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Committee hears competing views on applied-sciences high school pathway bill
Summary
House Bill 20 would create an applied sciences pathway to let 11th–12th grade students earn postsecondary certificates while in high school. Business and industry groups supported the bill as a workforce tool; some education advocates expressed concern that the bill could allow technical institutions to teach substituted core academic courses.
House Bill 20, creating an applied sciences pathway to let high school juniors and seniors earn postsecondary certificates while in high school, was presented and received mixed testimony before the Senate Committee on Education.
Senator King laid out the bill on behalf of the author and said the program aims to address hiring shortages in skilled trades by enabling students to earn certificates in targeted industries while still in high school.
Under the bill, certificate programs must be in the state’s list of 20 targeted industries — testimony named welding, plumbing, electrical,…
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