HB1388: Comprehensive Career and Technical Reform Act; create.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Create The "comprehensive Career And Technical Education Reform Act"; To Require The Office Of Workforce Development, Subject To Appropriation By The Legislature, To Pilot A Career Coaching Program To Support Middle Schools And High Schools As Students Are Exposed, Prepared And Connected To Career Avenues Within And Beyond The Classroom Setting; To Require The Mississippi Department Of Education To Work In Conjunction With The Mississippi Community College Board To Ensure Alignment Of Career And Technical Education Courses Across The Public School System And Community College System; To Require The State Workforce Investment Board To Create A Single List Of Nationally Recognized Industry Certifications For Use In The Mississippi Accreditation System, In Diploma Endorsement Requirements And For Certain Reimbursements; To Amend Section 37-153-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "qualifying Industry Certification"; To Require The Office Of Workforce Development To Work In Partnership With The Mississippi Department Of Education And The Mississippi Community College Board To Complete A Program Inventory And Return On Investment Analysis Of Workforce Development Programs In The State; To Require The Office Of Workforce Development To Develop Cross-sector Partnerships Among K-12 Education, Employers And Industry And Postsecondary Education To Complete Certain Objectives; To Amend Section 37-17-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Accreditation System Shall Include Student Performance On The Administration Of A Career-readiness Assessment, Such As, But Not Limited To, The Act Workkeys Assessment, Deemed Appropriate By The Mississippi Department Of Education Working In Coordination With The Office Of Workforce Development; To Amend Section 37-3-2, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Commission On Teacher And Administrator Education, Certification And Licensure And Development Within The Department Of Education Shall Have The Duty Of Establishing Certain Standards, Subject To The Approval Of The State Board Of Education, For Supplemental Endorsements To The Licenses And Certifications Of Teachers And Administrators; To Provide That Local Business Or Other Professional Personnel Shall Not Be Required To Hold An Associate Or Bachelor's Degree In Order To Be Granted An Expert Citizen-teacher License; To Expand The Expert Citizen-teacher License From One Year To Five Years; To Require The Department Of Education To Grant And Renew All Licenses And Certifications Of Teachers And Administrators Within 21 Days From The Date Of A Completed Application If The Applicant Has Otherwise Met All Established Requirements For The License Or Certification; To Amend Section 37-16-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Uniform Statewide Testing Program Shall Provide For The Administration Of A Career-readiness Assessment, Such As, But Not Limited To, The Act Workkeys Assessment, Deemed Appropriate By The Mississippi Department Of Education Working In Coordination With The Office Of Workforce Development, To Any Students Electing To Take The Assessment; To Provide That Each Individual School District Shall Determine Whether The Assessment Is Administered In The Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh Or Twelfth Grade; To Amend Section 37-16-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Terminology Used For Career Education From "track" To "career Technical Education Pathways"; To Provide The Curriculum That May Be Included In Career Technical Education Pathways; To Provide That The Career Technical Education Pathways Courses May Be Tailored To The Individual Needs Of Each School District; And For Related Purposes.