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2018 SESSION
18105134DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §§ 22.1-17.3 and 22.1-227.1 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 22.1-17.3. Identification of student internship programs.
The Board of Education, together with
the Department of Labor and Industry, and
the State Board for Community Colleges, shall
identify High School to Work
Partnerships established pursuant to subsection D of §
22.1-227.1 and other student
internship programs that may be eligible for exemptions from those federal and state labor laws and regulations for which exemptions are available
for student apprenticeship programs. The Board of Education, the Department of Labor and Industry, and the
State Board for Community Colleges, and the Department
shall also establish procedures by which such exemptions may be obtained for such High School to Work
Partnerships and other student
internship programs.
§ 22.1-227.1. Career and technical education.
A. The Board of Education shall incorporate into career and technical education the Standards of Learning for mathematics, science, English, and social studies, including history, and other subject areas as may be appropriate. The Board may also authorize, in its regulations for accrediting public schools in Virginia, the substitution of industry certification and state licensure examinations for Standards of Learning assessments for the purpose of awarding credit for career and technical education courses, where appropriate.
B. The Board shall also develop a plan for increasing the number of students receiving industry certification and state licensure as part of their career and technical education. The plan shall include an annual goal for school divisions. Where there is an accepted national industry certification for career and technical education instructional personnel and programs for automotive technology, such certification shall be mandatory.
C. With such funds as may be appropriated for such purpose, there shall be established, within the Department of Education, a unit of specialists in career and technical education. The unit shall (i) assist in developing and revising local career and technical curriculum to integrate the Standards of Learning, (ii) provide professional development for career and technical instructional personnel to improve the quality of career and technical education, (iii) conduct site visits to the schools providing career and technical education, and (iv) seek the input of business and industry representatives regarding the content and direction of career and technical education programs in the public schools of the Commonwealth.
D. The Board shall develop guidelines for the establishment of
High School to Work Partnerships, hereafter referred to as
"Partnerships," between public high schools and local businesses to
create opportunities for high
school students who may not seek further education after high
school to (i) participate in an apprenticeship, internship,
or job shadow program in a variety of trades and skilled labor positions or (ii)
tour local businesses and meet with owners and employees. These guidelines
shall include a model waiver form to be used by high schools and local
businesses in connection with Partnership programs to protect both the students
and the businesses from liability.
Each local school board may encourage establish Partnerships or delegate the authority
to establish Partnerships to
the local school division's career and technical education administrator or his
designee to collaborate, in collaboration with the guidance
counselor office of each public high school in the
Commonwealth to establish Partnerships and to school division, and shall
educate the student body high school students about available opportunities available through such Partnerships.
Students who miss a partial or full day of school while participating in Partnership programs shall not be counted as absent for the purposes of calculating average daily membership, but each local school board shall develop policies and procedures for students to make up missed work and may determine the maximum number of school days per academic year that a student may spend participating in a Partnership program.