Bill > SB253

This bill, the Alabama Workforce Pathways Act, aims to provide enhanced academic and skilled trades opportunities for Alabama students and facilitate the development of a career pathways diploma at the K-12 level. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Establishing a new Workforce Pathways diploma pathway at the K-12 level, where students would only be required to complete two math and two science credits to earn their high school diploma, instead of the four math and four science credits required of other students. In lieu of the additional math and science credits, these students can earn credits towards graduation by completing career and technical education courses that help prepare them for direct employment after high school. 2. Directing the State Department of Education to develop the curriculum for the Workforce Pathways diploma program within 120 days of its approval by the State Board of Education, and to work with local boards of education to implement the program at the local level. 3. Allowing students who earn a diploma through the Workforce Pathways to be eligible for admission to any postsecondary institution or public university in the state, while maintaining the ability of each institution and university to set their own admission requirements. 4. Authorizing the State Board of Education to seek additional funding from the Legislature to construct, retrofit, or upgrade career and technical education centers throughout the state, so that a center is located within a reasonable distance from every high school. 5. Providing additional funding for the Alabama Short-Term Credential Program, which offers scholarships to facilitate participation in for-credit and non-credit courses through the Alabama Community College System that provide training for in-demand careers in the region.

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