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SLS 26RS-1408 ORIGINAL Regular Session SENATE BILL NO.
SCASB520 1221 2973 SENATE COMMITTEE AMENDMENTS Regular Session Substitute for Original Senate Bill No.
520 BY SENATOR REESE CURRICULA.
520 by Senator Reese as proposed by Senate Committee on Education.
Provides for the Louisiana Jump Start Modernization Act.
This document reflects the content of a substitute bill but is not in a bill form;
(gov sig) AN ACT To enact Subpart A-4 of Part III of Chapter 1 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S.
page numbers in this document DO NOT correspond to page numbers in the substitute bill itself.
17:189.1 through 189.21, and to repeal R.S.
To enact Subpart A-4 of Part III of Chapter 1 of Title 17 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, to be comprised of R.S.
183.1 through184,relativetohighschoolcareeroption;toprovideforahigh-qualityK-12 career and technical education pathway system;
17:189.1 through 189.20, and to repeal R.S.
to provide for;
17:183.1 through 183.5, relative to high school career option;
to provide for a high- quality K-12 career and technical education pathway system;
to provide for definitions;
to provide for governance and authorityof a membership collaborative;
to provide for a statewide prioritylist identifying the industry sectors in the state;
to provide for a four-stage developmental framework for K-12 career and technical education;toprovideforeachstudenttohaveanindividualcareerandacademicplan beginningintheseventhgrade;to provideforcareercounselingandcareercoaching standards;toprovideforacareermajorprogramineachauthorizedK-12JumpStart pathway that constitutes the core academic and technical coursework sequence through which a student pursues a Career Diploma and the nine-credit Jump Start careerand technical education course sequence;
to provide for work-based learning quality continuum;
to provide access to rural education agencies;
to provide for an effective date;
17:189.1 through 189.32 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
17:189.1 through 189.20, is hereby enacted to read as follows:
SUBPART A-4 LOUISIANA JUMP START MODERNIZATION ACT §189.1.
SUBPART A-4.
LOUISIANA JUMP START MODERNIZATION ACT 189.1.
Legislative Findings.
Legislative findings.
(1) Career and technical education is foundational to Louisiana's workforcedevelopment,economiccompetitiveness,and educational goals,and a coherent, high-quality career and technical education system is essential to Page 1 of 159 Coding:
(1) Career and technical education is foundational to Louisiana's workforcedevelopment,economiccompetitiveness,and educationalgoals, and a coherent, high-quality career and technical education system is essential to Page 1 of 78 SCASB520 1221 2973 connecting Louisiana students to priority careers and to meeting regional and statewide employer demand.
Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
(2)Louisiana'slong-termeconomiccompetitivenessdependsonasystem that is responsive to labor market demand, supported by cross-agency coordination, and grounded in transparent outcome data.
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
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(2) Louisiana'slong-termeconomiccompetitivenessdependsonasystem that is responsive to labor market demand, supported by cross-agency coordination, and grounded in transparent outcome data.
Statement of Purpose.
Statement of purpose.
(1) To establish a coherent, high-quality K–12 career and technical education pathway system organized around a clearly defined framework.
(1) To establish a coherent, high-quality K-12 Jump Start pathway system organized around a clearly defined framework.
(2) To strengthen the governance, quality, and accountability of the Jump Start program by creating an independent Louisiana Career and Technical Education Oversight Council with defined composition, authority, and funding;
(2) To strengthen the governance, quality, and accountability of the JumpStartprogrambycreatingacollaborativeoverseenandfacilitatedbythe Louisiana Workforce Investment Council with defined composition and authority;establishing cross-agencycoordination among thestateDepartment of Education, Louisiana Works, the Board of Regents, and the Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges;
establishing mandatory cross-agency coordination among the LouisianaDepartmentofEducation,theLouisianaWorkforceCommission,and the Board of Regents;
ensuring that authorized Jump Start pathwaysleadtoviable,high-wage,high-demandoccupations;andestablishing statute criteria on transparent public data reporting.
ensuring that approved pathways lead to viable, high- wage, high-demand occupations;
(3) To ensure that every Louisiana student has access to, and can complete, rigorous Jump Start pathways by establishing differentiated provisions, guaranteeing postsecondary articulation credit opportunities for Career Diploma completers, and providing that no student's geographic location shall determine the quality or availability of Jump Start pathways available to that student.
and mandating transparent public data reporting.
(3) To ensure that every Louisiana student has access to - and can complete - rigorous career and technical education by establishing differentiated provisions, guaranteeing postsecondary articulation credit opportunities for Career Diploma completers, and providing that no student's geographic location shall determine the quality or availability of career and technical education pathways available to that student.
Program Designation;
Program designation;
Short Title.
short title.
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Page 2 of 78 SCASB520 1221 2973 (1) The career and technical education program established by this Subpartshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"Louisiana JumpStartCareer Diploma Program".
Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
(2) This Subpart may be cited as the "Louisiana Jump Start Modernization Act".
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
(3) Nothing in this Subpart shall be construed to alter the program designation established in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, or to limit the authorityoftheStateBoardofElementaryandSecondaryEducationtodevelop program materials, adopt administrative rules, and communicate with the public regarding this Subpart using the program name established by this Subsection.
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Any rules, bulletins, or guidance documents adopted by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education pursuant to this Subpart shall reference the program by its statutory designation.
520 (1) The career and technical education program established by this 2 Subpartshallbeknownandmaybecitedasthe"Louisiana JumpStartCareer Diploma Program." (2) This Subpart may be cited as the "Louisiana Jump Start Modernization Act." (3) Nothing in this Subpart shall be construed to alter the program designation established in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, or to limit the authority of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) to develop program materials, adopt administrative rules, and communicate with the public regarding this Subpart using the program name established herein.Anyrules,bulletins,orguidancedocumentsadoptedbytheStateBoard pursuant to this Subpart shall reference the program by its statutory designation.
Definitions As used in this Subpart, the following terms shall have the following meanings.
Definitions The definitions set forth in this Section shall govern the interpretation of every Section of this Subpart.
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(1) "Career and technical education" or "CTE" This term shall be interpretedconsistentwith,andshallnotbeconstruedmorenarrowlythan,the definition established in the Carl D.
As used in this Subpart, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Career and technical education" or "CTE".
This term shall be interpretedconsistentwith,andshallnotbeconstruedmorenarrowlythan,the definition established in the Carl D.
§ 2302(5).
2302(5).
(2) "Career diploma" A secondary school diploma issued by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to a student who has successfully completed all requirements of an approved Louisiana Jump Start career pathway under this Subpart.
(2) "Career Diploma".
A Career Diploma shall be recognized by all Louisiana public postsecondary education institutions as equivalent to a regular standard diploma pursuant to §189.5 of this Subpart.
A secondary school diploma issued by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to a student who has successfully completed all requirements of an approved Louisiana Jump Start career pathway under this Subpart.
(3) "Career coach" or "qualified career coach" A person who is not a licensed school counselor but who is authorized by a public school governing authority to provide individualized student career planning and advising servicesconsistentwithR.S.17:2926andtherequirementsofthisSubpart,and Page 3 of 159 Coding:
A Career Diploma shall be recognized by all Louisiana public postsecondary education institutions.
Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
(3) "Career coach" or "qualified career coach".
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
A person who is not a licensed school counselor but who is authorized by a public school governing authority to provide individualized student career planning and advising services pursuant to R.S.
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17:2926, the requirements of this Subpart, and who meets the qualifications pursuant to R.S.
520 who meets the qualifications established by the Louisiana Department of Education pursuant to §183.8© of this Subpart.
17:189.8.
Nothing in this definition shall be construed to authorize a career coach to perform duties reserved by law to a licensed school counselor, except as specifically provided by this Subpart.
Nothing in this definition Page 3 of 78 SCASB520 1221 2973 shallbeconstruedtoauthorizeacareercoachtoperformdutiesreservedbylaw to a licensed school counselor, except as specifically provided by this Subpart.
