Section 10) District school boards and superintendents must prescribe and adopt standards and policies to provide each student the opportunity to receive a complete education program, including language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, health, physical educati... More... FL Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Florida Ready to Work Certification Program H.B. 7087 (Section 35) Creates the Florida Ready to Work Certification Program to enhance the workplace skills of Florida's students to better prepare them for successful employment in specific occupations. The program may be conducted in public middle and high schools, community co... More... FL Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Career and Professional Academies H.B. 7087 (Section 27) Creates career and professional academies, defined as a research-based program that integrates a rigorous academic curriculum with an industry-driven career curriculum. The academies may be offered by public schools, school districts, or the Florida Virtual Sc... More... GA Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Agricultural Education Advisory Commission H.B. 1227 Creates the Agricultural Education Advisory Commission. Requires the head of the agricultural education program of the Department of Education to report annually to commission regarding the conditions, needs, issues and problems of the program. Requires the co... More... OK Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Postsec. Community College Promote Career/Technology Programs H.B. 2139 Authorizes and directs the state board of career and technology education to accept and expend funds from any source in order to market, advertise or promote programs and services available through the career and technology education system. http://www.okhouse... More... IL Adopted 04/2006 P-12 High School Graduation Requirements 23 IAC 1.440 Changes reference to "career education" to "career and technical education." Clarifies differences between courses high schools must offer, courses students must take, and courses students must pass to graduate. Clarifies that all high school students must t... More... LA Adopted 04/2006 P-12 General Career and Technical Education Course Offerings LAC 28:CXV.2377 Revises current course offerings, bringing them in line with current industry standards. http://www.doa.state.la.us/osr/reg/0604/0604RUL.pdf (page 5 of 106)... More... MI Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 New High School Graduation Requirements H.B. 5606 Establishes statewide high school graduation requirements effective with the class of 2010, including 4 units English; 3 units science, including biology and either chemistry or physics. Strongly encourages students to complete a fourth credit in science, such... More... ID Adopted 04/2006 P-12 Advanced Opportunities IDAPA 08.02.03 Requires all high schools, effective July 1, 2007, to provide Advanced Opportunities (defined as Advanced Placement courses, dual credit courses, Tech Prep, or International Baccalaureate programs), or provide opportunities for students to take courses at the ... More... IL Adopted 04/2006 P-12 High Technology School-to-Work 14 IAC 110.170 Identifies 10 criteria the department must use when reviewing grant proposals and making awards for the High Technology School-to-Work Program. Criteria include the appropriateness of the targeted industries and occupations; the appropriateness of the targete... More... KY Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Kentucky Workforce Investment Board S.B. 57 Relates to reorganization; designates the Kentucky Workforce Investment Board as the sole state agency responsible for the administration of vocational and technical education and the supervision of the administration of vocational and technical education; per... More... NE Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Career Education Partnership Act L.B. 690 Adopts the Career Education Partnership Act. The bill provides for the state department of education to administer a program to provide grants to collaborative partnerships of two or more school districts that are collaborating on a project with an educational... More... MS Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Alternative Diploma H.B. 214 Directs the department of education to design and implement an alternative high school diploma for students who are interested in direct entry into the workforce immediately following high school graduation. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html... More... WA Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Community College Apprenticeship Programs H.B. 2789 Requires the following to be implemented to expand opportunities for secondary school students to prepare for technical careers and related apprenticeships: (1) Centers of excellence and other colleges with a high density of apprenticeship programs shall act a... More... WA Signed into law/partial veto 03/2006 P-12 Career/Technical Graduation Option H.B. 2973 Declares an intent to create a rigorous, high quality career and technical high school graduation option that assures students meet state standards in fundamental academic content areas, but also reflects nationally recognized standards for the knowledge and s... More... WA Signed into law 03/2006 Postsec. Community College Skill Centers S.B. 5717 Finds that skill centers provide students with high quality educational opportunities through programs that combine academics with career and technical education. Finds that skill centers provide extremely valuable support to local businesses seeking skilled e... More... SD Line Item Veto 02/2006 P-12 Career and Technical Education Grants S.B. 168 Appropriates $1 million for enhancement of secondary career and technical education from the state general fund; provides for grants. Requires priority consideration to those programs that are innovative or enhanced, that are collaborative efforts, or that inc... More... NJ Signed into law 02/2006 P-12 Postsec. Center for Occupational Employment Information S.B. 2826 Reforms State's workforce investment system, establishes the Center forOccupational Employment Information to provide information supporting career guidance and academic counseling programs, to make information and planning resources relating education to care... More... VA Adopted 12/2005 P-12 Juvenile Work Release Programs 6 VAC 35-190-10 thru -120 Emergency regulation effective December 14, 2005, through December 13, 2006 that assists juveniles in acquiring necessary work habits, developing marketable skills, and identifying career goals through a range of career opportunities and mentoring apprenticesh... More... DE Adopted 12/2005 P-12 Requirements for Career Technical Education Programs 14 DAC 525 All school districts and charter schools that offer state approved career technical education programs must: a) have the approval of the Department of Education before implementing new programs; b) have adequate funding to support and sustain the instructional... More... IL Adopted 11/2005 P-12 High Technology School-to-Work 14 IAC 110.170 The goal of the High Technology School-to-Work Program is to improve education and to prepare Illinois' students to transition from school to high skilled, high paying jobs in the areas of science, mathematics, and advanced technology. Increasing the number of... More... NY Signed into law 11/2005 P-12 Learning Opportunities in Technology S.B. 5729 Relates to establishing the Tech Valley High School in the Capital Region and Questar III BOCES districts to provide expanded learning opportunities in the area of technology as well as core academics to students in those districts., ... More... MI Signed into law 10/2005 P-12 Career and technical preparation enrollment options H.B. 4144 Amends the act establishing career and technical preparation enrollment options for certain students enrolled in Michigan schools. