Bill > S0598

This bill revises the multiagency plan for career education for students in juvenile justice education programs, expanding it to include virtual education as an option and requiring annual reviews and revisions. It also authorizes instructional personnel at all juvenile justice facilities to access specific student records from the district school system, regardless of facility size, and establishes clearer expectations for effective education programs within the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) programs. Furthermore, the Department of Education is tasked with ensuring that eligible juvenile justice students have access to high school equivalency testing, and with assisting juvenile justice education programs in becoming testing centers, while also focusing on career and technical education, education transition planning, and improved assessment procedures for students in DJJ programs.