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| 2 | 2 | | House Bill 505 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Hilton of the 48 |
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| 5 | 5 | | , Donatucci of the 105 |
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| 7 | 7 | | , and Barrett of the 24 |
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| 10 | 10 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 11 | 11 | | AN ACT |
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| 12 | 12 | | To amend Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, so as to |
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| 14 | 14 | | provide for the development of career development plans for secondary students; to add2 |
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| 15 | 15 | | requirements for career development plans; to provide for the development of an electronic3 |
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| 16 | 16 | | platform for career development plans; to provide requirements for such electronic platform;4 |
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| 17 | 17 | | to provide for the collection of data and evaluation of career development plans; to provide5 |
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| 18 | 18 | | for definitions; to provide for conforming changes; to provide a short title; to provide for6 |
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| 19 | 19 | | related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.7 |
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| 20 | 20 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:8 |
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| 21 | 21 | | SECTION 1.9 |
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| 22 | 22 | | This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Career Readiness and Economic10 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Development Act."11 |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 2.12 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to education, is amended in Part13 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 16 of Article 6 of Chapter 2, the "Building Resourceful Individuals to Develop Georgia's14 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Economy Act," by revising Code Section 20-2-326, relating to definitions, as follows:15 |
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| 28 | 28 | | H. B. 505 |
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| 30 | 30 | | "20-2-326. |
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| 32 | 32 | | For purposes of |
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| 33 | 33 | | As used in this part, the term:17 |
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| 34 | 34 | | (1) 'Articulation' means agreement between a high school and a postsecondary institution18 |
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| 35 | 35 | | regarding the awarding of both secondary and postsecondary credit for a dual enrollment19 |
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| 36 | 36 | | course.20 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (2) 'Career development plan' means a student specific plan provided for in21 |
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| 38 | 38 | | subsection (c) of Code Section 20-2-327.22 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (2)(3) 'Choice technical high school' means a high school, other than the high school to23 |
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| 40 | 40 | | which a student is assigned by virtue of his or her residence and attendance zone, which24 |
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| 41 | 41 | | is designed to prepare a high school student for postsecondary education and for25 |
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| 42 | 42 | | employment in a career field. A choice technical high school may be operated by a local26 |
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| 43 | 43 | | school system or a technical school or college. A choice technical high school may also27 |
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| 44 | 44 | | be operated as a charter school under a governance board composed of parents,28 |
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| 45 | 45 | | employers, and representatives from the local board of education.29 |
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| 46 | 46 | | (3)(4) 'Chronically low-performing high school' means a public high school in this state30 |
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| 47 | 47 | | that has a graduation rate of less than 60 percent for three consecutive years, as31 |
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| 48 | 48 | | determined in accordance with methodology established by the National Governors32 |
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| 49 | 49 | | Association's Compact on High School Graduation Data, or that has received an33 |
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| 50 | 50 | | unacceptable rating for three consecutive years, as defined by the Office of Student34 |
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| 51 | 51 | | Achievement.35 |
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| 52 | 52 | | (4)(5) 'College and career academy' means a specialized school established as a charter36 |
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| 53 | 53 | | school or pursuant to a contract for a strategic waivers school system or charter system,37 |
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| 54 | 54 | | which formalizes a partnership that demonstrates a collaboration between business,38 |
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| 55 | 55 | | industry, and community stakeholders to advance work force development between one39 |
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| 56 | 56 | | or more local boards of education, a private individual, a private organization, or a state40 |
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| 57 | 57 | | or local public entity in cooperation with one or more postsecondary institutions.41 |
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| 58 | 58 | | H. B. 505 |
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| 60 | 60 | | (5)(6) 'Focused program of study' means a rigorous academic core combined with a42 |
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| 61 | 61 | | focus in mathematics and science; a focus in humanities, fine arts, and foreign language;43 |
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| 62 | 62 | | or a coherent sequence of career pathway courses that is aligned with graduation44 |
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| 63 | 63 | | requirements established by the State Board of Education and content standards45 |
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| 64 | 64 | | established pursuant to Part 2 of this article that prepares a student for postsecondary46 |
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| 65 | 65 | | education or immediate employment after high school graduation.47 |
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| 66 | 66 | | (6) 'Graduation plan' means a student specific plan developed in accordance with48 |
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| 67 | 67 | | subsection (c) of Code Section 20-2-327 detailing the courses necessary for a high school49 |
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| 68 | 68 | | student to graduate from high school and to successfully transition to postsecondary50 |
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| 69 | 69 | | education and the work force.51 |