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2005-2006/billenrolled/house/pdf/2005-HNB-4144.pdf... More... CA Vetoed 09/2005 P-12 Career Technical Education Vision Council. H.B. 917 This bill would create the Career Technical Education Vision Council to make recommendations regarding career technical education, as specified, and to develop a workforce preparation and strategic plan on or before December 31, 2007. The bill also would creat... More... CA Signed into law 09/2005 P-12 Career Education Data on State Report Cards H.B. 1609 An act to amend Section 33126 of the Education Code, relating to vocational education. This bill would amend the act to also require the school accountability report card to include assessment of career-technical education data measures, such as the number of ... More... IL Signed into law 07/2005 P-12 Community College Vocational Academies Act H.B. 3646 Creates the Vocational Academies Act to integrate workplace competencies and career and technical education with core academic subjects. A school district, in partnership with community colleges, local employers, and community-based organizations, may establi... More... LA Signed into law 07/2005 Community College Technical Education H.B. 505 Requires the commissioner of higher education, not later than August 16, 2005, to appoint or assign a person with appropriate expertise and background to research, prepare, and propose a plan for the organization of the technical division. Assigned person is t... More... LA Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Postsec. TOPS-Tech Early Start Awards S.B. 355 AN ACT To enact R.S. 17:3048.5. Establishes the TOPS-Tech Early Start Award as part of the Louisiana Tuition Opportunity Program for Students for eligible 11th- and 12th-grade students attending Louisiana public high schools. States that a TOPS-Tech Early Star... More... MS Rule Adoption 06/2005 Postsec. Community College 2005 Workforce Project Policies Uncodified Amends rules concerning 2005 Workforce Project Policies. Establishes policies to aid in the provision of workforce education. MISSISSIPPI REG 10005 (SN)... More... LA Signed into law 06/2005 Community College Postsec. Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges S.B. 84 AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 17:1871(A)(2), relative to membership of the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges; to provide relative to terms and qualifications of appointees to the board; to provide with regard to experience as a condit... More... HI Vetoed 06/2005 P-12 Quality of Apprenticeship Programs S.B. 1889 Amends the standards for apprenticeship agreements to include assurances of qualified training personnel, adequate job supervision, and the requisite licenses. Requires the director of DLIR to establish an apprenticeship council whose purpose is to promote and... More... HI Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Postsec. Deployment of Hawaii Based Military Members S.B. 1394 The purpose of this Act is for schools whose student population includes at least twenty per cent or one hundred students from military families as determined by the department of education to provide for the following: (1) Additional staff; (2) Child care ser... More... NH Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 State funding of regional vocational education centers H.B. 78 This bill clarifies the capital appropriation requirements for funding regional vocational education projects, provides that the state shall fund a maximum of 75 percent of the cost of renovation or expansion of a regional vocational education center, and adds... More... DE Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Delaware Advisory Council on Career and Technical Education H.B. 71 Establishes the Delaware Advisory Council on Career and Technical Education (DACCTE) to advise the Governor, General Assembly, Secretary of Education and the State Board of Education on all matters pertaining to career and technical education with emphasis on ... More... NV Signed into law 06/2005 P-12 Career/technical education diplomas and advisory committees H.B. 388 Calls for the establishment of "advisory technical skills committees" by superintendents of districts with career and technical education. Establishes that a pupil who successfully completes a program of career and technical education and who otherwise sati... More... TN Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Notification of Potential Career Opportunities S.B. 709 Adds new subsection 49-7-202. Requires the commission, with the assistance of the University of Tennessee system and the state university and community college system, to develop information concerning the potential career opportunities in each curriculum or m... More... TX Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Community College Tech-Prep Consortia S.B. 1809 From bill analysis: The Texas Tech-Prep Program was enacted in 1999 to allow high school students to begin a college technical major while still attending high school. Texas' Tech-Prep law emphasizes the important role played by Texas' ... More... SC Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College South Carolina Education and Economic Development Act H.B. 3155 Adds a new chapter (59) establishing the South Carolina Education and Economic Development Act. Provides for the development of a curriculum organized around a career cluster system that must provide students with both strong academics and real-world problem s... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Postsec. Community College Joint Technological Education District H.B. 2418 States that a student in a K-8 program who enrolls in courses offered by the joint technological education district is not to be included in the joint district's average daily attendance or average daily membership. Also states that a student in a K-6 program ... More... MS Rule Adoption 05/2005 P-12 Academic and Elective Carnegie Unit Credit Uncodified Approves the granting of academic and elective Carnegie unit credit for certain Vocational and Technical secondary course offerings to meet the requirements for high school graduation in response to the call for additional rigor in high school coursework and ... More... GA Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Joint Agricultural Education Study Committee H.R. 50 Creates the Joint Agricultural Education Study Committee for the purposes of promoting the importance and study of agriculture in the state. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/versions/hr50_HR_50_AP_6.htm... More... SC Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Vocational Becomes Career and Technology H.B. 3413 Act No. 49 changes references from "vocational" to "career and technology." http://www.scstatehouse.net/sess116_2005-2006/prever/3413_20050427.htm... More... HI Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 School-to-Work Council S.B. 1249 Repeals the school-to-work executive council. