INCREASE ACCESS TO CAREER/TECHNICAL ED.

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View NCGA Bill Details2013-2014 Session
Senate Bill 14 (Public) Filed Wednesday, January 30, 2013
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP CAREER AND COLLEGE ENDORSEMENTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS, INCREASE ACCESS TO CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND TO WORK WITH THE STATE BOARD OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLING IN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN HIGH NEED EMPLOYMENT AREAS.
Intro. by Tillman, Brown, Soucek.

Status: Ch. SL 2013-1 (Senate Action) (Feb 18 2013)

SOG comments (2):

Identical bill

The first edition of this bill is identical to the first edition of H 51, filed 1/31/13.

New long title

The original long title of the bill was A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP CAREER AND COLLEGE ENDORSEMENTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS, INCREASE ACCESS TO CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND TO WORK WITH THE STATE BOARD OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLING IN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN HIGH NEED EMPLOYMENT AREAS, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION STUDY COMMITTEE ON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION. The long title was changed by the committee substitute to the first edition.

Bill History:

S 14/S.L. 2013-1

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Feb 18 2013 - View Summary

    A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP CAREER AND COLLEGE ENDORSEMENTS FOR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS, INCREASE ACCESS TO CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND TO WORK WITH THE STATE BOARD OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS ENROLLING IN CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN HIGH NEED EMPLOYMENT AREAS.

    Enacted February 18, 2013. Effective February 18, 2013.


  • Summary date: Feb 6 2013 - View Summary

    Senate committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition. Amends proposed subdivision (40) in GS 115C-12 to delete "grades accomplished in each course" as a high school diploma endorsement criteria and replace with "overall grade point average." Directs the State Board of Education (Board) to report annually on the endorsements; removes from codification but retains requirement that Board submit report by September 1, 2016 and annually thereafter. Modifies directive that the Board and the State Board of Community Colleges develop strategies to increase the number of high school students (previously specified freshmen and sophomores) in occupations with high employment opportunities. Makes a conforming change.


  • Summary date: Jan 30 2013 - View Summary

    Amends GS 115C-12 as the title indicates. Directs the State Board of Education (SBE) to report annually on the impact of awarding the career and college endorsements on high school graduation, college acceptance and remediation, and post high school employment rates beginning September 1, 2016.

    Requires that the SBE make these endorsements available to students who graduate from high school beginning with the 2014-15 school year. Amends GS 115C-296.7(d) to specify that the SBE identify local school administrative units with unmet recruitment needs for career and technical education teachers. Additionally directs the SBE to increase accessibility to the licensure process for career and technical education teachers while maintaining quality of instruction, to develop strategies to increase the number of students engaging in career and technical education, and to increase the enrollment of students in coursework leading to skills in occupations that have a high number of employment opportunities.

    Includes requirements specifying when the SBE is to make reports to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee on its progress with the teacher licensure and student enrollment goals.