First Regular Session 115th General Assembly (2007)
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SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 345
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning labor and safety.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SOURCE: IC 20-32-3-1; (07)SE0345.1.1. -->
SECTION 1. IC 20-32-3-1, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005, SECTION
16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
2007]: Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "requisite proficiency" refers to
the satisfaction by a student of the standards approved by the
(1) state board under section 4(a)(3) of this chapter to receive a
secondary level certificate of achievement in an academic field.
or
(2) workforce proficiency panel within the department of
workforce development under section 4(a)(3) of this chapter to
receive a secondary level certificate of achievement in a technical
field.
SOURCE: IC 20-32-3-4; (07)SE0345.1.2. -->
SECTION 2. IC 20-32-3-4, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005, SECTION
16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
2007]: Sec. 4. (a) For academic fields of study, the state board
concerning academic fields of study, and the workforce proficiency
panel within the department of workforce development, concerning
technical fields of study, shall adopt for statewide implementation the
following:
(1) Different subject or skill areas in which students may be given
the opportunity to do the following:
(A) Demonstrate the requisite proficiency.
(B) Be awarded a secondary level certificate of achievement.
(2) The instrument or assessment by which a student is given the
opportunity to demonstrate the requisite proficiency.
(3) The standards required for each subject or skill area necessary
to acquire a particular secondary level certificate of achievement.
(b) Regarding the academic field of study, a student may elect to
earn academic certificates of achievement in areas designated by the
state board through the advanced placement program (as defined in
IC 20-36-3-3) or another appropriate assessment designated by the
state board.
(c) The state board may adopt rules to implement this chapter
relating to the certificates of achievement for academic fields of study.
SOURCE: IC 20-32-3-5; (07)SE0345.1.3. -->
SECTION 3. IC 20-32-3-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.1-2005, SECTION
16, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
2007]: Sec. 5. (a) In making adoptions under section 4 of this chapter,
the state board or the workforce proficiency panel within the
department of workforce development shall consider the following
factors:
(1) The overall value of the particular subject or skill area to a
broad range of students and the workforce.
(2) The transferability of the particular subject or skill area to
other subject or skill areas.
(3) Providing, as equally as possible, opportunities for certificates
of achievement in both technical and academic fields.
(4) Regarding technical skill areas, the number of public schools
in Indiana that offer technical programs in the particular skill
areas.
(5) (3) Any other factor that the state board or the workforce
proficiency panel within the department of workforce
development considers significant.
(b) The state board and the department of workforce development
shall cooperate with each other to implement this chapter.
SOURCE: IC 20-32-3-8; (07)SE0345.1.4. -->
SECTION 4. IC 20-32-3-8,
AS AMENDED BY SEA 526-2007,
SECTION 223,
IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007]: Sec. 8. Any secondary level or
postsecondary level (under
IC 21-43-3)
certificates of achievement that
a student earns shall be recorded in the student's official high school
transcript.
SOURCE: IC; (07)SE0345.1.5. -->
SECTION 5. IC 21-43-1-6, AS ADDED BY SEA 526-2007,
SECTION 284, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007]:
Sec. 6. "Program":
(1) for purposes of IC 21-43-3, refers to a postsecondary level
technical education program:
(A) offered by a state educational institution;
(B) approved by the commission for higher education; and
(C) of less than a baccalaureate degree;
(2) (1) for purposes of IC 21-43-4, refers to the postsecondary
enrollment program established under IC 21-43-4;
(3) (2) for purposes of IC 21-43-5, refers to the double up for
college program established under IC 21-43-5;
(4) (3) for purposes of IC 21-43-6, refers to the high school fast
track to college program offered to qualified individuals under
IC 21-43-6;
(5) (4) for purposes of IC 21-43-7, refers to the high school fast
track to college program offered to qualified individuals under
IC 21-43-7; and
(6) (5) for purposes of IC 21-43-8, refers to the high school fast
track to college program offered to qualified individuals under
IC 21-43-8.
SOURCE: IC 22-4.1-2-2; (07)SE0345.1.6. -->
SECTION 6. IC 22-4.1-2-2, AS AMENDED BY P.L.1-2005,
SECTION 186, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007]: Sec. 2. The department is comprised of
the following entities reorganized within the department:
(1) The department of employment and training services,
including the following:
(A) The unemployment insurance board.
(B) The unemployment insurance review board.
(2) The office of workforce literacy established by IC 22-4.1-10-1.
(3) The Indiana commission on vocational and technical
education established by IC 22-4.1-13-6.
(4) The workforce proficiency panel established by
IC 22-4.1-16-2.
SOURCE: IC 22-4.1-4-1; (07)SE0345.1.7. -->
SECTION 7. IC 22-4.1-4-1, AS AMENDED BY P.L.1-2005,
SECTION 187, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007]: Sec. 1. The department may undertake
duties identified by the commissioner as related to workforce
development initiatives that were required of or authorized to be
undertaken before July 1, 1994, by:
(1) the department of employment and training services;
(2) the office of workforce literacy established by IC 22-4.1-10-1;
or
(3) the Indiana commission on vocational and technical education
established by IC 22-4.1-13-6. or
(4) the workforce proficiency panel established by IC 22-4.1-16-2.
SOURCE: IC 22-4.1-14-6; (07)SE0345.1.8. -->
SECTION 8. IC 22-4.1-14-6,
AS AMENDED BY SEA 526-2007,
SECTION 304,
IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007]: Sec. 6. Each workforce partnership plan
must do the following:
(1) Address the need to maximize:
(A) the use of vocational and technical education programs
and services; and
(B) the articulation of vocational and technical education
programs;
between the secondary level and postsecondary level.
(2) Identify vocational and technical education program groupings
to coordinate vocational and technical education programs within
a geographic area.
(3) Identify particular certificates of achievement under
IC 20-32-3 and
IC 21-43-3
and indicate the circumstances under
which a state educational institution may elect to grant academic
credit to a student who does the following:
(A) Acquires the particular certificate of achievement.
(B) Satisfies the standards for receipt of academic credit as
determined by the state educational institution.
(4) Provide for the use of joint secondary level and postsecondary
level faculty committees to organize vocational and technical
education program articulation.
(5) Comply with 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.
SOURCE: IC 20-12-1-10; IC 21-43-1-7; IC 21-43-1-8; IC 21-43-1-
10; IC 21-43-3; IC 22-4.1-16.
; (07)SE0345.1.9. -->
SECTION 9. THE FOLLOWING ARE REPEALED [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2007]: IC 20-12-1-10;
IC 21-43-1-7; IC 21-43-1-8;
IC 21-43-1-10; IC 21-43-3;
IC 22-4.1-16.
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