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1249_.htm... More... ID Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Division of Professional-Technical Education and the Office of the State Board of Education S.B. 1234 Reaffirms that the Division of Professional-Technical Education and the Office of the State Board of Education each play unique and vital roles in the state's educational system. Authorizes these agencies to share administrative resources only to the extent n... More... ND Signed into law 04/2005 Postsec. Community College Private Postsecondary Institution Operations S.B. 2120 Relates to fees provided to the state board for career and technical education for authorizations to operate private postsecondary institutions; relates to the authorizations to operate private postsecondary institutions and use of false academic degrees; prov... More... NM Pocket Veto by GOVERNOR. 04/2005 P-12 School District S.B. 308 Relates to School District additions to other Districts. http://legis.state.nm.us/lcs/_session.asp?chamber=S&type=++&number=308&year=05... More... NM Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Vocational Education Under Public Commission H.B. 176 Makes the Public Education Commission the governing authority and sole state agency for supervision of the state plan relating to vocational education. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/HB0176.pdf... More... NM Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. School Districts H.B. 693 Relates to higher education; provides procedures for adding portions of school districts to existing technical and vocational institute districts. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/HB0693.pdf... More... VA Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Entrepreneurship Education Program S.B. 969 Creates the Entrepreneurship Education Program, consisting of grants administered by the state board to public secondary schools to support innovative educational programs designed to assist students in the development of their entrepreneurial, academic, and l... More... UT Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. Community College Utah College of Applied Technology H.B. 86 This bill: < allows Utah College of Applied Technology courses to fulfill high school graduation requirements, subject to State Board of Education approval; < repeals the authority for the Utah College of Applied Technology to offer a high school diploma; < es... More... AR Signed into law 02/2005 P-12 Department Of Education H.B. 1073 Appropriates FY 2004-2005 emergency supplemental funds to department to disburse for grants and aid to state secondary vocational area centers. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/hb1073.pdf... More... SD Adopted 12/2004 P-12 Exemption Process/Technical Education/Study Courses SDCR 24:03:01:01, 04:16, 17, 17.01, 18, 06:06.01, 31, 32, 10:42:23 Aligns rule to current statutes and removes State Board of Education from the exemption process. Changes new technical education program proposal deadline to April 1. Creates definitions for the proposed three high school courses of study. Defines the requirem... More... MI Signed into law 12/2004 P-12 Postsec. Career and Technical Preparation Act S.B. 1157 Provides for replacing high school MEAP test with the Michigan Merit Examination in the Career and Technical Preparation Act. http://www.michiganlegislature.org/mileg.asp?page=getObject&objName=2004-SB-1157... More... AR Rule Adoption 12/2004 P-12 Policies and Procedures for Secondary Area Technical Centers Uncodified Amends rules related to special policies and procedures related to secondary area technical centers. http://dwe.arkansas.gov/SecondaryAreaCenters/centerpoliciesprcoeduresdecember2004.doc... More... MI Signed into law 11/2004 P-12 Special Education and ISDs H.B. 5839 Clarifies and limits duration of intermediate school district millages to fund special education and vocational education; relates to the limited use of bonds for special education and vocational education facilities. http://www.michiganlegislature.org/mileg.... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 School Accountability Report Card: Requirements A.B. 2596 Deletes the requirement, under the Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act, that the School Accountability Report Card include information on the degree to which pupils are prepared to enter the workforce and whether the school qualifies for... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Academic and Career Exploration Plan A.B. 2295 Authorizes a school district to provide a pupil with an individualized academic and career exploration plan prior to the completion of grade 9. The plan must be developed jointly by the student, parent and a school counselor with a valid credential in pupil pe... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 Postsec. Private Postsecondary Education Reform A.B. 711 Relates to the Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act of 1989. Defines nationally accredited institution to mean an institution that provides a degree, diploma or certificate and that is accredited by a recognized national institutional accr... More... MI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Postsec. Community College Licensing Fees for Training Occupation Schools S.B. 1231 Clarifies the process for issuance of certain registrations and licenses; expands the process to include discount and refund language; relates to training occupation schools; exempts certain professions. http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2003-2004/... More... AL Rule Adoption 07/2004 P-12 Requirements for Occupational Diploma AAC 290-3-1-.02 Establishes rules amending language to include the requirements for the Alabama Occupational Diploma. http://www.alabamaadministrativecode.state.al.us/docs/ed/3ED1.htm#T1... More... HI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 07/2004 P-12 Community College Freely Associated States Students Education S.B. 214 Authorizes Leeward Community College to develop a program to provide services for Freely Associated States students as well as the Microesian, Marshallese and Palauan community at large, to ensure their success in school through cultural education and integrat... More... CA Vetoed 07/2004 P-12 Regional Occupational Program: Pupil Eligibility S.B. 1591 Provides that a pupil who will attain the age of 16 years during the school year may be admitted to a regional occupational center or program. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1551-1600/sb_1591_bill_20040624_enrolled.html Veto message: http://www.gove... More... FL Signed by Governor 06/2004 P-12 Career and Technical Education H.B. 769 Relates to career, workforce and technical education; requires said education programs within the comprehensive high school program of study to be industry certified; provides academic requirements for students enrolled in said education programs; allows chart... More... FL Vetoed 06/2004 Postsec. Workforce Development Programs S.B. 1258 Relates to workforce development education programs; redesignates adult technical education programs as workforce development education programs; provides requirements for funding. http://www.flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=sb... More... MS Rule Adoption 06/2004 P-12 Vocational Technical Management Training (uncodified) Amends rules concerning the vocational technical management training system (EMTS) instruction manual. MISSISSIPPI REG 9118 (SN)... More... AR Rule Adoption 06/2004 P-12 Postsec. Adult Skill Training Classes/Secondary Vocation Centers Uncodified Establishes rules regarding secondary area centers as a part of the policies and procedures for secondary programs and adult skill training classes and secondary vocational centers.... More... IL Signed into law 06/2004 Postsec. Private Business and Vocational Schools H.B. 3088 Amends the Private Business and Vocational Schools Act. Provides that certain educational institutions that enroll students in one or more bachelor-level programs and are accredited by a national accrediting agency that is recognized by the U.S. Department of ... