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IN SB0198
Bill
AI Summary
SB 198 Summary
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State board of education must use workforce development data when developing career and technical education plans, making recommendations, establishing evaluation criteria, and developing attrition/persistence reports.
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Department of education shall implement a pilot program starting July 1, 2017 requiring grade 8 students in 15 selected schools (5 urban, 5 rural, 5 suburban) to use the Indiana career explorer program and curriculum for career planning.
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Beginning July 1, 2018 (or 2019 if extended), all schools must include a grade 8 course using either the Indiana career explorer program or an approved alternative Internet-based career and college planning system.
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Creates new grant programs: high value workforce ready credit-bearing grants for eligible certificate programs at community colleges and universities, and high value workforce ready noncredit-bearing grants administered by the department of workforce development.
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Establishes workforce-related program reporting requirements for state providers, requiring annual reports on program outcomes including participant demographics, completion rates, employment results, and wage data before October 1 each year.
Legislative Description
Career and technical education. Requires the state board of education to use data from the department of workforce development (DWD) in developing and implementing certain plans, recommendations, and other matters relating to career and technical education. Requires the department of education (department) to implement a pilot program for instruction in and use of the Indiana career explorer program and curriculum by all students in grade 8 attending the schools in 15 schools. Provides that the pilot program expires July 1, 2018, unless the department determines the pilot program shall be extended until July 1, 2019. Provides that beginning on July
Last Action
Public Law 230
4/28/2017