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| 70 | 70 | | (7) 'Industry certification' means a process of program evaluation that ensures that52 |
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| 71 | 71 | | individual programs meet state, national, or international industry standards in the areas53 |
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| 72 | 72 | | of curriculum, teacher qualification, lab specifications, equipment, and industry54 |
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| 73 | 73 | | involvement.55 |
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| 74 | 74 | | (7.1)(8) 'Industry credentialing' means a process through which students are assessed by56 |
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| 75 | 75 | | an independent third-party certifying entity using predetermined standards for knowledge,57 |
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| 76 | 76 | | skills, and competencies, resulting in the award of individual certification or state58 |
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| 77 | 77 | | licensure or an occupational competency that is state, nationally, or internationally59 |
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| 78 | 78 | | recognized.60 |
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| 79 | 79 | | (8)(9) 'Public college or university' means a two-year or four-year college, university, or61 |
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| 80 | 80 | | other institution under the auspices of the Board of Regents of the University System of62 |
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| 81 | 81 | | Georgia.63 |
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| 82 | 82 | | (9)(10) 'Small learning community' means an autonomous or semiautonomous small64 |
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| 83 | 83 | | learning environment within a large high school which is made up of a subset of students65 |
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| 84 | 84 | | and teachers for a two-year, three-year, or four-year period. The goal of a small learning66 |
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| 85 | 85 | | community is to achieve greater personalization of learning with each community led by67 |
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| 86 | 86 | | a principal or instructional leader. A small learning community blends academic studies68 |
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| 89 | 89 | | around a broad career or academic theme where teachers have common planning time to |
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| 90 | 90 | | 69 |
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| 91 | 91 | | connect teacher assignments and assessments to college and career readiness standards. 70 |
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| 92 | 92 | | Students voluntarily apply for enrollment in a small learning community but must be71 |
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| 93 | 93 | | accepted, and such enrollment must be approved by the student's parent or guardian. A72 |
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| 94 | 94 | | small learning community also includes a college and career academy organized around73 |
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| 95 | 95 | | a specific career theme which integrates academic and career instruction, provides work74 |
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| 96 | 96 | | based learning opportunities, and prepares students for postsecondary education and75 |
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| 97 | 97 | | employment, with support through partnerships with local employers, community76 |
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| 98 | 98 | | organizations, and postsecondary institutions.77 |
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| 99 | 99 | | (10) |
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| 100 | 100 | | (11) 'Teacher adviser system' means a system where an individual professional78 |
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| 101 | 101 | | educator in the school assists a small group of students and their parents or guardians79 |
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| 102 | 102 | | throughout the students' high school careers to set postsecondary goals and help them80 |
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| 103 | 103 | | prepare programs of study, utilizing assessments and other data to track academic81 |
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| 104 | 104 | | progress on a regular basis; communicates frequently with parents or guardians; and82 |
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| 105 | 105 | | provides advisement, support, and encouragement as needed.83 |
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| 106 | 106 | | (11)(12) 'Technical school or college' means a college, institution, or other branch of the84 |
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| 107 | 107 | | Technical College System of Georgia."85 |
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| 108 | 108 | | SECTION 3.86 |
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| 109 | 109 | | Said title is further amended in said part by revising Code Section 20-2-327, relating to87 |
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| 110 | 110 | | recognition of advanced proficiency and honors courses and counseling and development of88 |
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| 111 | 111 | | individual graduation plans, as follows:89 |
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| 112 | 112 | | "20-2-237.90 |
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| 113 | 113 | | (a) Student performance at the advanced proficiency/honors proficiency or honors level91 |
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| 114 | 114 | | on any assessments required for purposes of high school graduation shall be recognized as:92 |
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| 115 | 115 | | (1) Meeting postsecondary entrance test requirements; and93 |
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| 118 | 118 | | (2) Qualifying students to enroll in credit-bearing postsecondary coursework in |
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| 119 | 119 | | 94 |
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| 120 | 120 | | accordance with policies and requirements established by the State Board of Education,95 |
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| 121 | 121 | | the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, and the State Board of the96 |
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| 122 | 122 | | Technical College System of Georgia.97 |
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| 123 | 123 | | (b) Secondary and postsecondary credit shall be awarded immediately upon successful98 |
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| 124 | 124 | | completion of any articulated or dual enrollment course in accordance with policies and99 |
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| 125 | 125 | | requirements established by the State Board of Education, the Board of Regents of the100 |
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| 126 | 126 | | University System of Georgia, and the State Board of the Technical College System of101 |
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| 127 | 127 | | Georgia.102 |
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| 128 | 128 | | (c)(1) Students in the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades shall be provided counseling,103 |
