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HB 1530 High schools; Board of Education to make recommendations.

Introduced by: Glenn R. Davis | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Career and technical education; diplomas. Requires the Board of Education to make recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health no later than November 1, 2018, relating to (i) strategies for eliminating any stigma associated with high school career and technical education pathways and the choice of high school students to pursue coursework and other educational opportunities in career and technical education and related fields such as computer science and robotics and (ii) the consolidation of the standard and advanced diplomas into a single diploma and the creation of multiple endorsements for such diploma to recognize student competencies and achievements in specific subject matter areas.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

High school diplomas; options. Provides that, except in the case of high school students who are eligible for the Applied Studies diploma, each high school student who has met the requirements for graduation prescribed by the Board of Education and the local school board shall be awarded a diploma of achievement or a diploma of achievement with a foreign language endorsement. Under current law and Board of Education regulations, each high school student who has met the requirements for graduation is required to be awarded a standard diploma or an advanced studies diploma.