72-3820. Secondary career technical education credentialing and student transitioning to employment success; survey of courses; report by state department of education. (a) To determine the needs for secondary career technical education credentialing and student transitioning to employment success, the state department of education shall conduct a survey of the scope of high-value credential courses and standard career and technical education courses offered for students enrolled in each public high school. The survey shall determine the following:

(1) The career and technical education pathway courses offered for high school credit;

(2) the concurrent enrollment partnership and dual enrollment courses offered for high school and college credit;

(3) the concurrent enrollment partnership or dual enrollment courses that are offered by the high school and community college or technical college;

(4) the career and technical education courses that are offered by the high school that will not lead to credentialing;

(5) the number of students with documented accommodations who are not enrolled in a gifted program;

(6) the first-time pass rate of students who have earned approved standard career and technical education credentials in the prior three years;

(7) the first-time pass rate of students that have earned approved high-value credentials in the prior three years;

(8) the credentials earned in the prior three years and the number of students who earned such credentials; and

(9) the amount paid by the school district for students to take credential exams.

(b) The state department of education shall compile the results of the survey and shall report such results to the house standing committee on education and the senate standing committee on education on or before January 16, 2023.

History: L. 2022, ch. 86, § 6; July 1.