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| 129 | 129 | | advisement, career awareness, career interest and career demand inventories, and104 |
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| 130 | 130 | | information to assist them in evaluating their academic skills, career oriented aptitudes,105 |
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| 131 | 131 | | and career interests. Before the end of the second semester of the eighth grade, or within |
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| 133 | 133 | | 90 days of enrollment in the case of a high school student who does not already have a107 |
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| 134 | 134 | | career development plan, students shall develop an individual graduation a career108 |
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| 135 | 135 | | development plan based on their academic skills, career oriented aptitudes, and career109 |
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| 136 | 136 | | interests in consultation with their parents, guardians, or individuals appointed by the110 |
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| 137 | 137 | | parents or guardians to serve as their designee. A student's individual graduation career111 |
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| 138 | 138 | | development plan shall be taken into consideration when scheduling a student's courses112 |
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| 139 | 139 | | in ninth grade high school. High school students shall be provided guidance, advisement,113 |
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| 140 | 140 | | and counseling annually that will enable them to successfully update and implement their114 |
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| 141 | 141 | | individual graduation career development plans, preparing them for a seamless transition115 |
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| 142 | 142 | | to postsecondary study, further training, or employment, including information regarding116 |
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| 143 | 143 | | occupations, degrees, industry credentials, certifications, and technical skills; work-ready117 |
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| 144 | 144 | | skills in demand by Georgia employers through the department's career pipeline public118 |
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| 145 | 145 | | website; and other career related inventories made available through the Technical119 |
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| 146 | 146 | | College System of Georgia or the Office of Student Achievement. Beginning with the120 |
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| 149 | 149 | | 2018-2019 school year in tenth grade, such guidance, advisement, and counseling for121 |
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| 150 | 150 | | high school students shall include providing career oriented aptitude and career interest122 |
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| 151 | 151 | | guidance along with concrete strategies and steps for achieving students' postsecondary123 |
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| 152 | 152 | | goals. An individual graduation A career development plan shall:124 |
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| 153 | 153 | | (A) Include rigorous academic core subjects and focused coursework in mathematics125 |
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| 154 | 154 | | and science or in humanities, fine arts, and foreign language or sequenced career126 |
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| 155 | 155 | | pathway coursework;127 |
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| 156 | 156 | | (B) Incorporate provisions of a student's Individualized Education Program (IEP),128 |
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| 157 | 157 | | where applicable;129 |
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| 158 | 158 | | (C) Align educational and broad career goals, and a student's course of study, and130 |
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| 159 | 159 | | extracurricular activities;131 |
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| 160 | 160 | | (D) Be based on the student's selected academic and career focus area as approved by132 |
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| 161 | 161 | | the student's parent or guardian;133 |
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| 162 | 162 | | (E) Include experience based, career oriented learning experiences which may include,134 |
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| 163 | 163 | | but not be limited to, participation in work based learning programs such as internships,135 |
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| 164 | 164 | | apprenticeships, cooperative education, and employability skill development;136 |
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| 165 | 165 | | (F) Include any applicable industry credentialing that pertains to the student's focused137 |
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| 166 | 166 | | program of study;138 |
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| 167 | 167 | | (G) Include opportunities for postsecondary studies through articulation, dual139 |
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| 168 | 168 | | enrollment, and joint enrollment;140 |
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| 169 | 169 | | (H) Be flexible to allow change in the course of study but be sufficiently structured to141 |
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| 170 | 170 | | meet graduation requirements and qualify the student for admission to postsecondary142 |
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| 171 | 171 | | education; and143 |
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| 172 | 172 | | (I) Be approved by the student and the student's parent or guardian with guidance from144 |
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| 173 | 173 | | the student's school counselor or teacher adviser; 145 |
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| 174 | 174 | | (J) Include a portfolio which shall include the student's resume, skills, awards,146 |
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| 175 | 175 | | activities, and other relevant information; and147 |
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| 178 | 178 | | (K) Be accessible to designated school personnel, students, and parents on the148 |
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| 179 | 179 | | electronic platform developed pursuant to subsection (d) of this Code section.149 |
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| 180 | 180 | | (2) An individual graduation A career development plan shall be reviewed annually, and150 |
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| 181 | 181 | | revised, if appropriate, upon approval by the student and the student's parent or guardian151 |
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| 182 | 182 | | with guidance from the student's school counselor or teacher adviser. An individual152 |
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| 183 | 183 | | graduation A career development plan may be changed at any time throughout a student's153 |
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| 184 | 184 | | high school career upon approval by the student and the student's parent or guardian with154 |
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| 185 | 185 | | guidance from the student's school counselor or teacher adviser.155 |
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| 186 | 186 | | (d) The Department of Education shall develop an electronic platform which shall be156 |
