Amends existing law to provide for the expansion of virtual, blended, traditional, or other secondary career technical education programs, as approved by the Board of Career Technical Education.
EDUCATION -- Amends existing law to provide for the expansion of virtual, blended, traditional, or other secondary career technical education programs, as approved by the Board of Career Technical Education.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
This legislation modifies Title 33 to clarify that career technical education includes all secondary, postsecondary, and adult courses, programs, training and services, irrespective of instructional delivery method. This bill clarifies that virtual Career Technical Education (CTE) programs which meet the same quality requirements and demonstrate compliance with the Idaho CTE Initiative may be authorized by Idaho CTE. This modernizes CTE language to include all instructional delivery methods and better positions Idaho to meet demands of modern-day workforce.
HOW THEY VOTED
Senate Third Reading
YEA (34)
NAY (0)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (1)
House Third Reading
YEA (58)
ABSENT / NOT VOTING (2)
LATEST ACTION
Session Law Chapter 298 Effective: 07/01/2019
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2019
- Chamber
- senate
- Status date
- Apr 4, 2019