From the ECS State Policy Database Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship

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 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 a... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Postsec. Apprenticeships and Oversight S.B. 316 - Apprenticeships and Oversight Amends definition of "apprentice" to apply to a person at least 16 years old, except when a higher minimum age is otherwise set by law, who ... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Digital Curriculum/ Middle School Career and Professional Academy H.B. 1255 - Sec. 17, 19, 20, 28 Authorizes school districts to provide a digital curriculum for students in grades 6 through 12 (Sec. 17). Requires a district's strategic p... More... GA Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 College and Career Academies S.B. 161 Amends provisions related to career academies. Defines "college and career academy" as a specialized charter school established by a partner... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Middle School Career and Professional Academy S.B. 2120 - Sec. 16 Sec. 16 - Requires, beginning with the 2011-2012 school year, each district school board, in collaboration with regional workforce boards, e... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Research-Based Approaches for Low-Performing High Schools H.B. 400 - New Section 20-2-326, 328 and 329 20-2-326 defines: --"Career academy" as (1) a specialized charter school established by a partnership between one or more local boards of ed... More... WA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Farm Internships S.B. 6349 Establishes a farm internship program to provide for the employment of farm interns subject to certain limitations; provides that the applic... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Internships H.B. 1355 Establishes the opportunity internship program for high school students to provide educational and employment pipelines to high-demand occup... 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 ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 Apprenticeships A.B. 2078 Authorizes school districts that maintain high schools to establish work-based learning programs, and to purchase liability insurance for pu... 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 t... 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 cor... 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... 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 indust... 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 ... 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 postse... 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... More...