Indiana § 20-32-4-15 Creation and approval of utility career cluster; creation of course
sequences for employment in utility occupational field

Indiana Statutes

§ 20-32-4-15 — Creation and approval of utility career cluster; creation of course sequences for employment in utility occupational field

Indiana § 20-32-4-15

Title 20EDUCATION

Art. 32STUDENT STANDARDS, ASSESSMENTS, AND

Ch. 4Graduation Requirements

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Ind. Code § 20-32-4-15 (2026).

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(a)The following definitions apply throughout this section:

(1)"Utility career cluster" means a list:

(A)compiled for purposes of college and career pathways relating to career and technical education under section 1.5(g) of this chapter; and

(B)setting forth industries or occupational fields that:

(i)are related to the provision of utility services; and

(ii)share similar knowledge and skill training requirements.

(2)"Utility services" includes:

(A)production, transmission, or distribution of electricity;

(B)acquisition, transportation, distribution, or storage of natural gas;

(C)provision of communications service (as defined in IC 8-1-32.5-3);

(D)treatment, storage, or distribution of water; and

(E)collection or treatment of wastewater.

(b)Not later than December 31, 2022: (

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(a) The following definitions apply
throughout this section:
(1) "Utility career cluster" means a list:
(A) compiled for purposes of college and career pathways
relating to career and technical education under section 1.5(g)
of this chapter; and
(B) setting forth industries or occupational fields that:
(i) are related to the provision of utility services; and
(ii) share similar knowledge and skill training requirements.
(2) "Utility services" includes:
(A) production, transmission, or distribution of electricity;
(B) acquisition, transportation, distribution, or storage of
natural gas;
(C) provision of communications service (as defined in IC 8-1-32.5-3);
(D) treatment, storage, or distribution of water; and
(E) collection or treatment of wastewater.
(b) Not later than December 31, 2022:
(1) the state board shall, for purposes of approving under section
1.5(g) of this chapter sequences of courses leading to student
concentrators in industries or occupational fields related to the
provision of utility services, approve a utility career cluster; and
(2) the governor's workforce cabinet (before its repeal) shall, in
consultation with the state board, the department, and the
department of workforce development, create one (1) or more
course sequences:
(A) each of which consists of courses approved by the state
board for purposes of college and career pathways relating to
career and technical education under section 1.5(g) of this
chapter; and
(B) each of which provides students with knowledge and skills
necessary for employment in an industry or occupational field
in the utility career cluster.
(c) Subject to subsection (d), in creating one (1) or more course
sequences under subsection (b)(2) or as described in subsection (d), the
governor's workforce cabinet (before its repeal), in consultation with
the state board, the department, and the department of workforce
development, shall:
(1) consider the impact of course sequences on the long term
outcomes of students; and
(2) prioritize course sequences that lead to high wage, high
demand jobs.
(d) After June 30, 2025, following the repeal of the governor's
workforce cabinet, if new course sequences are created under this
chapter, the commission for higher education shall work in consultation
with the state board, the department, and the department of workforce
development in place of the governor's workforce cabinet in the manner
set forth under subsection (b)(2) in creating the new course sequences.