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HB 1676 Postsecondary credential, etc.; local school board agreements with community colleges.

Introduced by: Kathy J. Byron | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Dual enrollment; career and technical education. Permits each local school board to enter into agreements for postsecondary credential, certification, or license attainment with community colleges or other public institutions of higher education or educational institutions established pursuant to Title 23 of the Code of Virginia that offer a career and technical education curriculum. The bill requires such agreements to specify (i) the options for students to take courses as part of the career and technical education curriculum that lead to an industry-recognized credential, certification, or license concurrent with a high school diploma and (ii) the credentials, certifications, or licenses available for such courses.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Dual enrollment; career and technical education. Requires each local school board, in its agreement for postsecondary degree with a community college in the Commonwealth, to specify the option for students to take courses as part of the career and technical education curriculum leading to an industry-recognized credential, certification, or license from a community college concurrent with a high school diploma. The bill also permits each local school board to implement an agreement for postsecondary credential, certification, and license attainment with a private educational entity in the Commonwealth specifying (i) the options for students to take courses as part of the career and technical education curriculum leading to an industry-recognized credential, certification, or license from the private educational entity concurrent with a high school diploma and (ii) the credentials, certifications, and licenses available for such courses.