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Sponsors pitch GRAD Act to connect juniors and seniors with careers, training and local services
Summary
Representatives Williams and Santucci presented HB119, the Graduation Readiness and Development (GRAD) Act, proposing DEW‑administered exit orientation programs for 11th–12th graders to connect students with education, workforce, apprenticeships, health resources and voter registration; sponsors said they expect little to no added district cost and will work with local agencies on coordination.
Representatives Williams and Santucci introduced House Bill 119, the Graduation Readiness and Development (GRAD) Act, asking the House Education Committee to require the Department of Educational Workforce to establish an exit-orientation program for 11th- and 12th-grade students statewide.
The sponsors said the program would go beyond a traditional job fair to link juniors and seniors with a range of post‑graduation options, including federal and state financial-aid programs, internships and apprenticeships, technical and vocational education, OhioMeansJobs resources, military-enlistment information, voter registration and local health and STD-testing clinics.…
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