NC H51

Directs the State Board of Education to establish college, career, and combined college-career endorsements for high school diplomas beginning with the 2014-2015 school year to encourage job skills development and reduce remedial education needs.

Requires the State Board of Education to report on the impact of diploma endorsements on high school graduation rates, college acceptance and remediation, and post-high school employment to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee by September 1, 2016, and annually thereafter.

Mandates revisions to teacher licensure requirements for career and technical education teachers to increase accessibility while maintaining instructional quality and development of alternative professional development and mentoring models.

Requires the State Board of Education and State Board of Community Colleges to collaborate on strategies to increase high school student enrollment in career and technical education, particularly in engineering and industrial technologies, including sharing of instructors, facilities, and equipment between schools and colleges.

Establishes reporting requirements to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee by January 15, 2014, and October 1, 2014, on progress regarding teacher licensure accessibility and career-technical education enrollment strategies.