Arkansas § 6-16-1806 Long-term value of a career-ready pathway

Arkansas Statutes

§ 6-16-1806 — Long-term value of a career-ready pathway

Arkansas § 6-16-1806

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Bluebook

Ark. Code Ann. § 6-16-1806 (2026).

Text

(a)To ensure that a career-ready pathway to a diploma adequately prepares public school students for high-wage, high-growth opportunities within Arkansas, the Arkansas Workforce Development Board, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall develop a system for collecting, analyzing, and reporting the public school student outcomes associated with the completion of high-wage, high-growth career-ready pathways under this subchapter.

(b)The system required under subsection (a) of this section shall include without limitation the:

(1)Hiring and retention of students and graduates within their respective fields of training; and (2) Remediation courses taken, including both quantity and type, for career-ready high school graduates entering postsecondary institutions.

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(a) To ensure that a career-ready pathway to a diploma adequately prepares public school students for high-wage, high-growth opportunities within Arkansas, the Arkansas Workforce Development Board, in consultation with the Department of Education, shall develop a system for collecting, analyzing, and reporting the public school student outcomes associated with the completion of high-wage, high-growth career-ready pathways under this subchapter. (b) The system required under subsection (a) of this section shall include without limitation the: (1) Hiring and retention of students and graduates within their respective fields of training; and (2) Remediation courses taken, including both quantity and type, for career-ready high school graduates entering postsecondary institutions. (c) Data collected under this section shall be used to inform: (1) Adjustments, approvals, and denials of high-wage, high-growth career-ready pathways to diplomas approved for high school graduation; and (2) Accountability measures for high schools.