(4)"CTEconcentrator"Asecondarystudentwhohascompletedatleast twocreditsinasingleapproved careerand technicaleducation pathwayunder this Subpart.
(4)"CTEconcentrator".Asecondarystudentwhohascompletedatleast two credits in a single approved Jump Start pathway.
For purposes of federal reporting under the Carl D.
(5) "CTE completer".
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, as amended, 20 U.S.C.
A secondary student who has satisfied all requirements of an approved Jump Start pathway under this Subpart, including the nine-credit Jump Start course sequence established in R.S.
§ 2301 et seq., this definition shall be interpreted to align with the federal CTE concentratordefinitioninamannerthatpreservesLouisiana'scompliancewith all applicable Perkins V reporting requirements.
17:189.10, and who has earned at least one credential as required for Career Diploma completion.
(5) "CTE completer" A secondary student who has satisfied all requirements of an approved career and technical education pathway under thisSubpart,including thenine-creditJumpStartcoursesequenceestablished in §183.10©, and who has earned at least one industry-based credential as requiredforCareerDiplomacompletion.Thetermincludesbothstudentswho earn a Career Diploma and students who complete all pathway requirements but do not elect to receive a Career Diploma.
The term includes both students who earn a Career Diploma and students who complete all pathwayrequirementsbut do not elect to receive a Career Diploma.
(6) "Career major program" A structured sequence of academic core and career and technical education courses constituting the curriculum of an authorized K–12 CTE pathway through which a student satisfies the requirements for a Louisiana Career Diploma.
(6) "Career major program".
(7) "Enhanced wage record" or "EWR" A quarterly wage record submitted by an employer to the Louisiana Workforce Commission that includes, in addition to the elements required for standard unemployment insurance wage reportingunder Title 23 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes, the following job-level data elements for each employee during the reporting period:
A structured sequence of academic core and career and technical education courses constituting the curriculum of an authorized Jump Start pathway through which a student satisfies the requirements for a Louisiana Career Diploma.
(a) occupation code consistent with the Standard Occupational Classification(SOC)system;(b)totalhoursworked;©primaryworklocation;
(7) "Enhanced wage record" or "EWR".
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A quarterly wage record submitted by an employer to Louisiana Works that may include, in addition to the elements required for standard unemployment insurance wage reporting underTitle23oftheLouisiana RevisedStatutesof1950,thefollowingjob-level data elements for each employee during the reporting period:
Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
(a) Occupation code consistent with the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system.
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
(b) Total hours worked.
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(c) Primary work location.
520 (d) hourly wage equivalent;
(d) Hourly wage equivalent.
and (e) job start and end dates.
(e) Job start and end dates.
Enhanced wage recorddatashallserveastheprimarywageandemploymentoutcometracking mechanism for career and technical education pathway completers under §183.20 of this Subpart.
Enhanced wage record data shall serve as the primary wage and employment outcome tracking mechanism for career and technical education pathway completers pursuant to R.S.
(8) "Individual Career and Academic Plan" or "ICAP" Longitudinal careerdevelopmentandacademicplanningdocumentrequiredforeachstudent under §183.7 of this Subpart that identifies the student's career interests, academic strengths, and preliminary career pathway goals.
17:189.18.
An ICAP shall be initiated no later than the beginning of grade seven, reviewed and updated annually through grade twelve, and aligned with the student's Individual Graduation Plan developed and maintained pursuant to R.S.
(8) "Individual Career and Academic Plan" or "ICAP".
17:2925.
Longitudinal careerdevelopmentandacademicplanningdocumentrequiredforeachstudent Page 4 of 78 SCASB520 1221 2973 under R.S 17:189.7 that identifies the student's career interests, academic strengths,andpreliminarycareerpathwaygoals.AnICAPshallbeinitiatedno later than the beginning of grade seven, reviewed, and updated annually throughgradetwelve.TheICAPshallserveastheprimaryplanninginstrument connectingtheK-12careerawarenessandexplorationframeworktoapproved Jump Start pathway selection and enrollment, as established in R.S.
The ICAP shall serve as the primary planning instrument connecting the K–12 careerawarenessandexplorationframeworktoapprovedJumpStartpathway selection and enrollment, as established in §183.7 of this Subpart.
17:189.7.
(9) "Individual Graduation Plan" or "IGP" The individualized plan required for each student pursuant toR.S.
(9) "Individual Graduation Plan" or "IGP".
17:2925thatsetsforththe student's selectedcourseofstudy,chosendiplomapathway,andpostsecondarygoals.The IGP shall be aligned with the student's Individual Career and Academic Plan as provided in §183.7 of this Subpart, shall be developed, reviewed annually, and revised with the assistance of a school counselor or career coach as provided in R.S.
The individualized graduation plan required for each student pursuant to R.S.
17:2925, and shall, for a student pursuing a Career Diploma under this Subpart, identify the approved Jump Start pathway selected by the student.
17:2925 that sets forth the student's selected course of study, chosen diploma pathway, and postsecondary goals.
(10)"IndividualizedEducationProgram"or"IEP"Writteneducational plan required for each eligible student with a disability under the Individuals withDisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA),20U.S.C.§1400etseq.,andastheterm appliestostudentswithexceptionalitiesasdefinedinR.S.17:1942.Forpurposes of this Subpart, an IEP shall be coordinated with the student's Individual Career and Academic Plan and Individual Graduation Plan to ensure Page 5 of 159 Coding:
The IGP shall be aligned with the student's Individual Career and Academic Plan as provided in R.S.
Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
17:189.7, shall be developed, reviewed annually, and revised with the assistance of a school counselor or career coach as provided in R.S.
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
17:2925, and shall, for a student pursuing a CareerDiplomaunderthisSubpart,identifytheapprovedJumpStartpathway selected by the student.
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(10)"IndividualizedEducationProgram"or"IEP".Writteneducational plan required for each eligible student with a disability under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C.
520 meaningful access to appropriate career and technical education pathways consistentwith the student's educational goals and all applicable requirements underIDEA,theFamilyEducationalRightsandPrivacyAct,20U.S.C.§1232g, and R.S.
1400 et seq., and as the term appliestostudentswithexceptionalitiesasdefinedinR.S.17:1942.Forpurposes of this Subpart, an IEP shall be coordinated with the student's Individual Career and Academic Plan and Individual Graduation Plan to ensure meaningful access to appropriate career and technical education pathways consistent with thestudent's educational goals and all applicable requirements under IDEA, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C.
1232g, and R.S.
(11)"Industry-basedcredential"or"IBC"Anindependent,third-party credentialthat:
(11)"Industrycredential".Anindependent,third-partycredentialthat:
(a) reflects a specific set of competenciesrelatedtoaparticular industry sector or occupation;
(a)Reflectsaspecificsetofcompetenciesrelatedtoaparticularindustry sector or occupation.
(b) is recognized and accepted by employers in the relevant labor market as evidence of workplace readiness;
(b)Isrecognizedandacceptedbyemployersintherelevantlabormarket as evidence of workplace readiness.
© is portable across employers and geographic areas;
(c) Is portable across employers and geographic areas.
(d) provides a valid and reliable measure of an individual's technical knowledge and skills;
Page 5 of 78 SCASB520 1221 2973 (d) Provides a valid and reliable measure of an individual's technical knowledge and skills.
and (e) takes the form of a certification, certificate, or occupational license.
(e)Takestheformofadiploma,certification,certificate,oroccupational license.
For purposes of this Subpart, an industry-based credential must be:
For purposes of this Subpart, a credential must be approved by the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council pursuant to R.S.
(I) approved by the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council pursuant to R.S.
23:206.
23:2065;
(12) "K-12 Jump Start pathway" or "Jump Start pathway".
or (ii) otherwise designatedbytheLouisianaCareerandTechnicalEducationOversightCouncil established in §183.3, consistent with the credential tier classification framework established in §183.12 of this Subpart.
