HB 206: "An Act establishing a career assessment requirement in public schools; and relating to postsecondary courses for secondary school students."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 206 01 "An Act establishing a career assessment requirement in public schools; and relating to 02 postsecondary courses for secondary school students." 03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 04 * Section 1. AS 14.03 is amended by adding new sections to read: 05 Sec. 14.03.073. Secondary student career assessment. (a) Each school 06 district in the state shall require students in grade 12 to complete a career preparedness 07 assessment as described in (b) of this section. 08 (b) The commissioner shall select for use in the state an assessment designed 09 to measure a student's level of preparedness to make the transition to work or college. 10 The assessment must assess a student's career aptitude and readiness for postsecondary 11 education or training in the areas of 12 (1) applied mathematics; 13 (2) reading for information; and 14 (3) locating information.
01 (c) Subject to the availability of appropriations, the department shall 02 (1) obtain a license that enables school districts to administer the 03 assessment described in (b) of this section with no charge assessed to the district by 04 the vendor of the assessment; 05 (2) provide districts with training and support in administering the 06 assessment; and 07 (3) provide a report to each student on the results of the student's 08 assessment, based on nationally recognized criteria for evaluating a student's 09 preparedness to make the transition to work or college. 10 (d) The results of a student's career preparedness assessment shall be 11 displayed in summary form on the student's high school diploma. 12 Sec. 14.03.074. Secondary student enrollment in postsecondary institution. 13 (a) A secondary student who passes all portions of the examination required under 14 AS 14.03.075 may enroll in a postsecondary institution in the state that is approved by 15 the commissioner if 16 (1) the student is enrolled in a public secondary school in the state; 17 (2) the student is otherwise eligible to enroll, as determined by the 18 postsecondary institution; and 19 (3) the postsecondary courses will be completed before the student's 20 graduation from secondary school. 21 (b) The school district in which the student is enrolled in secondary school 22 shall pay the course fees for postsecondary courses in which the student enrolls under 23 this section.