BILL REQ. #:  S-4333.1 

Read first time 01/17/08.   Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.

     AN ACT Relating to the advisory committee identifying career and technical education curricula to help students obtain a certificate of academic achievement; and amending 2007 c 354 s 12 (uncodified).

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   2007 c 354 s 12 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
     (1) The superintendent of public instruction and the workforce training and education coordinating board shall jointly convene and staff an advisory committee to identify career and technical education curricula that will assist in preparing students for the state assessment system and provide the opportunity to obtain a certificate of academic achievement.
     (2) The advisory committee shall consist of the following nine members:
     (a) Four members of the legislature, with two members each appointed by the respective caucuses of the house of representatives and the senate;
     (b) One representative from the career and technical education section of the office of the superintendent of public instruction;
     (c) One member appointed by the workforce training and education coordinating board; and
     (d) Three members appointed by the superintendent of public instruction and the workforce training and education coordinating board based on recommendations from the career and technical education community.
     (3) The advisory committee shall appoint a chair from among the nonlegislative members.
     (4) Legislative members of the advisory committee shall be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 44.04.120. Nonlegislative members, except those representing an employer or organization, are entitled to be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
     (5) By January 15, 2008, the advisory committee shall provide an initial report to the governor and the legislature and, if necessary, a work plan with additional reporting deadlines((, which shall not extend beyond December 15, 2008)). By December 2009, the advisory committee shall report to the governor and the legislature with an evaluation of the status of the recommendations made in the initial report and any additional recommendations the advisory committee finds necessary to accomplish the goals of the initial report.