An approved,structuredsequenceofcareerandtechnicaleducationcourses,work- based learningexperiences,and credentialsorganizedaround adefined career field within a recognized career cluster and authorized by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education following a recommendation by the collaborative.
(12) "K–12 CTE pathway" or "pathway" An approved, structured sequence of courses, work-based learning experiences, and industry-based credentials organized around a defined career field within a recognized career cluster and authorized by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary EducationfollowingarecommendationbytheLouisianaCareerandTechnical Education Oversight Council.
The term includes both statewide pathways and regional pathways as defined in this Section, and shall not be construed to include any sequence of courses that does not satisfy the minimum standards pursuant to R.S.
The termincludes both statewide pathways and regional pathways as defined in this Section, and shall not be construed to include any sequence of courses that does not satisfy the minimum standards established in §183.10.
17:189.10.
(13)"LouisianaCareerandTechnicalEducationOversightCouncil"or "Council" An independent statutorybody separateand distinctfromtheState Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and from the Louisiana Department of Education, with authority to provide independent oversight of Page 6 of 159 Coding:
(13) "Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges" or "LCTC".
Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
The public postsecondary education system charged with the administration, management,andsupervisionofthecommunitycolleges,technicalcolleges,and affiliated institutions within the state.
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
(14) "Louisiana Workforce Investment Council" or "WIC".
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The state workforcedevelopmentboardcreatedwithinLouisianaWorkspursuanttoR.S.
520 Louisiana's careerand technical education system, to establish and maintain a shared performance framework binding on the Louisiana Department of Education, the Louisiana Workforce Commission, the Board of Regents, and the Louisiana Community and Technical College System and to ensure alignmentbetweenauthorizedpathwaysandregionalandstatewideworkforce demands.
23:2042 et seq., and placed within the executive office of the secretary of Louisiana Works.
(14) "Louisiana Workforce Commission" or "LWC" State agency established pursuant to R.S.
The council serves as the state's workforce development board for the purposes of meeting the requirements of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, 29 U.S.C.
23:2061 et seq.
3101 et seq., and is responsible for directing the Occupational Forecasting Conference in determiningofficialinformationnecessaryforworkforcedevelopmentplanning and budgeting.
that administers Louisiana's workforcedevelopmentprograms,unemploymentinsurancesystem,andlabor market information services.
(15) "Louisiana Works" or "LA Works".
The LWC shall serve as a data and coordination partner for career and technical education outcome tracking and industry alignment review under §183.20 and §183.21 of this Subpart.
State agency established pursuant to R.S.
(15) "Local education agency" or "LEA" A public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within Louisiana for the administrative control and direction of, or to perform a service function for, public elementary or secondary schools in a city, parish, or other local public school district, consistent with the definition established in R.S.
23:2061 et seq., that administers Louisiana's workforce development programs, unemployment insurance system, and labor market information services.
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17:189.18.
(16) "Local education agency".
A public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within Louisiana for the administrative controlanddirectionof,ortoperformaservicefunctionfor,publicelementary or secondary schools in a city, parish, or other local public school district, consistent with the definition established in R.S.
The termincludeseachcity,parish,andotherlocalpublic school boardresponsible forimplementingacareerandtechnicaleducationprogramunderthisSubpart, and each local school system participating in a regional team pursuant to §183.9.
The term includes each city, parish, and other local public school board responsible for implementing a career and technical education program under this Subpart, and each local school system participating in a regional team pursuant to R.S.
(16) "Priority occupation" An occupation that meets the minimum statutory wage threshold and projected growth rate standard established in §183.4 of this Subpart, is rated four or five stars in the Louisiana Workforce Commission's official statewide occupational forecast (or its equivalent successor)pursuanttoR.S.23:76,andthathasbeenformallydesignatedbythe LouisianaCareerandTechnicalEducationOversightCouncil,basedoncurrent and projected regional or statewide labor market demand data from the LouisianaWorkforceCommission,theBureauofLaborStatistics,asapriority Page 7 of 159 Coding:
17:189.9.
Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
(17) "Priority occupation".
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
An occupation that has been formally designated by the Workforce Investment Council based on current and projected regional or statewide labor market demand data from Louisiana Works, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as a priority occupation for career and technical education pathway development and public investment.
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A priority occupation designation is distinct from the viable occupation standard in Paragraph (22) of this Section in that it reflects an affirmative policy designationforpathwaydevelopment,nottheminimumthresholdforpathway authorization.
520 occupationforcareerandtechnicaleducationpathwaydevelopmentandpublic investment.
(18) "Regional pathway".
A priority occupation designation is distinct from the viable occupation standard in Subsection (U) of this Section in that it reflects an affirmative policy designation for pathway development, not the minimum threshold for pathway authorization.
A Jump Start pathway developed by a regionalteamandauthorizedbytheStateBoardofElementaryandSecondary Education for delivery within a defined geographic region of the state, which may be tailored to address regionally specific labor market demands, local industrypartnercapacity,andregionalworkforceprioritieswithinthatregion.
The Council may apply more rigorous wage threshold and growth rate standards for priority occupation designation that exceed the minimums required for viable occupation status under §183.4(D)(5) of this Subpart.
A regional pathway shall satisfy all minimum pathway authorization requirementspursuanttoR.S.17:189.13andshalladheretothesameacademic requirements as statewide pathways to enable students to continue postsecondary education following high school graduation.
(17)"Regionalpathway"AK–12CTEpathwaydevelopedbyaregional teamandapprovedbytheStateBoardofElementaryandSecondaryEducation for delivery within a defined geographic region of the state, which may be tailored to address regionally specific labor market demands, local industry partner capacity, and regional workforce priorities within that region.
(19) "Regional team".
A regional pathway shall satisfy all minimum pathway authorization requirements established in §183.13 of this Subpart and shall adhere to the same academic requirements as statewide pathways to enable students to continue postsecondary education following high school graduation.
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(18) "Regional team" A multi-agency, multi-sector body consisting of local education agencies, one or more public postsecondary education institutions with priority consideration given to technical and community colleges, and business, industry, and workforce development representatives thatisresponsibleforjointlydeveloping,proposing,andoverseeingcareerand technicaleducationpathwaydeliverywithinadefinedgeographicregionofthe state, as further described in §183.9(F) of this Subpart.
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006.
A regional team shall include representatives sufficient to ensure that proposed pathways reflect documented regional labor market demand.
Regional teams will include representatives of public community and technical colleges, local education agencies, and business and industry.
(19 "Rural local education agency" or "rural LEA" A local education agency that meets the population density, school enrollment, and geographic criteriaestablished in §183.14 of this Subpart and that is therefore eligible for:
(20) "Rural local education agency" or "rural LEA".
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A local education agency that meets the population density, school enrollment, and geographic criteria established in R.S.
Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
17:189.14 and that is therefore eligible for:
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
(a) Differentiated pathway authorization thresholds that account for limited local industry partner pools and small student enrollment sizes.
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(b) Inter-district consortium pathway authorization allowing multiple rural LEAs to jointly develop and deliver a single pathway.
520 (a) differentiated pathway authorization thresholds that account for limited local industry partner pools and small student enrollment sizes;
(c) Rural-specific program delivery provisions pursuant to R.S.
(b) inter- district consortium pathway authorization allowing multiple rural LEAs to jointly develop and deliver a single pathway;
17:189.14.
and © rural-specific program delivery provisions established in §183.14.
(21) "Statewide pathway".
(20) "Statewide pathway" AK–12CTE pathwayapproved bytheState BoardofElementaryandSecondaryEducationfordeliverystatewide,anchored to one or more industry-based credentials approved by the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council pursuant to R.S.
A Jump Start pathway authorized by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education for delivery statewide, anchored to one or more credentials approved by the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council pursuant to R.S.
23:2065, and meeting all pathway authorization requirements established in §183.13 of this Subpart.
