Career technical education: individuals with exceptional needs.

Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, on a cyclical basis, to coordinate the development of model curriculum standards for the prescribed course of study and of a career technical education course of study necessary to assist school districts with complying with their obligation to offer qualified pupils a course of study that provides an opportunity for pupils to attain entry-level employment skills in business or industry upon graduation from high school. Existing law requires the Superintendent, upon the adoption of these model curriculum standards, to develop a curriculum framework consistent with specified criteria that offers a blueprint for implementation of career and technical education. This bill would require the Superintendent, in coordinating the development of the next revision of this curriculum framework that is submitted to the State Board of Education for approval, to include guidance for adapting work-based learning for individuals with exceptional needs.