H2381B3965A10561 DMS:BTW 10/17/16 #90 A10561
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 2381
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE TOBASH
Printer's No. 3965
Amend Bill, page 2, lines 11 through 20, by striking out "a
student who participates in vocational" in line 11 and all of
lines 12 through 20 and inserting
a CTE Concentrator shall be deemed proficient provided that
the CTE Concentrator shall meet all of the following
requirements:
(1) completes locally established grade-based requirements
for academic content areas associated with each Keystone Exam on
which the CTE Concentrator did not achieve proficiency. For the
purposes of this paragraph, completion of grade-based
requirements in any science and technology and environment and
ecology course shall satisfy the requirements for the academic
content area associated with the Keystone Exam in biology; and
(2) completes one of the following:
(i) attains an industry-based competency certification
related to the CTE Concentrator's program of study; or
(ii) demonstrates a high likelihood of success on an
approved industry-based competency assessment or readiness for
continued meaningful engagement in the CTE Concentrator's
program of study as demonstrated by performance on benchmark
assessments, course grades and other factors consistent with the
CTE Concentrator's goals and career plan.
(d) As used in this section, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Approved industry-based competency assessment." A NOCTI
exam, NIMS assessment or other industry-based competency
assessment identified by the Secretary of Education and approved
by the State Board of Education.
"CTE Concentrator." A student who, by the end of a reporting
year, will be reported as successfully completing at least 50
percent of the minimum technical instructional hours required
under 22 Pa. Code Ch. 339 (relating to vocational education).
"NIMS assessment." An assessment based on the National
Institute for Metalworking Skills standards.
"NOCTI exam." A National Occupational Competency Testing
Institute exam.
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