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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="21-210" title_number="21" title_name="Career and Technology Education Programs" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Career and Technical Education">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>For each occupation on the list developed under § 21–209(h) of this subtitle, the CTE Committee shall develop, in collaboration with the Governor’s Workforce Development Board, comprehensive, publicly accessible career pathway information.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The career pathway information shall include information on:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Skills, knowledge, competencies, experience, or credential standards for each occupation;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Concrete steps to obtain the skills, competencies, experiences, or credentials necessary to advance on a career pathway or to higher–paying roles in a profession;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Credentials to be issued at each stage of career pathway advancement; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>Necessary criteria to be awarded a credential.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The career pathway information shall be adopted by the Governor’s Workforce Development Board.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>All State agencies and relevant workforce development and education programs shall use the list of occupations developed under § 21–209(h) of this subtitle and career pathway information developed under this section as a guideline for curriculum alignment, credentialing, and career advancement.</text>
  </level>
</section>