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Community College Vocational Program Participation H.B. 2005 Allows individuals over 22 years of age to attend vocational programs on a campus that is not a comprehensive high school campus during regular school hours in a county with a population that exceeds one million in a joint technological education district (JTE... More... MS Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Postsec. Community College Mississippi Comprehensive Workforce Training H.B. 973 Establishes the "Mississippi Comprehensive Workforce Training and Education Consolidation Act of 2004" to create one comprehensive workforce training system for the state by consolidating the Mississippi Workforce Development Advisory Council and the Workforce... More... CO Signed into law 05/2004 Community College Postsec. Vocational Schools Transfers H.B. 1361 Directs the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education to adopt policies to ensure the transfer of credits from area vocational schools to institutions within the state system of community and technical colleges. http://www.leg.state.co.us/c... More... DE Rule Adoption 05/2004 P-12 Certification Trade And Industrial (T & I) Teacher 14 DAC 1559 Amends rules to comply with statutory changes regarding licensure and certification of educators. Defines terms and clarifies the requirements for course work by trade and industrial teachers. (Previously 14 DAC 341) http://legis.state.de.us/LIS/Register.NSF/v... More... LA Adopted 05/2004 P-12 Business Education Content Standards and Curriculum LAC 28:LXVII.Chapters 1-9 Codifies rules relating to the business education content standards and the curriculum framework for Louisiana. Provides rules relating to the mission and goals of education in the state, the mission statement of business education in the state, business educa... More... NY Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Work Activity Internship Positions S.B. 6358 Extends chapter 534 of the laws of 2000, which clarifies the definition of work activities to include certain work study and internship positions, further ensures that students will have the opportunity to continue in school even if assigned to other work acti... More... ME Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Educational Funding and Property Tax Relief S.P. 761 The bill provides that by fiscal year 2009-10 the state share of kindergarten to grade 12 education funding, as described by essential programs and services, must be 55%. It also establishes a local cost share expectation for property tax years beginning on o... More... MS Signed into law 05/2004 Postsec. Income Taxation S.B. 2710 Relates to income taxation; increases the tax credit for employers providing skills training at a local community or junior college. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2004/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2710SG.htm... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Substantial Amendments to the Standards of Learning H.B. 1014 Amends section 22.1-253.13:1 and 22.1-253.13:2 . Specifies that the Standards of Learning form the core of Virginia's educational program and other educational objectives. Specifies that the state board must, at a minimum, define Standards of Learning for Eng... More... LA Adopted 04/2004 P-12 Career and Technical Course Offerings LAC 28:I.901 (Sections 2.105.25 thru .27) Adopts rules to revise current course offerings, bringing them in-line with current industry standards. Up-dates career and technical course offerings. Assures that these rules will be more aligned with national standards.... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Community College Career and Technical Education H.B. 769 Directs local school boards to include, within the currently required career and technical education program, curricula that promote knowledge of entrepreneurship and small business ownership. Current programs are to address "all types of employment opportunit... More... VA Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Joint Schools S.B. 553 Authorizes school boards to create joint or regional schools offering a specialized curriculum leading to a high school diploma and a postsecondary credential, such as industry certification, career certificated, or degree.... More... CO Signed into law 03/2004 Community College Training Program Transfer of Moneys H.B. 1166 Concerns an increase in the amount of moneys transferred by the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education from the Colorado Customized Training Program to the Colorado Existing Industry Training Program. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2004... More... CO Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Postsec. Vocational Education H.B. 1029 Concerns authorization for counties to increase participation in vocational education by Colorado works participants to meet federal requirements. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2004a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/AF4C96D0CE809CD287256D8D006992C5?Open&file=1029_enr.pdf... More... SD Rule Adoption 01/2004 P-12 Convene a Meeting of the Technical Directors/Staff 24:10:42:23 Establishes rules requiring the director of the Office of Career and Technical Education to convene a meeting of the technical directors and an Office of Economic Development staff member to review applications for new or expanded programs prior to their prese... More... AR Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 Technical Careers Student Loan Forgiveness S.B. 44 Transfers funds for the state technical careers student loan forgiveness program. Enacted to partial meet the State Supreme Court requirements of providing children with an adequate and equitable education. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/pu... More... AR Rule Adoption 10/2003 Postsec. Arkansas Workforce Improvement Grant Rules Rules And Regs 008.10.3--001 Establishes rules regarding Arkansas Workforce Improvement Grant rules. http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/elections/elections_pdfs/register/oct-03-reg/008.10.03-001.pdf... