Education and Workforce Development

Task Force Description

The mission of the ALEC Education and Workforce Development Task Force is to promote excellence in the nation’s educational system, to advance reforms through parental choice, to support efficiency, accountability, and transparency in all educational institutions, and to ensure America’s youth are given the opportunity to succeed.

Meeting Information

Thursday, Dec. 4

1:45 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.

1:45 p.m. Introductions and Welcome

1:50 p.m. America 250 and Civics Education

2:20 p.m. Model Policy Consideration

New Model Policies

CREDIT Act
Heart Health Program Act
High School Educator Flexibility Act
Mathematics Assessment and Targeted Help (MATH) Act
Middle School Advanced Mathematics Access Act
Safeguarding Personal Expression at K-12 Schools (SPEAKS) Act
Virtual Learning Act
Strengthening Higher Education Act

Model Policy Renewals

Higher Education Transparency Act
Inclusive College Education Savings Plan Act

3:30 p.m. Policy Presentation

4:00 p.m. Policy Presentation

4:30 p.m. Good of the Order/Member Updates

4:45 p.m. Adjourn

Draft Policies

All Model Policies

Strengthening Higher Education Act Draft

Section 1. Title. This Act may be known and shall be cited as the “Strengthening Higher Education Act.” Section 2. Purpose. A. It is the intent of the General Assembly: (a) That undergraduate students in state-supported institutions of higher education acquire…
Virtual Learning Act Draft

Part 1. General Provisions. Section 1.1. Definitions. A. “Full-time hybrid campus” means a public school in which at least 50 percent of students are enrolled in a full-time hybrid program authorized under section 3.1 of this Act; B. “Full-time hybrid program” means…
Safeguarding Personal Expression at K-12 Schools (SPEAKS) Act Draft

Section 1. Definitions. A. “School” means a public school teaching any student in grades kindergarten through the twelfth grade. B. “Student” means an individual who is enrolled at a school on a full-time or part-time basis. Section 2. Protections for Student Speech and…
Mathematics Assessment and Targeted Help (MATH) Act Draft

Section 1. Definitions. A. “Elementary school” means any public school, not including a charter school, that provides instruction to students in any combination of kindergarten, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3, grade 4, or grade 5. B. “Middle school” means any public school,…
Middle School Advanced Mathematics Access Act Draft

Section 1. Definitions. A. “Middle school” means any public school, not including a charter school, that provides instruction to students in any combination of grades 6, 7, or 8. B. “Middle school advanced math course” means a course identified by the [insert state education…
High School Educator Flexibility Act Draft

Section 1. Title. This Act shall be known as the “High School Educator Flexibility Act.” Section 2. Definitions. A. “High-quality course” means a high school course that: (a) Is designed and maintained in partnership with accredited postsecondary institutions or industry representatives; …