The General Assembly finds that:(1) Public schools should help all students: (A) Have the reading, writing, and mathematics skills needed to succeed in all first-year coursework in associate and baccalaureate degree programs in non-mathematics-based majors; and(B) Be ready for as many career options as possible by having a base level of employability; and(2) The development of college and career readiness standards should be undertaken as an integrative process among: (A) The General Assembly;(B) State agencies that regulate and support the public educational systems of the state;(C) Kindergarten, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary educational institutions; and(D) The public.Added by Act 2013, No. 585,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
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