CA SB1323

Legislature finds that California lacks sufficient career technical education programs despite up to 70 percent of jobs requiring postsecondary training but not a college degree.

Requires school districts participating in career technical education programs to establish advisory committees that include labor/trade organization members and representatives from at least five designated industry sectors (agriculture, construction, finance, health science, manufacturing, transportation, etc.).

Allows school districts to waive industry sector representation requirements if unable to find qualified representatives from those sectors.

Directs the Superintendent of Public Instruction and State Board of Education to consider ways to expand career technical education in middle and high schools, including public-private partnerships, curriculum integration, and teacher recruitment methods.

Establishes that if the Commission on State Mandates determines this bill imposes state-mandated costs on local agencies and school districts, reimbursement shall be made pursuant to existing statutory procedures.