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151B.250 School-to-Careers System -- Office of Career and Technical Education.

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151B.250 School-to-Careers System -- Office of Career and Technical Education. (1) It is the intent of the General Assembly to create and support a School-to-Careers System that involves business, labor, education, and government to prepare students <br>for careers in an ever-changing economy. (2) The Office of Career and Technical Education within the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet shall coordinate the School-to-Work effort with the Kentucky <br>Department of Education. As the School-to-Work effort is a federally supported <br>program that fits within the overall mission of the School-to-Careers System, it is <br>critical that collaboration and coordination occur. The following elements shall be <br>coordinated when possible: <br>(a) Planning and partner involvement of business, labor, education, government, community-based organizations, employers, parents, and students; (b) Career awareness, exploration, preparation, and guidance incorporated in the school curriculum; (c) A comprehensive system approach from the primary through postsecondary levels with all students having the opportunity to participate; (d) Applied learning experiences; <br>(e) Integration of academic and occupational education; <br>(f) Performance assessment; <br>(g) Actual or simulated learning at the school or the worksite; <br>(h) Curriculum based on skill standards representing all aspects of an industry; <br>(i) Secondary to postsecondary articulation; <br>(j) Postsecondary articulation; and <br>(k) Professional development opportunities for all partners. (3) The Office of Career and Technical Education may promulgate administrative regulations establishing policy for the development and implementation of a school-<br>to-work transition system. (4) The Office of Career and Technical Education shall comply with the provisions of the federal School-to-Work Opportunities Act, Pub. L. No. 103-239 as it is <br>amended from time to time. Effective: June 25, 2009 <br>History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 24, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 52, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2001 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 38, sec. 3, effective June 21, 2001. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 444, sec. 3, <br>effective April 9, 1998. -- Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 134, sec. 1, effective July 15, <br>1996.