By:  Cain                                             S.B. No. 1731
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the career and technology education programs of public
 1-3     schools.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Section 29.181, Education Code, is amended to
 1-6     read as follows:
 1-7           Sec. 29.181.  PUBLIC EDUCATION CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY
 1-8     EDUCATION GOALS.  Each public school student shall master the basic
 1-9     skills and knowledge necessary for:
1-10                 (1)  managing the dual roles of family member and wage
1-11     earner; [and]
1-12                 (2)  gaining entry-level employment in a high-skill,
1-13     high-wage job or continuing the student's education at the
1-14     postsecondary level; and
1-15                 (3)  making informed career and job choices based on
1-16     experience with workplace characteristics and descriptions of the
1-17     operating equipment, conditions, and how persons do work today; on
1-18     establishing a connection with the workplace that provides a sense
1-19     of the workplace and its environment; and on expectations at the
1-20     various workplaces.
1-21           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.