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Senate hears broad support and concerns for Senate Bill 328 to expand career planning and data systems
Summary
Witnesses and education organizations supported Senate Bill 328's goals—standards aligned to employer needs, a statewide career‑coaching framework, mandatory academic/career plans and improved data systems—but urged phased implementation, clearer roles for Career Technical Planning Districts and restored funding for career‑exploration activities.
An interested‑party witness and a coalition of education and career‑tech groups testified in favor of Senate Bill 328, which seeks to strengthen career readiness by establishing professional skill standards, a statewide career‑coaching framework and requiring an academic and career plan for students beginning in middle school with annual review.
The primary proponent described three bill elements: professional‑skill standards aligned to employer needs, a leadership team and a statewide…
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