Bill > S256

This bill aims to create and expand student pathways to success. The key provisions are: 1. Establishment of a Workforce Skills Cabinet to align programs and policies across state agencies to improve workforce skills and college and career readiness. 2. Certification awards for students who earn industry-recognized certifications, and certification development awards for schools to create programs to assist students in obtaining these certifications. 3. Promotion and support of innovative career technical education demonstration programs where students split their time between their comprehensive high school and a school offering vocational courses. 4. Development of employability credentials for high school graduates in areas like applied knowledge, effective relationships, and workplace skills. 5. Requirement for school districts to ensure all high school students develop individual learning plans to align their education with their post-graduation goals. 6. Requirement for all public high schools to offer at least one foundational computer science course. 7. Establishment of strategic goals and a plan by the Workforce Skills Cabinet to achieve universal access for all high school students to college and career pathway programs.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S256