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1		-	~~House Engrossed~~ middle school students; CTE courses State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025 ~~HOUSE BILL~~ 2677 An Act providing for career and technical education for middle school students. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
	1	+	REFERENCE TITLE: middle school students; CTE courses State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session 2025 HB 2677 Introduced by Representatives Aguilar: Abeytia, Austin, Carbone, Carter N, Cavero, Contreras P, Crews, De Los Santos, Garcia, Gress, Gutierrez, Heap, Hendrix, Kupper, Liguori, Pea, Rivero, Sandoval, Simacek, Stahl Hamilton, Taylor, Villegas, Volk, Willoughby, Wilmeth; Senators Fernandez, Gowan, Ortiz An Act providing for career and technical education for middle school students. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
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69	78		Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Common schools; career and technical education courses; reporting requirements; delayed repeal; definition A. Notwithstanding any other law, during the 2025-2026, 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 school years, any school that is operated by a school district or charter school in this state and that provides instruction to middle school students may offer career and technical education courses that may be counted for both the promotion of students from the eighth grade pursuant to section 15-701, Arizona Revised Statutes, and the graduation of students from high school pursuant to section 15-701.01, Arizona Revised Statutes. B. Each public school in this state shall accept credits earned by a student in courses offered pursuant to subsection A of this section. This subsection does not require a public school to recognize credits that were not earned by a student because the student did not either complete the course or earn a passing grade. C. A school district or charter school that operates a school that offers one or more career and technical education courses pursuant to subsection A of this section shall enter into an intergovernmental agreement or contract with any of the following for the purpose of providing the career and technical education courses: 1. A career and technical education district established under title 15, chapter 3, article 6, Arizona Revised Statutes. 2. A school that has been approved by the state board of education to provide career and technical education and vocational education pursuant to section 15-782, Arizona Revised Statutes. 3. A community college district that provides career and technical education courses that have been approved by the department of education in accordance with the Carl D. Perkins career and technical education improvement act of 2006, as amended by the strengthening career and technical education for the 21st century act. D. On or before July 1 of each year, each school district or charter school that operates a school that offered one or more career and technical education courses pursuant to subsection A of this section during the previous school year shall report to the department of education all of the following for the previous school year: 1. The number of career and technical education courses offered by each school that is operated by the school district or charter school. 2. The number of students in each school that is operated by the school district or charter school who successfully completed a career and technical education course. E. On or before December 31, 2028, the department of education shall compile all the reports received pursuant to subsection D of this section and prepare a summary of the reports. The department shall submit the compiled reports and summary to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the governor and shall provide a copy of the compiled reports and summary to the secretary of state. F. This section is repealed from and after December 31, 2036. G. For the purposes of this section, "middle school student" means a student in any of grades six, seven or eight.
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73	82		Section 1. Common schools; career and technical education courses; reporting requirements; delayed repeal; definition
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75	84		A. Notwithstanding any other law, during the 2025-2026, 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 school years, any school that is operated by a school district or charter school in this state and that provides instruction to middle school students may offer career and technical education courses that may be counted for both the promotion of students from the eighth grade pursuant to section 15-701, Arizona Revised Statutes, and the graduation of students from high school pursuant to section 15-701.01, Arizona Revised Statutes.
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77	86		B. Each public school in this state shall accept credits earned by a student in courses offered pursuant to subsection A of this section. This subsection does not require a public school to recognize credits that were not earned by a student because the student did not either complete the course or earn a passing grade.
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79	88		C. A school district or charter school that operates a school that offers one or more career and technical education courses pursuant to subsection A of this section shall enter into an intergovernmental agreement or contract with any of the following for the purpose of providing the career and technical education courses:
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81	90		1. A career and technical education district established under title 15, chapter 3, article 6, Arizona Revised Statutes.
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83	92		2. A school that has been approved by the state board of education to provide career and technical education and vocational education pursuant to section 15-782, Arizona Revised Statutes.
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85	94		3. A community college district that provides career and technical education courses that have been approved by the department of education in accordance with the Carl D. Perkins career and technical education improvement act of 2006, as amended by the strengthening career and technical education for the 21st century act.
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87	96		D. On or before July 1 of each year, each school district or charter school that operates a school that offered one or more career and technical education courses pursuant to subsection A of this section during the previous school year shall report to the department of education all of the following for the previous school year:
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89	98		1. The number of career and technical education courses offered by each school that is operated by the school district or charter school.
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91	100		2. The number of students in each school that is operated by the school district or charter school who successfully completed a career and technical education course.
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93	102		E. On or before December 31, 2028, the department of education shall compile all the reports received pursuant to subsection D of this section and prepare a summary of the reports. The department shall submit the compiled reports and summary to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives and the governor and shall provide a copy of the compiled reports and summary to the secretary of state.
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95	104		F. This section is repealed from and after December 31, 2036.
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97	106		G. For the purposes of this section, "middle school student" means a student in any of grades six, seven or eight.