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GA SB447
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/10/2020
Primary Sponsor
P.K. Martin
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AI Summary
- Amends Georgia Code Section 20-2-161.2 to add 13 formal definitions for work based learning programs and related terms, including career days, cooperative education, internships, job shadowing, mock interviews, school based enterprises, and service-learning experiences
- Defines "work based learning" as a credit-earning course or program in secondary or postsecondary curriculum developed in partnership with companies and local schools, designed around a specific industry role or project
- Defines "youth apprentice" as a student in Georgia's Youth Apprenticeship Program established by the Department of Education, Department of Labor, and Technical College System of Georgia, resulting in a portable, industry-recognized skill certificate
- Defines "employability skill development" as employment for no more than one school year in a job not directly tied to a career pathway, intended as a precursor to future career-aligned placement
- Retains existing legislative intent language emphasizing partnerships between business, industry, students, parents, school systems, and postsecondary institutions to develop a trained twenty-first century workforce
Legislative Description
Work Based Learning Programs; definitions regarding work based learning and related positions and programs; provide
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/13/2020
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