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§ 7-127. Career Counseling Program for Middle and High School Students

West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: March 14, 2021

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Education (Refs & Annos)
Division II. Elementary and Secondary Education [Titles 2-9.5] (Refs & Annos)
Title 7. Public Schools (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: March 14, 2021
MD Code, Education, § 7-127
§ 7-127. Career Counseling Program for Middle and High School Students
Currentness
Definitions
(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) “CTE Committee” means the Career and Technical Education Committee established under § 21-207 of this article.
(3) “Local career counseling agreement” means a memorandum of understanding between a county board, a local workforce development board, a community college, and, if appropriate, an American Job Center to provide career counseling services.
(4) “Program” means the Career Counseling Program for Middle and High School Students.
Purpose
(b)(1) There is a Career Counseling Program for Middle and High School Students.
(2) The purpose of the Program is to provide each middle school and high school student in the county with individualized career counseling services.
Local career counseling agreement
(c)(1) Each county board shall enter into a local career counseling agreement with the local workforce development board, the community college that serves the county, and, if appropriate, an American Job Center.
(2) Counseling provided under the local career counseling agreement shall help each student choose one or more post-college and career readiness pathways under § 7-205.1 of this title.
Funding
(d) Funding received by the county board for career counseling under Subtitle 2 of this title shall be spent in accordance with the agreement.
Evaluations
(e) The CTE Committee shall conduct an evaluation of each local career counseling agreement for best practices and disseminate its findings to all county boards, local workforce development boards, community colleges, and if appropriate, American Job Centers in the State.

Credits

Added by Acts 2021, c. 36, § 3, eff. March 14, 2021.
MD Code, Education, § 7-127, MD EDUC § 7-127
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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