23:2065, and meeting all pathway authorization requirements pursuant to R.S.
A statewide pathway shall be subject to the biennial industry priority review conducted by the Council pursuant to §183.4.
17:189.13.
(21) "Viable occupation" An occupation that meets the minimum statutory wage threshold and minimum projected growth rate standard.
(22)"Viable occupation".An occupation thatmeetstheminimumwage anddemandstandardsestablishedbyLouisianaWorks.Theviableoccupation standard constitutes the minimum authorization floor for pathway approval and is distinct from a priority occupation designation under Paragraph (17) of this Section.
The viable occupation standard constitutes the minimum authorization floor for pathway approval and isdistinctfromapriorityoccupation designation under Subsection (P) of this Section.
(23)"Work-basedlearning".Astructured,supervised learning activity that integrates classroom instruction with employer-directed workplace experience through progressively intensive levels of engagement, organized as a tiered quality continuum as established in R.S.
(22) "Work-based learning" means a structured, supervised learning activitythatintegratesclassroominstructionwithemployer-directedworkplace experience through progressively intensive levels of engagement, organized as a tiered quality continuum as established in §183.11 of this Subpart.
17:189.11.
The term includes both school-supervised and employer-supervised placements as categorized in §183.11.
The term includes both school-supervised and employer-supervised placements as categorized in R.S.
§189.3 Career and technical education oversight council;
17:189.11.
establishment;
§189.3.
Collaborative board;
authority A.
duties A.
Council Established;
Governance;
Name;
authority.
Status (1) There is hereby created a body politic and corporate, constituting a public corporationandinstrumentalityofthestatewithintheexecutivebranch of state government, to be known as the "Louisiana Career and Technical Page 9 of 159 Coding:
Page 8 of 78 SCASB520 1221 2973 (1) There is hereby created a multi-agency collaborative, sometimes hereinafter referred to as the "collaborative".
Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
The Louisiana Workforce Investment Council within Louisiana Works shall oversee and facilitate the multi-agency collaborative.
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.
The collaborative shall include the following members:
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(a) The secretary of Louisiana Works, or his designee.
520 Education Oversight Council," hereinafter referred to as 'the Council.' The Council shall be an independent statutorybody, separateand distinct fromthe State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and from the Louisiana Department of Education, with authority limited to the powers expressly granted by this Subpart.
(b) The state Superintendent of Education, or his designee.
(2) The Council is not an agency of, component of, or advisory body to theStateBoardofElementaryandSecondaryEducation.TheCouncilshallnot be subject to the direction, supervision, or control of the State Board of ElementaryandSecondaryEducationintheperformanceofitsstatutoryduties under this Subpart except as expressly provided herein.
(c) The commissioner of Higher Education, or his designee.
(3) The Council shall be subject to the Open Meetings Law, R.S.
(d) The president of the Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges, or his designee.
42:11 et seq., the Public Records Law, R.S.
(e)ThechairmanoftheWorkforceInvestmentCouncil, orhisdesignee.
44:1 et seq., and the Code of Governmental Ethics, R.S.
(2) Representativesof industry sectorsdesignated as priority industries by the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council and presidents or senior staff representing statewide business or industry associations headquartered in Louisiana shall also serve as members of the established collaborative.
(a) No more than seven industry members shall serve at any one time, and no more than two of the seven industry members shall represent the same priority industry sector.
Each such member shall be a current owner, officer, or senior employee of a Louisiana domiciled business.
(b)Nomorethan threepresidentsorseniorstaffrepresentingstatewide businessorindustryassociationsheadquarteredinLouisianashallserveatany one time.
(c) The industry representative members described in this Paragraph shall be appointed by the chairman of the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council.
(3) The chairman of the Louisiana WorkforceInvestment Council shall determine the operational placement of the collaborative within Louisiana Works in consultation with the secretary of Louisiana Works.
(4)Membersofthecollaborativeshallserveasvotingmembersandshall adheretoallmeetingandquorumrequirementsasestablishedbytheLouisiana Workforce Investment Council.
Page 9 of 78 SCASB520 1221 2973 (5) The collaborative shall be subject to the Open Meetings Law, pursuant to R.S.
42:11 et seq., the Public Records Law, pursuant to R.S.
44:1 et seq., and the Code of Governmental Ethics, pursuant to R.S.
(6) The collaborative shall elect a chairman by majority vote of its members.
The chairman shall be selected from the industry representative members serving pursuant to Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.
Membership Composition;
Meeting requirements;
Minimum Requirements (1) The Council shall consist of fifteen members as follows:
frequency;
(a) Seven voting members representing industry sectors designated as priority industries pursuant to §183.4 of this Subpart, appointed by the governor.
public access;
No more than two of the seven industry members shall representthe same priority industry sector.
record-keeping.
Each such member shall be a current owner, officer, or senior employee of a Louisiana-domiciled business.
(1) The collaborative shall meet not fewer than four times per calendar year.
(b) Three voting members representing presidents or senior staff of statewide business or industry associations headquartered in Louisiana, appointed by the governor.
(2) All meetings of the collaborative shall be open to the public and conducted in compliancewith theOpen MeetingLaw pursuant toR.S.
©Onevotingmemberwithdemonstratedexpertiseinlabormarketdata analysis, workforce economics, and/or career and technical education policy research, who is not currently employed by any Louisiana state agency, appointed by the governor.
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(d) The state Superintendent of Education, who shall serve as a nonvoting member.
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(f) The commissioner of Higher Education, who shall serve as a nonvoting member.
(g) The president of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, who shall serve as a nonvoting member.
(2) The nonvoting members described in Subparagraphs (B)(1)(d), (B)(1)(e), and (B)(1)(f) of this Section shall not be counted in determining whethera quorumexists.Nonvoting membersmayparticipatefully in Council deliberations and shall have access to all Council records and documents.
(3)NovotingmemberoftheCouncilshallsimultaneouslyholdanelected or appointed state government position or serve as a current employee of the LouisianaDepartmentofEducation,theLouisianaWorkforceCommission,the Board of Regents, or the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education during the member's term on the Council.
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Appointment Process;
Appointing Authorities (1) All voting members of the Council described in Subparagraphs (B)(1)(a) through (B)(1)© of this Section shall be appointed by the governor.
(2) The governor shall make initial appointments to all voting member positions not later than ninety days after the effective date of this Subpart.
(3)Ifthegovernorfailstomakeaninitialappointmentwithintheperiod specifiedinParagraph(2)of this Subsection, thechairoftheHouseCommittee on Education and thechairof theSenate Committeeon Education shall jointly request that the governor make the appointment within thirty additional days.
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Terms of Office;
Staggered Terms (1) Voting members of the Council shall serve terms of four years each, except as provided for initial staggered terms under Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.
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(a) Five members, as designated by the governor at the time of appointment, shall serve initial terms of two years;
and (b) Five members, as designated by the governor at the time of appointment, shall serve initial terms of four years.
(3) Upon expiration of the initial terms established under Paragraph (2)(a) of this Subsection, all subsequent terms shall be four years.
(4) No voting member shall serve more than two consecutive full terms on the Council.
A partial termserved to fill a vacancy as provided in §183.3(E) shall not be counted as a full term for purposes of this Paragraph.
A member whohasservedtwoconsecutivefulltermsmaybereappointedafteraninterval of one full term.
(5) A voting member whose term has expired shall continue to serve in a holdover capacity until a successor is duly appointed, not to exceed one hundred eighty days.
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Removal Provisions;
Vacancies (1) A voting member of the Council may be removed by the original appointing authority for cause, including but not limited to malfeasance in office, neglect of duty, incompetence, conviction of a felony, or conduct unbecoming the office.
Before removal, the appointing authority shall provide the member with written notice stating the specific grounds for removal and affordthememberanopportunitytorespondinwritingwithinfifteencalendar days.
