(1) The office of the superintendent of public instruction, the workforce training and education coordinating board, the state board for community and technical colleges, the *higher education coordinating board, and the council of presidents shall work with local school districts, workforce education programs in colleges, tech prep consortia, and four-year institutions of higher education to develop model career and technical education programs of study as described by this section.

     (2) Career and technical education programs of study:

     (a) Incorporate secondary and postsecondary education elements;

     (b) Include coherent and rigorous academic content aligned with state learning standards and relevant career and technical content in a coordinated, nonduplicative progression of courses that are aligned with postsecondary education in a related field;

     (c) Include opportunities for students to earn dual high school and college credit; and

     (d) Lead to an industry-recognized credential or certificate at the postsecondary level, or an associate or baccalaureate degree.

     (3) During the 2008-09 school year, model career and technical education programs of study shall be developed for the following high-demand programs: Construction, health care, and information technology. Each school year thereafter, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the state board for community and technical colleges, the *higher education coordinating board, and the workforce training and education coordinating board shall select additional programs of study to develop, with a priority on high-demand programs as identified under RCW 28A.700.020.

[2008 c 170 § 107.]

NOTES:

     *Reviser's note: The higher education coordinating board was abolished by 2011 1st sp.s. c 11 § 301, effective July 1, 2012.