S 1106 — EDUCATION – Amends existing law to provide for the expansion of virtual, blended, traditional, or other secondary career technical education programs, as approved by the Board of Career Technical Education.

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(2) As used in this title, unless otherwise specifically defined, the term "career technical education" means all secondary, postsecondary, and adult courses, programs, training, and services,services irrespective of delivery method, administered by the divisiondivi- sion of career technical education for oc-occupations cupations or careers that require other than a baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral degree.

As approved by the board, this term may also apply to spe-specific cific courses or programs offered in grades 7 and 8 or offered by any approved public charter school that are deliveredde - livered through traditional or virtual ononline - line instructional methods .

This term may also apply to virtual, blended, or other career technical education programs.

The division of ca- reer technical education will include approved public charter schools and their students equally and without discrimination in reviewing, authoriz - ing, and funding the delivery of career technical education courses and pro - grams, irrespective of the school's chosen instructional delivery method, as long as the chosen instructional delivery method .is appropriate to the na- ture of the work as demonstrated by participation in a capstone course that meets recognized industry standards.

Career technical education programs may be delivered by traditional, blended, or virtual models and must meet the required elements as outlined in the state standards for secondary pro - grams.

Virtual programs will utilize post-capstone interviews conducted by industry professionals to demonstrate technical proficiency and to satisfy face-to-face requirements.

Interviews will be based on students' needs and may be conducted face-to-face or electronically .

(3) The division of career technical education shall may coordinate with the Idaho digital learning academy to provide approved online careerca techni-- calreer technical education courses to any developed by independent curriculum providers including, but not limited to, the Idaho digitalschool learningdistrict academydevelop toany allstatewide Idahovirtual schoolcareer districtstechnical andeducation publiccourse charterdelivery. schools .

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(4) The division of career education shall maintain a list of secondary career technical education pathways that can be delivered by traditional means or entirely online, or a combination of both methods.

The division of career technical education shall develop a methodology for the funding of each pathway delivery type.

For those pathways that are able to be delivered entirely online, there shall be a presumption that they shall receive the same funding as for traditional career technical education pathways;

how - ever, actual funding shall be based upon actual approved costs, not to exceed the cost of delivering these pathways in a traditional setting.

(45) The division of career technical education may provide incen- tives to Idaho public colleges and universities offering career technical programs that, in coordination with the division, align their foundational courses that are required in the same or substantially similar programs of study so as to achieve uniformity and transferability in the core program requirements at all such public colleges and universities.

(5)(56) The state board of education may promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section.

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