HB 1895 Summary

• Amends the College and Career Coaches Program to allow school districts outside Tier 3 and Tier 4 counties to apply for participation by partnering with institutions of higher education, education service cooperatives, or nonprofit organizations.

• Changes program management structure by replacing "managers" with "program advisors" on the administrative team that manages the program.

• Modifies career coach certification requirements to allow coaches to "hold" a career development facilitator certification or be eligible to complete training within one year of hiring, rather than requiring prior completion.

• Permits school districts to use national school lunch categorical funds to support their participation in the program.

• Changes reporting requirements for the Department of Education and Department of Higher Education from "collect and report" to "prepare performance data reports" to measure program effectiveness.