(2) A vacancy on the Council shall occur upon the death, resignation, removalforcause,orlossofeligibilityofavotingmember.Amembershalllose eligibility if the member no longer satisfies the qualification requirements applicabletothemember'scategoryofappointmentunderSubsectionBofthis Section.
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The appointing authority shall make a vacancy appointment within sixty days of the date the vacancy occurs.
(4) A vacancy shall not impair the authority of the remaining members 5 to exercise the powers of the Council, provided a quorum as defined in Subsection F of this Section is maintained.
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Quorum Requirements (1) A majority of the voting members currently serving on the Council, excluding vacant positions, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(2)Ifquorumisnotobtained, theCouncilmaynottakeformalactionor vote.
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Officers;
Chair;
Vice-Chair;
Terms;
Duties (1) The voting members of the Council shall annually elect from among themselves a chair and a vice-chair at the first meeting of each calendar year.
An officer may not serve more than two consecutive annual terms in the same office on the Council.
(2)Thechairshallpresideatallmeetingsof theCouncil,executeofficial correspondence and documents on behalf of the Council as authorized by the Council, serve as the primary spokesperson for the Council in official communications, and perform all other duties assigned to the chair by the Council.
(3)Intheabsenceorincapacityofthechair,thevice-chairshallperform all duties of the chair.
(4) The Council may, by majority vote, elect such additional officers from among its voting members as it deems necessary for the efficient conduct of its business.
The Council may not create an officer position that exercises independent authority not expressly granted by this Subpart.
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Meeting Requirements;
Frequency;
Public Access;
Record-Keeping (1) The Council shall meet not fewer than four times per calendar year.
Additional meetings may be convened by the chair upon the chair's own initiative or upon receipt of a written request signed by not fewer than six voting members of the Council.
(2)AllmeetingsoftheCouncilshallbeopentothepublic andconducted in compliance with R.S.
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(Open Meetings Law).
Emergency meetings shall be convened only in compliance with R.S.
Emergencymeetings shall be convened only in compliance with R.S.
(3) The Council shall maintain comprehensive written minutes of each meeting.Minutesshall recordall itemsontheagenda,allvotestaken,thename andpositionofeachmembervotingforandagainstanymotion,eachmember's abstention if applicable, and any member's timely submitted written dissent.
(3) All records, including meeting minutes, official correspondence, writtenrecommendations,andagencyresponses,shallconstitutepublicrecords subject to R.S.
Minutes shall be posted on a publicly accessible website maintained by the Louisiana Department of Education pursuant to Subsection M of this Section not later than fifteen business days after the meeting to which they relate.
Minutesshall be subjecttoapproval by the Council at the subsequent meeting.
(4) All records of the Council, including meeting minutes, official correspondence, written recommendations to the State Board of Elementary andSecondaryEducation,andagencyresponses,shallconstitutepublicrecords subject to R.S.
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C.
Council Duties and Responsibilities The Council shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
Duties and responsibilities.
(1) To review each of thefollowing categoriesof proposed decisions and to issue written recommendations to the State Board of Elementary and SecondaryEducationthereon,priortoandasaconditionofBoardaction,inthe manner and within the timeframes established in Subsection K of this Section:
The collaborative shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
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(1) To revieweachof thefollowing categoriesof proposed decisions and to issue written recommendations to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education thereon, prior to and as a condition of board action:
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(b) Significant modification of any currently authorized statewide or regional pathway, defined as any change to the required industry-based credential or credential tier, the required CTE course sequence, or the work- based learning tier requirement.
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(d) Reclassification of any credential fromone tier to another under the approved credential tier list established pursuant to R.S.
(d) Reclassification of any industry-based credential from one tier to anotherundertheapproved credentialtierlist established pursuantto§183.12 of this Subpart,including elevationtoahigher tier,demotion toalowertier,or removal from the approved list.
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(e)Adoptionorsignificantrevisionofthestatewidestandardsapplicable toallJumpStartpathwayauthorizationproposalsunder§183.9ofthisSubpart.
(e)Adoptionorsignificantrevisionofthestatewidestandardsapplicable to all Jump Start pathway designation proposals under R.S.
(2) To establish and maintain, in consultation with the Louisiana Departmentof Education, theLouisiana WorkforceCommission, theBoard of Regents,andtheLouisianaCommunityandTechnicalCollegeSystemashared performance framework for the Louisiana Jump Start Career Diploma Program.Thesharedperformanceframeworkshall bebinding oneachnamed agency for purposes of annual reporting to the Council, shall be reviewed and updated by the Council not less than every two years, and shall include at minimum:
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(a) Student CTE pathway completion rates, disaggregated by race, income, disability status, and geographic region.
(2) To establish and maintain an inter-agency shared performance frameworkfortheLouisianaJumpStartCareerDiplomaProgram.Theshared performanceframeworkshallbebinding oneachmemberagencyforpurposes ofannual reportingandshallbereviewedandupdatedbythecollaborativenot less than every two years.
(b) Industry-based credential attainment rates, disaggregated by credential tier established under §183.12 of this Subpart.
The framework shall include at minimum:
© Post-graduation employment rates and median wages for Career Diploma holders, measured at one year and threeyears after graduation using enhanced wage record data as defined in §183.2 of this Subpart.
(a)StudentJumpStartpathwaycompletionrates,disaggregatedbyrace, income, disability status, and geographic region.
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(c) Post-graduation employment rates and median wages for Career Diploma holders, measured at one year and three years aftergraduation using enhanced wage record data as defined in R.S.
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(d) Postsecondary continuation rates for Career Diploma holders at Louisiana public postsecondary institutions.
(e) Advanced work-based learning participation rates, defined as Level 3 or above under §183.11 of this Subpart.
(e)Advanced work-based learning participation rates, defined as Level or above under R.S.
(f) Pathway-level return on investment metrics consistent with Act 187 of the 2021 Regular Session (R.S.
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(f) Pathway-level return on investment metrics pursuant to R.S.
(3) To implement and maintain the shared performance framework established pursuant to Paragraph (2) of this Subsection in a manner that is consistentandcoordinatedwithanyexistingorfuturelegislationaddressingK-12 or workforce education data collection, performance metrics, accountability reporting, or data transparency, including but not limited to Act 187 of the 2021 Regular Session (R.S.
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17:3138.13) and any successor or other legislation.
(3) To implement and maintain the shared performance framework established pursuant to Paragraph (2) of this Subsection in a manner that is consistentandcoordinatedwithanyexistingorfuturelegislationaddressingK- 12, postsecondary, or workforce data collection, performance metrics, accountability reporting, or data transparency.
In conducting each biennial review and update of the shared performance framework required under Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the Council shall assesstheframework'sconsistencywithanysuchlegislationenactedoramended since the prior review and shall revise the framework as necessary to avoid duplication, ensure compatibility, and leverage data resources and reporting obligations established by such legislation.
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(4) To review and issue written recommendations to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on the designation, reclassification, elevation, demotion, or removal of credentials from the approved industry- based credential tier list pursuant to §183.12 of this Subpart.
(4) To review and issue written recommendations to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on the designation, reclassification, elevation,demotion,orremovalofcredentialsfromtheapprovedcredentialtier list pursuant to R.S.
(5) To coordinate with the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council pursuant to R.S.
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(5)ToprepareandpublishanannualperformancereportonJumpStart program outcomes, submitted to the legislature and posted publicly not later than December first of each year.
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(6)Toestablishaninter-agencyMemorandumofUnderstanding(MOU) specifying each member agency's obligations under the shared performance framework, annual reporting deadline, and data sharing responsibilities pursuant to R.S.
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Collaborative authority;
The annual joint report shall present data measured under the shared performance framework established pursuant to Paragraph (2) of this Subsection.
scope and limits.
(7) To adopt bylaws, internal operating procedures, and conflict-of- interestpoliciesgoverningtheCouncil'soperations,consistentwiththisSubpart and applicable law.
(1) The authority of the collaborative is limited to the powers expressly granted by this Subpart.
