BILL NUMBER: AB 2172INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Carter FEBRUARY 18, 2010 An act relating to career technical education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2172, as introduced, Carter. Career technical education: multiple pathways report. Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop, in conjunction with the Office of the Secretary for Education, the California Community Colleges, the University of California, the California State University, the Legislature, the Employment Development Department, teachers, chamber organizations, industry representatives, research centers, parents, school administrators, representatives of regional occupational centers and programs, community-based organizations, labor organizations, and others as deemed appropriate by the Superintendent, a report that explores the feasibility of expanding and establishing career multiple pathway programs, as defined, in California. Existing law requires that the report include specified components, including, but not limited to, methods for developing and sharing models of integrated curriculum and instruction, strategies for increasing the course options and instructional time for pupils in high school, and recommendations for supporting regional coalitions in planning and developing the programs. Existing law requires that the Superintendent report to the Legislature as to the status of completing the report, and any preliminary recommendations, by July 1, 2009, and to submit a final report with recommendations to the Legislature and the Governor by December 1, 2009. This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to help close the achievement gap in education by implementing the recommendations of the Superintendent of Public Instruction's report submitted pursuant to the provision described above. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to help close the achievement gap in education by implementing the recommendations of the Superintendent of Public Instruction's multiple pathways report submitted pursuant to Section 52372.5 of the Education Code.