Cradle-to-career initiatives: plan.

Existing law establishes the Superintendent of Public Instruction and requires the Superintendent to develop, and submit to the State Board of Education for approval, information to strengthen and promote the opportunities for quality involvement by parents and guardians in schoolsite councils. This bill would require the Superintendent, in collaboration with specified entities, to develop a 5-year plan for expanding cradle-to-career initiatives throughout the state. The bill would require the 5-year plan to include certain things, including a description of the components of effective cradle-to-career initiatives, and recommendations, as specified. The bill would require the Superintendent to submit the plan to the Legislature by December 1, 2016. The bill would make specified findings and declarations.