The Council shall review and reaffirm or revise its bylaws not less than every four years.
No provision of this Subpart shall be construed to expand the collaborative's authority beyond those expressly granted powers, nor shall this Subpart be construed to limit the rulemaking authority of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education under R.S.
(8)Toprepareandtransmitaself-evaluation reporttothelegislaturein advance of each sunset review conducted pursuant to Subsection N of this Section, as specified in that Subsection.
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(2) The collaborative's written recommendations issued pursuant to Subsection F of this Section are advisory in legal character;
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Scope and Limits (1) The authority of the Council is limited to the powers expressly granted by this Subpart.
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No provision of this Subpart shall be construed to expand the Council's authority beyond those expressly granted powers, nor shall this Subpart be construed to limit the rulemaking authority of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education under R.S.
State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education-collaborative jurisdictional boundary;
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decisionmaking hierarchy (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Subpart or of R.S.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Subpart, the Council shall not:
17:7, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall not take formal action on any of the following categories of decisions without first receiving a written recommendation from the collaborative pursuant to Paragraph (2) of this Subsection:
(a) Promulgate rules within the meaning of the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S.
(a)Authorizationof any new statewide orregionalJumpStartpathway pursuant to R.S.
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(b) Significant modification of any currently authorized statewide or regional Jump Start pathway, defined for purposes of this Subsection as any change to one or more of the following elements of an authorized pathway:
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(d) Compel the reallocation of budgeted funds or personnel within any agency.
(d) Reclassification of any credentialfromone tier to another under the approved credential tier list established pursuant to R.S.
The Council's authority over the shared performance framework is limited to setting metrics, requiring reporting, and making recommendations.
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(3) Nothing in this Subpart shall be construed to alter the authority of the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education under R.S.
(e)Adoptionorsignificantrevisionofthestatewidestandardsapplicable to all Jump Start pathway authorization proposals under R.S.
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(4) The Council's written recommendations issued pursuant to Subsection K of this Section are advisory in legal character;
(2) When The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education proposes to take action on a decision enumerated in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the following process shall govern:
they create a procedural prerequisite to BESE action on specified decisions and impose transparencyobligationswhenBESEdepartsfromsuchrecommendations,but theydonotinthemselvesconstitutefinal agencyactionand shall not besubject to judicial review as final orders.
(a)ThestateDepartmentofEducationshalltransmittothecollaborative awrittennoticeoftheproposeddecision,acompletedescriptionoftheproposed action, and all supporting documentation material to the decision.
K.BESE-CouncilJurisdictionalBoundary;Decision-MakingHierarchy (1) Council Recommendation Required Before BESE Acts.
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(i) The collaborative's specific recommendation, stated as a recommendation to approve, approve with conditions, deny, or defer the proposed action.
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(ii)Thecollaborative'swrittenfindingssupportingtherecommendation.
(a) Authorization of any new statewide or regional Jump Start career and technical education pathway pursuant to §183.9 of this Subpart.
(c)Ifthecollaborativefailstoissueawrittenrecommendation,theState BoardofElementaryandSecondaryEducationmayproceedwiththeproposed action without a recommendation.
(b) Significant modification of any currently authorized statewide or regional pathway, defined for purposes of this Subsection as any changeto one or more of the following elements of an authorized pathway:
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(3) If the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education takes action contrary to a written recommendation issued by the collaborative pursuant to Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the following requirements shall apply:
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(a)TheStateBoardofElementaryandSecondaryEducationshalladopt, at the same meeting at which it takes the action that departs from the collaborative's recommendation, written findings stating specifically:
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(iii) The specific factual and policy basis for the action.
(ii) the required CTE course sequence;
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or (iii) the work-based learning tier requirement.
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(d) Reclassification of any industry-based credential from one tier to anotherunder theapprovedcredentialtierlist established pursuant to§183.12 of this Subpart, including elevationtoahigher tier,demotiontoalowertier,or removal from the approved list.
(e)Adoptionorsignificantrevisionofthestatewidestandardsapplicable toallJumpStartpathwayauthorizationproposalsunder§183.9ofthisSubpart.
(2) Recommendation Process and Timeline.
When the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education proposes to take action on a decision enumerated in Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the following process shall govern:
(a) The Louisiana Department of Education shall transmit to the Council,notfewerthansixtycalendardaysbeforetheBoard'sscheduledaction date, a written notice of the proposed decision, a complete description of the proposed action, and all supporting documentation material to the decision.
(b) The Council shall issue its written recommendation not fewer than thirty calendar days before the Board's scheduled action date.
The written recommendation shall include:
(I)TheCouncil's specificrecommendation, statedasarecommendation to approve, approve with conditions, deny, or defer the proposed action.
(ii) The Council's written findings supporting the recommendation.
(iii) The vote count, including the number voting in favor, against, and abstaining.
(iv) Any dissenting views submitted by individual voting members.
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The Board's actionrecordshalldocument thattheCouncil did not issue atimely recommendation and shall statethedate the documentation package was transmitted to the Council under Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph.
(3) BESE Override of Council Recommendation;
Written Findings Requirement.IftheStateBoardofElementaryandSecondaryEducationtakes actioncontrarytoawrittenrecommendationissuedbytheCouncilpursuantto Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the following requirements shall apply:
(a)TheStateBoardofElementaryandSecondaryEducationshalladopt, at the same meeting at which the Board takes the action that departs from the Council's recommendation, written findings of the Board stating specifically.
(I) The Council's recommendation and the basis stated in the Council's written findings.
(ii) The Board's reasons for departing from the Council's recommendation.
(iii) The specific factual and policy basis for the Board's action.
(b) If the Council's recommendation that is being overridden was unanimous meaning every voting member who cast a vote on the recommendation voted in the same direction, with no opposing votes cast, the Board's written findings required under Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph shall include a specific explanation of why each finding or rationale stated by the Council was rejected or determined to be outweighed by other considerations.
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(iii) Posted on the publicly accessible website of the Louisiana Department of Education not later than ten business days after adoption.
(4) Scope of this Subsection.
Nothing in this Subsection shall be construed to require the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to follow a Council recommendation or to limit the Board's final rulemaking authority under R.S.
The Council recommendation process required by this Subsection is a procedural prerequisite to final Board action on the enumerated decision categories, not a limitation on the Board's substantive authority.CompliancewiththisSubsectiondoesnotitselfconstitutecompliance with any other requirement of law applicable to the Board's rulemaking or decision-making processes.
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F.
Louisiana Workforce Investment Council;
Funding authorization;
WIOA Non-Duplication;
administrative support.
Formal Coordination Protocol (1) The Council established under this Section shall be a body separate and distinct from the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council established pursuant to 29 U.S.C.
(1) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated from the state general fund such sums as may be necessary for the collaborative to carry out its duties and responsibilities under this Subpart.
§ 3111 and R.S.
The collaborative's funding authorization shall be a continuing authorization subject to annual legislative appropriation.
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(2)Membersofthecollaborativeshallservewithoutcompensation.Each industry and association representative shall be entitled to reimbursement for necessary and reasonable travel expenses and per diem incurred in the performance of official collaborative duties, at the rates established by law for state officials and employees.
The Council is not a component,subcommittee,advisorybody,orsubsidiaryentityoftheLouisiana Workforce Investment Council.
(3) The Louisiana Workforce Investment Council within Louisiana Works shall provide administrative and staff support to the collaborative, including staff resources necessary for maintaining minutes and records, coordinating meeting logistics, operating the publicly accessible website on which collaborative documents are posted, and preparing reports as required under this Subpart.
Nothing in this Subpart shall be construed to nest the Council within, or to subordinate the Council to, the Louisiana WorkforceInvestmentCouncil, and nothing in thisSubpartshallbeconstrued toaltertheauthorityof theLouisiana WorkforceInvestmentCouncilunder29 U.S.C.
§ 3111 or R.S.
