Bill > H0441

This bill revises provisions related to educational programs for youth in the juvenile justice system, aiming to improve their educational outcomes and transition back into the community. Key changes include updating the multiagency plan for career education to focus on job training and high school equivalency preparation, ensuring educational programs are based on each youth's reentry plan and assessed needs, and requiring progress monitoring plans for all non-exceptional students. The bill also mandates that the Department of Education (DOE), in partnership with the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), ensure school districts and juvenile justice education providers develop educational transition plans. Furthermore, it requires the DOE to establish student and program performance measures and implement a comprehensive accountability and school improvement process for these programs. The bill also updates terminology, replacing "vocational" with "career" education and "GED" with "high school equivalency examination" throughout relevant statutes.