The state board of education, in consultation with the department of economic development, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to guide the board and department in determining whether a potential school to career program should be approved.
A school to career program which is approved by the state board of education in conjunction with the department of economic development shall comply with all of the following standards:
1. The program is conducted pursuant to an organized, written plan embodying the terms and conditions of employment, job training, classroom instruction, and supervision of one or more participants, subscribed to by a sponsor who has undertaken to carry out the school to career program.
2. The program complies with all state and federal laws pertaining to the workplace.
3. The employer agrees to assign an employee to serve as a mentor for a participant. The mentor's occupation shall be in the same career pathway as the career interests of the participant.
4. The program involves an eligible postsecondary institution as defined in section 261C.3.
5. Other standards adopted by rule by the state board of education after consultation with the department of economic development.
98 Acts, ch 1225, §17, 40
Referred to in §15.362
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