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(2) The respective authorities of the Council and the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council are declared to be non-overlapping as follows:
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The Council shall have no authority over WIOA-funded programs, adult workforce development programs, or any matter within the exclusive statutory mandate of the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council under 29 U.S.C.
§ 3111 or R.S.
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(b) The Louisiana Workforce Investment Council shall retain all authority assigned to it under 29 U.S.C.
§ 3111 and R.S.
23:2042 et seq., includingauthorityoverthestate'sWIOAformulafunding,thestateworkforce development system, adult education and employment services, and all cross- agency coordination functions required under federal WIOA law.
The Louisiana Workforce Investment Council shall have no authority to direct, review, approve, or disapprove recommendations made by the Council pursuant to this Subpart.
© In any instance where a question arises as to whether a particular function falls within the domain of the Council or the Louisiana Workforce InvestmentCouncil,thequestionshallberesolvedinfavorofthebodytowhich the function is more specifically assigned by statute.
If the assignment is genuinely ambiguous, the matter shall be referred jointly to the House Committee on Education, the Senate Committee on Education, and the House and Senate committees with jurisdiction over workforce development for legislative resolution.
(3)FormalCoordinationProtocol.NotwithstandingParagraph(2)ofthis Subsection,theCouncilandtheLouisianaWorkforceInvestmentCouncilshall engage in formal annual coordination on workforce alignment matters as follows:
(a) The chair of the Council and the chair of the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council shall meet not fewer than once per year to exchange information on labor market data, projected workforce demand in priority industries, and any proposed changes to Jump Start priority industries or WIOA priority sectors that may affect alignment between the two bodies.
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520 (b) The Council shall transmit to the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council, not later than sixty calendar days after each annual coordination meeting, a written summary of Council pathway recommendations and credential tier recommendations that affect occupations or industry sectors within the workforce development mandate of the WIOA Board.
© The Louisiana Workforce Investment Council may transmit to the Council,atanytime,writtencommentsonproposedCouncilrecommendations that relate to occupations or industry sectors within the Board's WIOA mandate.
The Council shall consider such comments in its deliberations but shall not be required to defer to or adopt them.
(d) Nothing in this Paragraph shall be construed to require the Council or the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council to defer to the other body's decisions, or to grant either body veto authority over the other body's official actions.
(4) Liaison Coordination.
The secretary of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, who serves as a nonvoting member of the Council under Subparagraph (B)(1)(e)of this Section,shall serveastheprimarycoordination liaison between the Council and the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council and shall report to the Council not less than annually on WIOA-related workforce development priorities and data relevant to pathway alignment.
(5) WIOA Performance Accountability Firewall.
The shared performance framework established under Paragraph (I)(2) of this Section governsexclusivelytheLouisianaJumpStartCareerDiplomaProgramandK- 12 career and technical education programs within the Council's statutory mandate.
Nothing in this Subpart shall be construed to alter, supersede, or conflict with the performance accountability system applicable to WIOA- fundedprogramsadministeredbytheLouisianaWorkforceCommissionunder 29 U.S.C.
§ 3141 and 20 C.F.R.
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The Council's funding authorization shall be a continuing authorization subject to annual legislative appropriation.
(2) Voting members of the Council shall serve without compensation.
Each voting member shall be entitled to reimbursement for necessary and reasonabletravelexpensesandperdiemincurredintheperformanceofofficial Council duties, atthe ratesestablished by law for state officials and employees.
(3)TheLouisianaDepartmentofEducationshallprovideadministrative and staff support to the Council, including staff resources necessary for maintainingminutesandrecords,coordinatingmeetinglogistics,operatingthe publiclyaccessiblewebsiteonwhichCouncildocumentsarepostedpursuantto Subsection H of this Section, and preparing reports as required under this Subpart.
The obligation of the Louisiana Department of Education to provide administrative support shall not be construed to create any supervisory or directive authority of the Department over the Council's deliberations, official positions, or recommendations.
(4) The Council may accept and expend grants, gifts, and other funds fromnon-statesourcestosupportitsoperations,subjecttoapplicablestatelaw governing receipt of gifts and donations by state entities and the conflict-of- interestprovisionsoftheCodeof GovernmentalEthics, R.S.
42:1101etseq.
No fundsfromanyentitysubjecttotheCouncil's revieworrecommendationsmay be accepted by the Council.
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Sunset Review Cycle;
Periodic Reauthorization of the Council (1)TheCouncilshallbesubjecttolegislativesunsetreviewnotlaterthan six years after the effective date of this Subpart and every six years thereafter.
Reviewshallbeconductedinaccordancewithapplicablelegislativeprocedures for review of executive branch entities.
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(a) A complete account of the Council's compliance with all duties and responsibilities assigned under this Subpart, including a recordof all meetings held, quorum status, and attendance by voting members.
(b) A full accounting of all pathway authorization, reauthorization, modification, and sunset recommendations made by the Council during the review period, including the outcome of each recommendation and, for each recommendation overridden by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Board's written findings and the Council's assessment of subsequent outcomes.
© An assessment of the effectiveness of the BESE-Council recommendation process established under Subsection K of this Section;
(d) An assessment of the effectiveness of the non-duplication and coordination protocol with the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council established under Subsection L of this Section;
(e) The Council's assessment of the shared performance framework establishedunderParagraph(I)(2)ofthisSection,includingagencycompliance with reporting obligations and the adequacy of performance metrics;
and (f) Any recommendations for statutory amendments to update the Council's composition, authority, operational procedures, or relationship to other state entities.
(3)ContinuationoftheCouncilbeyondeachsix-yearreviewperiodshall require affirmative legislative reauthorization.
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Upon expiration, the shared performance framework obligations establishedunderParagraph(I)(2)ofthisSectionshalltransfertotheLouisiana DepartmentofEducationuntilthelegislatureprovidesalternativegovernance.
Statewide Priority Industry List;
Statewide priority industry list;
Establishment and Maintenance;
establishment and maintenance;
Priority Industry Alignment Process (1) The Louisiana Career and Technical Education Oversight Council ("theCouncil"),established pursuantto§183.3ofthisSubpart,shall establish, maintain, and update a Statewide Priority Industry List ("the Priority List") identifying the industry sectors in Louisiana designated as priority industries for purposes of K–12 career and technical education pathway development under this Subpart, industry-based credential tier classification pursuant to §183.12, and Council composition pursuant to §183.3(B)(1)(a).
priority industry alignment process.
(2) The comprehensive process established by this Section for designating, reviewing, and updating the Priority List and Regional Priority Industry Lists including the data-driven determination process of Subsection B,thewagethresholdstandardofSubsectionC,thewagegrowthratestandard of Subsection D, the biennial review of Subsection E, and the regional list process of Subsection F—is hereby formalized as the "Priority Industry Alignment Process." The Priority Industry Alignment Process shall constitute the authoritative mechanism through which the Louisiana Jump Start Career Diploma Programmaintains alignment with regional and statewide workforce demand.
(1) The collaborative shall establish, maintain, and update a Statewide PriorityIndustryList,sometimeshereinafterreferredtoasthe"PriorityList", identifying the industry sectors in Louisiana designated as priority industries for purposes of K-12 Jump Start pathway development and credential tier classification pursuant to R.S.
(3) The initial Priority List shall be established by the Council not later than one hundred eighty (180) calendar days after the effective date of this Subpart, following the data-driven process specified in Subsection B of this Section, and shall be published on the publicly accessible website maintained pursuant to §183.3(H)(3) of this Subpart.
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The collaborative may identify an established Louisiana council, committee, or agency to support the development and maintenance of the Priority List.
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Page 15 of 78 SCASB520 1221 2973 (2)AninitialPriorityListshallbeacknowledgedbythecollaborativenot later than one hundred eighty calendar days after the effective date of this Subpart, following the data-driven process specified in Subsection B of this Section, and shall be published on the publicly accessible website maintained pursuant to R.S.
