Provides that, to the extent funds are appropriated, the office of the superintendent of public instruction in conjunction with the higher education coordinating board and the state board for community and technical colleges, shall convene a work group to explore the creation of college and career readiness centers as a way to provide additional learning opportunities for students between the ages of seventeen and twenty-one who were unable to graduate from high school with their peers but wish to continue their education and earn a diploma.

Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to report the findings of the work group under this act to the state board of education and the legislature no later than January 10, 2007.