HR 582

Abstract

Urges the P-20 Council to convene a geographically representative College and Career Readiness (CCR) Funding and Governance Task Force to address the following: (1) Local and national best practices pertaining to regional college and career readiness system governance and funding, including the roles of regional partners including secondary districts, community colleges, and employers, (2) Recommendations for a regional college and career readiness governance model inclusive of Career and Technical Education, the Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness Act, the Dual Credit Quality Act, and the Education and Workforce Equity Act and addressing the State's equity-based postsecondary attainment targets, (3) Recommendations to ensure the State's Career and Technical Education fund disbursement methodology supports the State's CTE vision as outlined in the State's Perkins V plan to "empower and support all students to achieve their life and career goals through an aligned, equitable, and high-quality career pathway system", and (4) Recommendations to clarify and affirm the role of regional college and career readiness systems in addressing State goals as outlined in State agency plans, including the State Perkins Plan, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) State Plan, the Higher Education Strategic Plan, and any plan emerging from the P-20 Council's work to meet the requirements of HB2170.