1003.491  Career education.--

(1)  School board, superintendent, and school accountability for career education within elementary and secondary schools includes, but is not limited to:

(a)  Student exposure to a variety of careers and provision of instruction to explore specific careers in greater depth.

(b)  Student awareness of available career programs and the corresponding occupations into which such programs lead.

(c)  Student development of individual career plans.

(d)  Integration of academic and career skills in the secondary curriculum.

(e)  Student preparation to enter the workforce and enroll in postsecondary education without being required to complete college preparatory or career preparatory instruction.

(f)  Student retention in school through high school graduation.

(g)  Career education curriculum articulation with corresponding postsecondary programs in the career center or community college, or both.

(2)  No school board or public school shall require a student to participate in any school-to-work or job training program. A district school board or school shall not require a student to meet occupational standards for grade level promotion or graduation unless the student is voluntarily enrolled in a job training program.

(3)  Each district school board and superintendent shall implement all components required to obtain the career education certification on the high school diploma if the school district chooses to offer the certification.