Bill Text: MI SB0834 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Education; students; provision to students of certain information concerning career outlook; provide for. Amends sec. 1278c of 1976 PA 451 (MCL 380.1278c).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-02 - Referred To Committee On Education [SB0834 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2015-SB0834-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 834
March 2, 2016, Introduced by Senator PROOS and referred to the Committee on Education.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled
"The revised school code,"
by amending section 1278c (MCL 380.1278c), as added by 2014 PA 288.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1278c. (1) If a school district, intermediate school
district, or public school academy requests information from the
department on career and technical education programs or other
programs described in section 1278b that may be available or that
may be used to help fulfill the requirements of sections 1278a and
1278b, the department shall provide that information within a
reasonable time. In addition, the department shall compile and post
on its website all of the following information concerning best
practices in career and technical education:
(a) A detailed description of the ways that career and
technical education may be used to help fulfill the requirements of
sections 1278a and 1278b, including, but not limited to, the role
of career and technical education in a personal curriculum under
section 1278b.
(b) Information highlighting and describing successful career
and technical education programs being operated by school districts
and intermediate school districts.
(c) A listing and description of the various types of career
and technical education programs that are provided around this
state and the subject areas and disciplines that are covered by
these programs.
(d) Illustrations of how school districts, intermediate school
districts, and public school academies can and do work with local
business entities, public-private partnerships, trade
organizations, nonprofit organizations, state licensed proprietary
schools, universities, or community colleges to provide quality
career and technical education.
(e) The various ways in which school districts and public
school academies have embedded the course content from credits
required under the Michigan merit standard under sections 1278a and
1278b into career and technical education and other alternative
instructional delivery methods in order to deliver the curricular
requirements of sections 1278a and 1278b.
(2) As part of the process of developing an educational
development plan under section 1278b, the board of a school
district or board of directors of a public school academy shall
ensure
that pupils are provided with information all of the
following:
(a) Information about how they can fulfill the requirements of
sections 1278a and 1278b with career and technical education or
another program approved by the department.
(b) The most recent available "Career Outlook" pamphlet for
the economic forecast region in which the school district,
intermediate school district, or public school academy is located,
published by the department of technology, management, and budget,
bureau of labor market information and strategic initiatives. This
pamphlet may be provided to pupils electronically.
(3) School districts, public school academies, and
intermediate school districts are strongly encouraged to establish
programs in which, upon completion of the program and graduation
from high school, the completion of the program is credited toward
achievement of a professional certificate, training,
apprenticeship, or college credit in a specific career and
technical field.
(4) As used in this section, "state licensed proprietary
school" means a proprietary school licensed under the proprietary
schools act, 1943 PA 148, MCL 395.101 to 395.103.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
