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House Journal: Page 2153: Tuesday, May 2, 1995

 8   the establishment of a career pathways program, the
 9   department of education shall develop a career
10   pathways grant program, criteria for the formation of
11   ongoing career pathways consortia in each merged area,
12   and guidelines and a process to be used in selecting
13   career pathways consortium grant recipients, including
14   a requirement that grant recipients shall provide
15   matching funds or match grant funds with in-kind
16   resources on a dollar-for-dollar basis.  A consortium
17   shall include one or more school districts and may
18   include, but is not limited to, parents and parent
19   organizations, representatives from elementary,
20   secondary, postsecondary, and vocational education
21   institutions, appropriate state agencies and
22   departments, and business, labor, community service,
23   and nonprofit organizations.  Regional school-to-work
24   partnerships may participate wherever possible.  The
25   department shall provide assistance to consortia in
26   planning and implementing career pathways program
27   efforts.
28     2.  To be eligible for a career pathways grant, a
29   career pathways consortium shall develop a career
30   pathways program that may include, but is not limited
31   to, the following:
32     a.  Provision for an employability skills
33   assessment to public or nonpublic school students at
34   the eighth and twelfth grade levels.  The
35   employability skills assessment shall measure
36   employability skills that include, but are not limited
37   to, reading for information, applied mathematics,
38   listening, and writing.
39     b.  Commitment to develop and implement,
40   strengthen, and enhance a relevant curriculum for the
41   world of work, which includes career paths leading to
42   baccalaureate or associate degrees, apprenticeships,
43   or employment.  The completed set of courses for the
44   career path should articulate with postsecondary
45   institutions.  This curriculum shall be based on the
46   results of the employability skills assessment to
47   ensure student success in achieving basic skills for
48   the workplace.  The commitment shall include a plan to
49   alter the curriculum in order to address deficiencies
50   in the basic skills for the workplace identified by

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 1   the employability skills assessment.
 2     c.  Curricula designed to integrate academic and
 3   work-based learning to achieve high employability
 4   skills by all students related to career pathways.
 5   The curricula shall be designed through the
 6   cooperative efforts of members of the consortia.
 7     d.  Involvement and recognition of local business,
 8   labor, and community organizations as partners in the

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