BILL NUMBER: SB 747INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Romero FEBRUARY 27, 2009 An act relating to career technical education. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 747, as introduced, Romero. Career technical education: aerospace. Existing law establishes the Health Science and Medical Technology Project, administered by the State Department of Education to provide competitive grant funds to California public schools to enhance existing or establish new health-related career pathway programs. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to create a pilot program for career technical education or preapprenticeship curriculum that consists of coursework in aerospace machining technology and maintenance with mathematics and science applications curriculum, as specified. 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 create a pilot program for career technical education or preapprenticeship curriculum specifically geared toward high school pupils. The pilot program would consist of coursework in aerospace machining technology and maintenance with mathematics and science applications curriculum, and that will meet employer needs in the aerospace industry, thus strengthening California's economy. Instruction would occur at community colleges and position pupils to pursue higher education in related math or science fields, or to go directly into an apprenticeship program with an aerospace employer with the ultimate goal of employment in the aerospace industry or another related field.