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| 187 | 187 | | available for use by school personnel, students, and parents to support the creation and157 |
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| 188 | 188 | | revision of career development plans. The Department of Education shall be authorized to158 |
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| 189 | 189 | | contract for the development and operation of such electronic platform. Such electronic159 |
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| 190 | 190 | | platform shall:160 |
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| 191 | 191 | | (1) Be accessible to designated school personnel, students, and parents;161 |
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| 192 | 192 | | (2) Provide access to data included in the report required by subsection (b) of Code162 |
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| 193 | 193 | | Section 20-2-327.1;163 |
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| 194 | 194 | | (3) Provide information regarding occupations, degrees, industry credentialing,164 |
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| 195 | 195 | | certifications, and technical skills;165 |
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| 196 | 196 | | (4) Provide information on work-ready skills in demand by Georgia employers; and166 |
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| 197 | 197 | | (5) Ensure that students do not lose access to their career development plan or student167 |
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| 198 | 198 | | portfolio after graduation.168 |
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| 199 | 199 | | (e) The Department of Education shall utilize de-identified data collected through the169 |
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| 200 | 200 | | electronic platform developed pursuant to subsection (d) of this Code section to evaluate170 |
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| 201 | 201 | | the effectiveness of career development plans."171 |
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| 204 | 204 | | SECTION 4. |
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| 206 | 206 | | Said title is further amended in Code Section 20-2-329, relating to requirements for high173 |
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| 207 | 207 | | schools that receive reform grants as chronically low-performing high schools, by revising174 |
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| 208 | 208 | | paragraphs (3) and (7) as follows:175 |
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| 209 | 209 | | "(3) Provide students in the ninth through twelfth grades information on educational176 |
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| 210 | 210 | | programs offered in high school, in technical and community colleges, in colleges and177 |
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| 211 | 211 | | universities, and through work based learning programs and how these programs can lead178 |
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| 212 | 212 | | to a variety of career fields. Local school systems shall provide career awareness and179 |
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| 213 | 213 | | exploratory opportunities such as field trips, speakers, educational and career information180 |
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| 214 | 214 | | centers, job shadowing, and classroom centers to assist students and their parents or181 |
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| 215 | 215 | | guardians, with guidance from school counselors and teacher advisers, in revising, if182 |
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| 216 | 216 | | appropriate, the individual graduation |
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| 217 | 217 | | career development plan developed pursuant to183 |
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| 218 | 218 | | subsection (c) of Code Section 20-2-327;"184 |
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| 219 | 219 | | "(7) Schedule annual conferences to assist students and their parents or guardians in185 |
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| 220 | 220 | | setting educational and career goals and creating individual graduation career186 |
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| 221 | 221 | | development plans beginning with students in the eighth grade and continuing through187 |
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| 222 | 222 | | high school. These conferences shall include, but are not limited to, assisting the student188 |
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| 223 | 223 | | in identifying educational and career interests and goals, selecting a career and academic189 |
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| 224 | 224 | | focus area, and developing an individual graduation a career development plan."190 |
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| 225 | 225 | | SECTION 5.191 |
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| 226 | 226 | | Said title is further amended by replacing "individual graduation plan" and "individual192 |
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| 227 | 227 | | graduation plans" with "career development plan" and "career development plans",193 |
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| 228 | 228 | | respectively, wherever such phrases appear in:194 |
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| 229 | 229 | | (1) Code Section 20-2-161.3, relating to the "Dual Enrollment Act," purpose, dual credit195 |
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| 230 | 230 | | courses, eligibility for participation, eligibility for secondary course credits, eligibility to196 |
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| 233 | 233 | | meet high school graduation requirements, eligibility for award of high school diploma, |
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| 235 | 235 | | funding, limitations on total hours, exceptions, and eligibility for payment;198 |
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| 236 | 236 | | (2) Code Section 20-2-327.1, relating to industry credentialing for career, technical, and199 |
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| 237 | 237 | | agricultural education programs and reporting;200 |
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| 238 | 238 | | (3) Code Section 20-2-328, relating to competitive grant program; and201 |
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| 239 | 239 | | (4) Code Section 20-2-2065, relating to waiver of provisions of this title, requirements for202 |
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| 240 | 240 | | operating, and control and management.203 |
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| 241 | 241 | | SECTION 6.204 |
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| 242 | 242 | | Said title is further amended in Code Section 20-3-242, relating to web based counseling and205 |
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| 243 | 243 | | resources for students provided by the Georgia Student Finance Commission, by replacing206 |
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| 244 | 244 | | "graduation plan" with "career development plan".207 |
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| 245 | 245 | | SECTION 7.208 |
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| 246 | 246 | | All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. 209 |
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