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(3)NoJumpStartpathwayshallbeauthorizedunderthisSubpartunless the pathway is aligned to an occupation within an industry sector included on the Priority List or, for regional pathways, the applicable Regional Priority Industry List established under Subsection F of this Section.
520 following criteria:
Inclusion of an industry sectoron the Priority List shall not constitutepathwayauthorization;
(a) The industry sector contains one or more occupations rated four or fivestarsintheLouisianaWorkforceCommission's("LouisianaWorks")most current official statewide occupational forecast, as approved by the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council and its Occupational Forecasting Conference ("OFC") (or its equivalent successor) pursuant to R.S.
all pathways must separately satisfy the requirements of R.S.
23:76.
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(b) The industry sector contains one or more occupations qualifying as a priority occupation as defined in §183.2(P) of this Subpart.
(4)AllcollaborativedeterminationsunderthisSectionshallbebasedon documentedanalysisofcurrent,publiclyavailablelabormarketandwagedata.
© The industry sector contains one or more occupations meeting the viable occupation wage threshold and minimum wage growth rate standards established in Subsections C and D of this Section.
(5)NoK–12careerandtechnicaleducationpathwayshallbeauthorized under this Subpart unless the pathway is aligned to an occupation within an industry sector included on the Priority List or, for regional pathways, the applicable Regional Priority Industry List established under Subsection F of this Section.
Inclusion of an industry sector on the Priority List shall not constitute pathway authorization;
all pathways must separately satisfy the requirements of §183.9 of this Subpart.
(6) The Priority List shall be organized by industry sector, with each listed sector accompanied by:
(a) the occupations within the sector qualifying aspriorityoccupationsunder§183.2(P);(b)themostrecentOFCstarratingfor each qualifying occupation;
© the entry-level wage data for each qualifying occupation and its relationship to the wage threshold standard under Subsection C;
and (d) the projected wage growth rate for each qualifying occupation and its relationship to the wage growth rate standard under Subsection D.
The Council shall update this reference information as part of each Biennial Priority Review conducted under Subsection E of this Section.
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(1) The collaborative shall conduct a comprehensive review of the StatewidePriorityIndustryListestablishedunderSubsection AofthisSection notlessfrequentlythanonceeverytwoyears.ThefirstBiennialPriorityReview shall be completed not later than twenty-four months after the initial Priority List is established pursuant to Paragraph (A)(2) of this Section.
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Subsequent BiennialPriorityReviewsshallbecompletednotlaterthantwenty-fourmonths after the completion of the preceding review.
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520 of priority industries, setting and updating of wage standards, and conduct of Biennial Priority Reviews under Subsection E—shall be based on documented analysis of current, publicly available labor market and wage data from the sources specified in this Subsection.
(2)Thefollowingarerequiredprimarydatasourcesforall PriorityList determinations and viable occupation assessments under this Section:
(a) The most current official statewide and regional occupational employment and wage forecasts published by the Louisiana Workforce CommissionpursuanttoR.S.23:76,andapprovedbytheLouisianaWorkforce InvestmentCouncilthroughitsOccupationalForecastingConference,including alldemandforecasts,wagedata,andoccupationalstarratings(oritsequivalent successor) produced by that process.
(b) The official list of industry-based credentials approved by the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council pursuant to R.S.
23:2065, and the occupational classifications and Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes to which each approved credential is linked.
©LouisianaWorkforceCommissionoccupationalemploymentstatistics and wage data disaggregated by industry sector, occupational group, and workforce development region.
(d) Louisiana Workforce Commission enhanced wage record data as defined in §183.2(G) of this Subpart, to the extent available from prior Career Diploma cohorts, which shall serve as outcome-based validation data for occupations within which Career Diploma graduates have achieved employment.
(3) The following are required supplementary data sources, to be used when primary sources are unavailable, have not yet been updated, or require supplementation for regional determinations:
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(b) United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections program national or regional data, for occupational wage growth rate validation whereLouisiana-specificprojectionshavenot yetbeenissued under R.S.
23:76;
© Regional labor market data published by the Louisiana Workforce Commissionforeachworkforcedevelopmentregionofthestate,includingdata maintained by or in coordination with local workforce development boards operating pursuant to 29 U.S.C.
§ 3122 and R.S.
23:2061 et seq., which shall be the primary supplementary source for Regional Priority Industry List determinations under Subsection F.
(d)Documentedemployerdemanddatasubmittedbyindustrypartners and regional teams pursuant to §183.9 of this Subpart, which may supplement but shall not substitute for quantitative labor market data from the sources listed in Paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Subsection.
(4)Inmaking PriorityListdeterminations, theCouncilshallcoordinate with the Louisiana Workforce Commission and the Louisiana Workforce Investment Council in the manner prescribed by §183.3(I)(5) and §183.3(L) of thisSubparttoobtainthemostcurrentdataavailable.TheCouncilshallnotbe required to await publication of a full Occupational Forecasting Conference cycle before taking action under this Section, provided the Council documents thedatasources and theireffectivedatesin thewrittenrecordsrequiredunder Paragraph (5) of this Subsection.
(5) The Council shall maintain a written recordof all data sources,data vintages, and analytical methodologies applied in each Priority List determination, Biennial Priority Review, and wage standard revision.
Such records shall constitute public records subject to R.S.
44:1 et seq.
and shall be availableonthepubliclyaccessiblewebsitemaintainedpursuantto§183.3(H)(3) of this Subpart.
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Wage Threshold Standard for Viable Occupation;
Statutory Minimum (1)ForpurposesofthisSubpart,theminimumstatutorywagethreshold for a viable occupation, as that term is defined in §183.2(U) of this Subpart, shallbeanannualized entry-levelwageequivalenttonotlessthanonehundred percent (100%) of the most recently published statewide median annual wage for all occupations in Louisiana, as calculated from the official occupational wage data most recently published by the Louisiana Workforce Commission pursuant to R.S.
23:76.
(2) For purposes of applying the wage threshold standard under Paragraph (1) of this Subsection, the Council shall determine the annualized entry-level wage of an occupation by reference to the entry wage level for that occupation as reported in the Louisiana Workforce Commission's official occupationalwagedatapublishedpursuanttoR.S.23:76.WheretheLouisiana WorkforceCommission'spublisheddatadoesnotincludeaseparatelyreported entry wage for an occupation, the Council shall use the tenth (10th) percentile wage for that occupation as reported in the United States Bureau of Labor StatisticsOccupationalEmploymentandWageStatisticsprogramforLouisiana as the entry-level wage proxy, subject to update at the next OFC publication cycle.
(3) Upon request by theCouncil, the Louisiana WorkforceCommission shall provide the Council, not later than thirty (30) calendar days after the request, the most current statewide median annual wage figure for all occupationsinLouisianaascalculatedfromtheofficialoccupationalwagedata mostrecentlypublishedpursuanttoR.S.23:76.TheCouncilshallusethefigure providedbytheLouisianaWorkforceCommissionastheauthoritativebasisfor all viable occupation wage threshold determinations.
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23:2065.
Any sector-specific standardestablishedpursuanttothisParagraphshallbedocumentedinwriting and posted publicly pursuant to Subsection B(5) of this Section.
(5)ThewagethresholdstandardunderthisSubsectionisanindependent statutory floor, separate from and not satisfied by, the Louisiana Workforce InvestmentCouncil'sindustry-basedcredentialapprovalstandardsunderR.S.
23:2065.
Both the IBC approval standard under R.S.
23:2065 and the viable occupation wage threshold must be independently satisfied before a pathway may be authorized under §183.9.
(6)TheCouncilshallreviewthewagethresholdstandardaspartofeach Biennial Priority Review conducted pursuant to Subsection E of this Section, applyingthemostcurrentstatewidemedianannualwagedatapublished bythe Louisiana Workforce Commission.
The Council shall not lower the wage thresholdstandardbelowthestatewidemedianannualwageforalloccupations as determined under Paragraph (1) of this Subsection without prior legislative authorization.