FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.512
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEWILSON.
1149H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection170.029,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
careerandtechnicaleducationprograms.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section170.029,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection170.029,toreadasfollows:
170.029.1.Thestateboardofeducationshalldevelopastatewideplanforcareerand
2technicaleducation(CTE)thatensuressustainability,viability,andrelevancebymatching
3workforceneedswithappropriateeducationalresources.
4 2.Thestateboardofeducation,inconsultationwiththecareerandtechnical
5educationadvisorycouncilasestablishedinsection178.550,shallestablishminimum
6requirementsforaCTEcertificatethatastudentcanearninadditiontothestudent'shigh
7schoolgraduationdiploma.Studentsenteringhighschoolinschoolyear2017-18and
8thereaftershallbeeligibletoearnaCTEcertificate.
9 3.ThestatewideplanshallestablishCTErequirementsintendedtoprovidestudents
10withthenecessarytechnicalemployabilityskillstobepreparedforanentry-levelcareerina
11technicalfieldoradditionaltraininginatechnicalfield.Theprovisionsofthissectionshall
12notbeconsideredameansfortrackingstudentsinordertoimpelstudentstoparticular
13vocational,career,orcollegepaths.Thestateboardofeducationshallworkwithlocalschool
14districtstoensurethattrackingdoesnotoccur.Forpurposesofthissection,"tracking"means
15separatingpupilsbyacademicabilityintogroupsforallsubjectsorcertainclassesand
16curriculum.
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17 4.Eachlocalschooldistrictshalldeterminethecurriculum,programsofstudy,and
18courseofferingsbasedontheneedsandinterestsofthestudentsinthedistrictandmeetingthe
19requirementsofthestatewideplan.AsrequiredbyMissouri'sstateplanforcareereducation
20andtheMissourischoolimprovementprogram,thestateboardofeducationshallworkin
21cooperationwithindividualschooldistrictstostipulatetheminimumnumberofCTE
22offerings.Eachlocalschooldistrictshallstrivetoofferprogramsofstudythatare
23economicallyfeasibleforstudentsinthedistrict.InestablishingCTEofferings,thedistrict
24mayrelyonstandards,technicalcoursework,andskillsassessmentsdevelopedforindustry-
25recognizedcertificatesorcredentials.
26 5.ToenableschooldistrictstoofferCTEprogramsofstudythatarecurrentwith
27businessandindustrystandards,thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshall
28conveneworkgroupsfromeachprogramareatodevelopandrecommendrigorousand
29relevantperformancestandardsorcoursecompetenciesforeachprogramofstudy.Thework
30groupsshallinclude,butnotbelimitedto,educatorsprovidinginstructionineachCTE
31programarea,advisorsfromeachCTEprogramareafromthedepartmentofelementaryand
32secondaryeducation,thedepartmentofhighereducationandworkforcedevelopment,
33businessandindustry,andinstitutionsofhighereducation.Thedepartmentofelementary
34andsecondaryeducationshalldevelopwrittenmodelcurriculumframeworksrelatingtoCTE
35programareasthatmaybeusedbyschooldistricts.Therequirementsofsection160.514
36shallnotapplytothissection.
37 6.NolaterthanJanuary1,2017,thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondary
38educationshalldevelopaprocessforrecognitionofaschooldistrict'scareerandtechnical
39educationprogramthatoffersacareerandtechnicaleducationcertificate.
40 7.(1)Asusedinthissubsection,thefollowingtermsmean:
41 (a)"CIP",thefederaltaxonomiccodingschemeofinstructionalprograms,
42knownastheClassificationofInstructionalPrograms,thatwasdevelopedandis
43periodicallyupdatedbytheUnitedStatesDepartmentofEducation'sNationalCenter
44forEducationStatisticstosupporttheaccuratetrackingandreportingoffieldsofstudy
45andprogramcompletionsactivity;
46 (b)"CIPcode",thestandardstatisticalcodingtoolthatreflectsthecurrent
47practiceofgenerallycategorizingprogramcompletionsdatawithintheCIPtitlesand
48programs.
49 (2)Forthe2025-26schoolyearandallsubsequentschoolyears,thestateboard
50ofeducation,inconsultationwiththecareerandtechnicaleducationadvisorycouncil
51establishedinsection178.550,shallevaluatethemostrecenteditionofandanyupdates
52totheCIPtodeterminethetypesofinstructionalprogramsthatmaymeettheminimum
HB512 2 53requirementsleadingtorecognitionaspartofaCTEprogramthatoffersaCTE
54certificateunderthissection.
55 (3)Duringtheevaluationrequiredundersubdivision(2)ofthissubsection,ifthe
56boardandcouncildeterminethat:
57 (a)AnexistingteachercertificationcanbeassignedtoaparticularCIPcode,the
58programrepresentedbysuchCIPcodeshallbeapprovedasaCTEprogramunderthis
59section;or
60 (b)NoexistingteachercertificationcanbeassignedtoaparticularCIPcode,the
61programrepresentedbysuchCIPcodemaybeapprovedasaCTEprogramandshall
62bedesignatedasaprogramwithinappropriateteachercertificationuntilan
63appropriateteachercertificationisadded.Upontheadditionofanappropriate
64teachercertification,theprogramrepresentedbysuchCIPcodeshallbeapprovedasa
65CTEprogramunderthissection.
66 8.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallpromulgateall
67necessaryrulesandregulationsfortheadministrationofthissection.Anyruleorportionofa
68rule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedin
69thissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoallofthe
70provisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536
71arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuantto
72chapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularuleare
73subsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyrule
74proposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2016,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
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