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Vocational Education and Graduation Requirements A.B. 591 Amends existing law that requires the superintendent of public instruction to develop a model curriculum framework for implementation of career and technical education in consultation with an advisory group. Encourages advisory group to identify career technic... More... CA Signed into law 09/2003 P-12 School-to-Career Programs A.B. 1266 § 15 - 17 Amends the Interagency Partnership for School-to-Career Programs requiring the state department of education to administer the program instead of the interagency partnership. Eliminates the appropriation and provides funding is contingent on an appropriation f... More... OR Signed into law 09/2003 Community College Postsec. Advanced Technology Education and Training S.B. 272 Relates to education; creates new provisions; appropriates money; limits expenditures; creates the Advanced Technology Education and Training Fund; appropriates moneys continuously to the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development for grants an... More... UT Rule Adoption 09/2003 P-12 Pupil Accounting R277-419 Amends rules to allow school districts to count in membership students participating in released time for appropriate individual learning activities. UTAH REG 26436 (SN)... More... MA Rule Adoption 08/2003 P-12 Vocational Technical Schools 603 CMR 4.00 Relates to Guidelines for Vocational Technical Education Programs and Educator Licensure, and the Guidelines for Admission Policies of Vocational Technical Secondary Schools and Comprehensive Secondary Schools. Establishes program standards for vocational tech... More... MI Signed into law 08/2003 P-12 Michigan Career Preparation System H.B. 4401 (multiple provisions) Sec. 68. (1) From the general fund appropriation in section 11, there is allocated an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 for 2003-2004 to be used to implement the Michigan career preparation system as provided under this section. These funds may be used for th... More... CA Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Vocational Education A.B. 774 Existing law requires the minimum day in specified vocational education programs to consist of 4 periods totaling at least 180 minutes in duration. This bill would additionally provide that for a pupil who attends a school, as specified, in which the regularly... More... AR Rule Adoption 06/2003 Postsec. Technical Careers Student Loan/Forgiveness Program Uncodified Establishes rules regarding Arkansas technical careers student loan forgiveness program. ARKANSAS REG 3469 (SN) http://www.work-ed.state.ar.us/LoanForgiveness/Book/RULES&REGS2003-revised6-2003.doc... More... OK to governor 06/2003 P-12 Board of Career and Technology Education H.B. 1068, S.B. 628 Modifies governance of the state career and technology system through a reconstitution of the State Board of Career and Technology Education. The current membership of the State Board is abolished on August 31, 2003, and the terms of office of all current boar... More... MD Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Students in Unpaid Work Based Learning Experiences H.B. 1128 Requires employers to provide workers' compensation coverage to students in unpaid work based learning experiences; designates the employer of the student for purposes of workers' compensation coverage; allows the participating employer to satisfy this certain... More... TX Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Career and Technology Training H.B. 242 Addresses career and technology education issues in several ways, including broadening the participation of industry and business representatives in educational planning activities; allowing a school district to recognize a student's achievement in a career an... More... IA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Definition of Career Pathways Program H.B. 549 (omnibus bill) Deletes language defining a career pathways program as "a comprehensive school transformation program under section 294A.14." http://www.legis.state.ia.us/cgi-bin/Legislation/File_only.pl?FILE=/usr/ns-home/docs/GA/80GA/Legislation/HF/00500/HF00549/030508.html... More... IA Signed into law 05/2003 P-12 Postsec. Workstart Programs H.B. 549 (omnibus bill) Eliminates provision that allows districts to use Phase III "and other available school funds" to establish workstart programs. Eliminates provision defining workstart program as a comprehensive school transformation program. See Section 12: http://www.legis.... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Vocational and Technological Education H.B. 2001 Establishes a joint legislative committee on vocational and technological education; establishes membership and purpose of committee. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/46leg/1r/bills/hb2001h%2Ehtm&DocType=B... More... WA Signed into law 04/2003 Postsec. Community College Apprenticeship Programs H.B. 1061 The legislature finds that (1) Apprenticeships are very rigorous and highly structured programs with specific academic and work training requirements; (2) There is a misperception that apprenticeships are only for noncollege bound students; and (3) The state s... More... AR Signed into law 04/2003 Postsec. Community College College and Technical Institute Study Committee H.B. 2844 An act to create the two-year college and technical institute study committee. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2844.pdf... More... AR Rule Adoption 04/2003 Postsec. Adult Education Program Policies Uncodified Establishes rules regarding adult education program policies. http://www.work-ed.state.ar.us/AdultEdProgramPolicies2003.pdf... More... WA Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Public High Schools Course Options S.B. 5505 All public high schools of the state are required to provide a program, directly or in cooperation with a community or technical college, a skills center, an apprenticeship committee, or another school district, for students who plan to pursue career or work ... More... NM Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Job Mentorship Tax Credit H.B. 572 Creates the job mentorship tax credit; providing income tax and corporate income tax credits for employment of youth participating in career preparation education programs.... More... MS Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Cost-Benefit Analysis of Pre-Kindergarten, Mandatory Kindergarten and Occupational Diplomas H.B. 859 Requires the department of education to conduct a needs assessment to determine what areas do not currently have pre-kindergarten programs, and a cost-benefit analysis creating statewide pre-kindergarten programs. Requires department to perform cost-benefit a... More... VA Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Joint School Curriculum S.B. 1099 Allows two or more school boards to establish joint or regional high schools to offer specialized training for careers in law enforcement, fire fighting, emergency and rescue services, and other occupations addressing public safety and welfare. http://leg1.st... More... WY Signed into law 03/2003 P-12 Block Grant Model for Vocational Education S.B. 59 Establishes a costbased block grant model for vocational education; providing for grants to districts to assist with initiating and expanding vocational education programs; defining terms; imposing funding conditions and criteria; delegating rulemaking authori... More... NY Emergency Rule Adoption 02/2003 P-12 Transitional E. Certificate 8 NYCRR 80-5.16 Establishes rules regarding requirements for the transitional E certificate for teachers of specific occupational subjects. Permits the certification of candidates who have requisite work experience and meet other prescribed requirements to teach specific occu... More... DE Rule Adoption 01/2003 P-12 Postsec. Vocational-Technical Education Programs 14 DAC 122 (d) Combines rules relating to requirements for vocational and technical education programs, cooperative education and diversified occupations programs into one inclusive rule. Removes language the could have restricted the approval of certain career and technical... More... MA Signed into law 01/2003 P-12 Workers Compensation Insurance H.B. 2852 Relates to providing Workers Compensation insurance coverage for certain students participating in a school-to-work program. Provides that such students who receive personal injuries arising out of such participation shall be deemed employees of such employers... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Develop a model curriculum for a career technical education S.B. 1934 Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop a model curriculum framework for a career technical education course. Prescribes related matters. Encourages school districts to provide all pupils with a rigorous academic curriculum that integrates... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Postsec. Vocational Education Curriculum A.B. 1412 Extends the time for adoption of certain model curriculum standards by the Superintendent of Public Instruction regarding high school graduation requirements and for a vocational education course to January 2003. Requires California State University to develop... More... CA Vetoed 08/2002 P-12 Postsec. A study of the quality of career technical education teachers. A.B. 1462 Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to convene a committee of experts to determine programs and processes to increase the number and improve the quality of career technical education teachers. Requires an independent study to be completed that co... More... TN Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 06/2002 P-12 Vocational Director Qualifications S.B. 1765 Provides that maximum degree to be required for local director of vocational education is either masters degree in curriculum instruction or masters degree in supervision and administration. ... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Temporary Prohibition on Forming or Entering Existing Joint Technological Education Districts Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Establishes moratorium from November 30, 2002 until June 30, 2004 on creation of new joint technological education districts unless specified requirements are met. Also bans districts from joining existing joint technological education districts between effect... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 Postsec. Community College Distribution of Vocational Education Funds to Community Colleges Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Changes recipient of at least 15% of federal vocational and applied technological education monies (including Carl Perkins funds) received from "state board of directors for community colleges" to Arizona "community college districts[.]" Specifies that provisi... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 06/2002 P-12 Tax Change Resulting from Creation of Joint Education Districts Omnibus--H.B. 2710 Specifies that when districts that wish to form a joint technological education district submit question to electors of each school district, question must describe the tax rate associated with joining the joint district and the estimated cost of that tax rate... More... OK Vetoed 05/2002 P-12 Technology Center School Districts H.B. 2656 Exempted local career technology districts from state board approval for buildings built with state bond money. Establishes the State Board of Career and Technology Education to prescribe criteria and procedures for establishing technology center school distr... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Career and Technical Education and Vocational Education H.B. 2420 Updates statutes referring to vocational and technological education to refer to career and technical education and vocational education; changes references to "state board of vocational and technological education" to "state board of education." http://www.az... More... FL Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Education Code Re-Write: Charter Schools, ESL Services, Charter Technical Career Centers S.B. 20E Creates new section on charter school capital outlay. According to legislative summary, bill "requires the full-credit for teaching service to apply to experience in charter schools, either in-state or out-of-state" and revises charter school purposes "to incl... More... KS Signed into law 04/2002 Postsec. Vocation/technical education H.B. 2820 The Act defines terms related to vocational and technical education, amends current law to remove Kansas State University - Salina College of Technology from inclusion and provides a breakdown of types of vocation institutions and requirements for Boards of Co... More... LA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Age to Attend Alternative Or Voc-Ed Programs H.B. 21A Lowers age for when certain students may attend alternative education or vocational-technical education programs; provides relative to attendance of certain students in BESE-approved adult education programs. http://www.legis.state.la.us/leg_docs/021ES/CVT5/OU... More... OK Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Technology Districts H.B. 2234 The State Board of Career and Technology Education is required to prescribe criteria and procedures for establishing technology center school districts and the government thereof, and such districts so established are to be operated in accordance with rules of... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Kentucky Division of Career and Technical Education S.B. 147 Changes name of Division of Secondary Vocational Education within state department of education to Division of Career and Technical Education.... More... IA Signed into law 03/2002 Postsec. Vocational Technical Tuition Grant Amount Increase H.B. 2139 Increases the maximum amount of a vocational technical tuition grant to a qualified full-time student from $650 to $1,200. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/Legislation/HF/02100/HF02139/Current.html... More... IN Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 State List of Approved Voc. Ed. Courses H.B. 1099 Requires the state board of education to establish a list of approved secondary level vocational education courses and provides a procedure for high schools to offer courses on this list; removes an obsolete provision.... More... MS Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Use of Vocational Education Appropriations S.B. 2286 Clarifies that State appropriations made for vocational education purposes may be used to make payments, rather than reimbursements, to high schools conducting vocational programs in accordance with the federal Smith-Hughes Act.... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Community College Career and Technical Education S.B. 334 Modifies the existing requirement within the Standards of Quality for local school boards to develop plans for career and technical education to provide for the input of area business and industry representatives and local community colleges in the plan's deve... More... VA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Advisory Council on Career and Technical Education H.B. 335 Establishes the 17-member Advisory Council on Career and Technical Education in the legislative branch to recommend an integrated and coordinated multi-agency approach for the delivery of quality career and technical education programs and services in the publ... More... VA Signed into law 02/2002 P-12 Career/Academic Combinations H.B. 334 Clarifies that school boards may operate comprehensive schools offering all-day academic programs and career and technical education as joint schools.... More... CA Signed into law 10/2001 Postsec. Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act A.B. 201 Relates to existing law, the Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education Reform Act, that establishes the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education and sets standards applicable to every audit, review, statement, or financial report required... More... CA Signed into law 10/2001 P-12 California Information Technology Career Academy Grant Initiative A.B. 717 Establishes the California Information Technology Career Academy Grant Initiative to establish a partnership between the State and the National Academy Foundation. Provides grants to create up to 100 information technology career academies in public high schoo... More... CA Vetoed 09/2001 P-12 Creating a clearinghouse of academic and career-related information A.B. 1341 Requires the State Department of Education to collect specified information from all public high schools on existing academic and career-related curriculum for the purposes of establishing a clearinghouse of information on academic and career-related curriculu... More... HI Signed into law 07/2001 P-12 Amends powers of School To Work Executive Council S.B. 865 Amends powers of School To Work Executive Council; administratively places council within the Department of Education; reinstates the Director of Human Services on the Council and removes the Director of Human Resources Development; appropriates unspecified fu... More... LA Signed into law 07/2001 P-12 Postsec. Adult Education and Literacy Training Related to TANF Programs H.B. 1759 Specifies that adult basic education and literacy training are within the definition of vocational education training for purposes of Temporary Assistance of Needy Families (TANF) programs.... More... UT Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Community College Postsec. Utah College of Applied Technology H.B. 1003A Creates the Utah College of Applied Technology and other regional applied technology colleges in Utah; establishes their governance structure; defines their powers and duties. Each regional applied technology college shall: (a) offer a post-secondary and extr... More... IL Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 High Technology School-to-Work Program S.B. 845 Establishes a High Technology School-to-Work Program in the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs to increase the number of students who opt to enter occupations requiring advanced skills in the areas of science, mathematics, and advanced technology; re... More... LA Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Changes from Vocational Major to Career Major S.B. 113 Changes references in the high school career options program from a vocational major to a career major and provides for program reporting requirements.... More... TX Vetoed 05/2001 P-12 Career Studies H.B. 660 Adds a state objective that school districts will offer programs of study for broad career concentrations in areas of agriculture science technology, arts and communication, business education, family and consumer science, health occupations technology, trade ... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Healthcare Awareness H.B. 1124 Establishes a community healthcare awareness and mentoring program for students. Intent is to introduce interested high school students to the spectrum of professional health care careers through activities such as health care camps and shadowing of health ca... More... TN Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Tech-Prep Curriculum S.B. 1743 Authorizes local education agencies (LEAs) to enter into cooperative agreements with nonprofit entities to offer technical-prep high school curriculum under the following conditions: the local board of education must approve all agreements; agreements must be... More... VT Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Postsec. Technical Centers H.B. 495 The purpose of this act to enable technical center regions to establish alternative governance structures which meet regional technical education needs, ensure equal educational opportunities to technical education students throughout Vermont, and prepare Verm... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 School To Work Programs S.B. 1472 Relates to school to work Programs; makes appropriations to the Department of Commerce for school to work programs.... More... HI Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 School To Work Programs H.B. 1561 , Appropriates funds for activities and personnel related to the Career Development System; provides for the operational transition from the School to Work System to the Career Development System Plan; provides such Career Development System will enable all st... More... KS Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Vocational Education Boards S.B. 11 Concerns vocational education; relates to supervision of the administration of programs by local education agencies. From the legislation: THROUGH JUNE 30, 2004. ON AND AFTER JULY 1, 2004, THE STATE BOARD OF REGENTS SHALL BE AND HEREBY IS DESIGNATED AS THE S... More... MD Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 School to Work Programs S.B. 613 Authorizes eligible parties to establish specified approved paid work-based learning programs under which arrangements are made between schools and employers to provide youths with specified structured employer-supervised learning; allows a credit against the ... More... MT Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Postsec. References to Voc/Tech. to Include K-12 Career Ed; Changes to Funding Formula and Eliminates Propriety Postsecondary Council H.B. 134 (LC 0135) Revises certain provisions; relates to K-12 vocational education; substitutes "K-12 career and vocational/technical education" for references to K-12 vocational education; revises the K-12 career and vocational/technical education funding formula; el... More... WA Vetoed 05/2001 P-12 Career and Technical Education S.B. 5940 States the importance of career and technical education as it supports applied learning, increases the number of students completing high school, assists with transitions from secondary schools to postsecondary education, training and employment. Adds section... More... AZ Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature 04/2001 P-12 Postsec. Community College Joint Technological Education District H.B. 2560 Provides a school district may join a Joint Technological Education District (JTED) by holding an election on any prescribed date prior to a certain date; provides that the JTED shall submit a report containing information on enrollments and on the courses tha... More... KY Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Career and Technical Education H.B. 185 Defines the purposes of career and technical education; relates to school district funding for area centers and departments; requires a report on the academic achievement of technical education students with at least 3 high school credits, further assessments ... More... MS Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Vocational Study Programs H.B. 52 Authorizes local school districts to establish a vocational study program through which students may receive credits toward graduation for vocational experience; provides that students in the vocational study program shall be required to complete the core curr... More... MT Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Postsec. Administration of Perkins Grants by Bd. of Regents S.B. 425 Makes permanent the designation of the Board of Regents as the eligible agency for administering the Carl D. Perkins vocational and applied technology education act programs in Montana; revises the provisions of the Development of the state plan to require cre... More... VA Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Technology Funds S.B. 1057 Clarifies that funds provided for educational technology may be used for career and technical education and vocational programs as well as academic programs.... More... VA Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Career and Technical Education S.B. 1055 Changes the name of vocational technical education to refer to career and technical education.... More... AR Signed into law 02/2001 P-12 Terminating the Vocational Resource Center H.B. 1282 Repeals provisions pertaining to the Model Vocational-Technical Education Resource Center. From the legislation: > EMERGENCY CLAUSE. IT IS FOUND AND DETERMINED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THAT QUESTIONS HAVE ARISEN REGARDING THE USE OF FUNDS BY THE MODEL VOCATIO... More... NY Signed into law 10/2000 P-12 Work-Study, Internships A.B. 8475 Clarifies the definition of work activities to include certain work-study and internships.... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Community College School to Work Programs A.B. 1873 Makes legislative findings and declarations regarding the importance of preparing pupils for an economy that demands strong academic and career skills. Creates the Interagency Partnership for School-to-Career Programs as a formal collaboration among the State ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2000 P-12 Postsec. School To Work A.B. 2087 Establishes a task force, convened by the Governor, to assess and report short-term and long-range recommendations for improving career technical education. Provides requirements for model career and technical education curriculum content standards. Requires t... More... CA Signed into law 08/2000 P-12 Postsec. Training as Security Guard A.B. 1898 Includes within the definition of short-term career training an educational service represented to lead to, or offered for the purpose of preparing a student for, employment as a private security guard or private patrol operator, and meeting prescribed criteri... More... DE Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 State Payments for Vocational Education S.B. 385 Requires that a certain percentage of the Occupational-Vocational Division II - All Other Costs funds shall be allocated to the school that generates these funds and expended to support the State approved occupational-vocational courses and programs at that sc... More... NJ Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Student Involvement in Private Sector S.B. 987 Exempts minors from child labor laws by authorizing them to participate in educational programs in science sponsored by private sector.... More... NH Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Modifies Vocational Education Plan S.B. 431 Fulfills the requirement of having the approval of the State Legislature in order to include certain secondary vocational education programs in the State's Unified Vocational Education Plan by authorizing the inclusion of the relevant secondary vocational educ... More... NH Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 State Funding of Vocational Program Expansions/Renovation H.B. 413 Establishes requirements for State funding of renovation and expansion of regional vocational education programs.... More... HI Vetoed 06/2000 P-12 State's School To Work Council H.B. 2280 Amends powers of the School to Work Executive Council; places the Council administratively within the Department of Education; appropriates funds for the Council.... More... AK Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Postsec. Revising Voc. Ed. Program S.B. 289 It is the intent of the legislature that the Alaska Human Resource Investment Council undergo an internal reassessment and reorganization to minimize the number of members of the council and to improve its ability to efficiently and effectively serve as the st... More... MI Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Postsec. Dual Enrollment H.B. 5534 Provides a wider variety of options to high school pupils by encouraging and enabling students to enroll in career and technical preparation programs at eligible nonprofit postsecondary educational institutions. Provides for dual enrollment options for career ... More... OK Signed into law 06/2000 Postsec. Board for Private Vocational Schools S.B. 928 Sets budget limits for the Oklahoma Board for Private Vocational Schools (salary of director, number of staff, etc.) and requires evaluation.... More... AL Signed into law 05/2000 Postsec. Students at 2-Year Institutions Deemed Graduates S.B. 356 Relates to viability and non-viability of programs of instruction as reviewed by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education; provides that students completing certain programs of instruction in two-year technical and vocational colleges shall be deemed graduat... More... IA Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Postsec. Accelerated Career Education Program S.B. 2439 Relates to the accelerated career education program; provides a tax credit from withholding; creates an accelerated career education education grant program and fund; relates to the transfer of job training withholding to the workforce development fund account... More... OK Signed into law 05/2000 P-12 Postsec. Title Changes H.B. 2128 Changes the official name of the board known as the State Board of Vocational and Technical Education to the State Board of Career and Technology Education, and changes the name of the State Department of Vocational and Technical Education to the State Departm... More... AZ Vetoed 04/2000 P-12 Vocational-Technical Education Pilot H.B. 2285 Appropriates an unspecified amount of money to the Department of Education to fund a vocational technical education demonstration project in an existing structure; appropriates money from the general fund in fiscal year 2000-01 for one-time capital funding.... More... MS Vetoed 04/2000 P-12 Vocational/Technical Education H.B. 1409 Authorizes local school boards to establish a vocational and technical education track as an alternative to college preparatory curriculum; provides that vocational students complete core educational requirements.... More... IA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 School to Career H.B. 2179 Relates to the certified school to career program.... More... WA Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Support for Career/Technical Student Organizations H.B. 2531 Directs the Superintendent of Public Instruction to maintain support for state-wide coordination for career and technical student organizations by providing program staff support that is available to assist in meeting the needs of career and technical student ... More... KY Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Governor's Council on Vocational Education H.B. 610 Establishes the Governor's Council on Vocational Education; establishes the Kentucky Job Training Coordinating Council; replaces the Kentucky Job Training Coordinating Council with the Office of Training and Reemployment within the Cabinet for Workforce Develo... More... NM Signed into law 02/2000 P-12 Vocational Education S.B. 390 Provides for vocational education in public schools.... More... TX Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Accreditation and Accountability H.B. 3 - Section 59 - Part I Makes former Section 39.071 new Section 39.051, and repeals portions of existing 39.051, "Academic Excellence Indicators." Provides that in determining a district's accreditation status, the commissioner must evaluate performance on the student achievement ind... More...