SECTIONS 53086 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 53086

53086. (a) There is in the department the California Career
Resource Network Program, formerly called the California Occupational
Information Coordinating Committee. This program is established for
the purposes of Section 2328 of Title 20 of the United States Code,
for the purposes of this article, and for other purposes authorized
by the Legislature.
(b) The mission of the program is to provide all persons in
California with career development information and resources to
enable them to reach their career goals.
(c) The primary duty of the program is to distribute career
information, resources, and training materials to middle school and
high school counselors, educators, and administrators, in order to
ensure that middle schools and high schools have the necessary
information available to provide a pupil with guidance and
instruction on education and job requirements necessary for career
development.
(d) Information and resources distributed by the program shall
provide all of the following:
(1) Encouragement to completing a secondary education.
(2) Career exploration tools, provided in written and multimedia
format, that offer an introduction to the nature of career planning,
self-assessment, methods of investigating the work world, methods of
identifying and meeting education and training needs, and methods of
creating a career action plan.
(3) Relevant information on the labor market and career
opportunities.
(4) Assistance to a pupil in the acquisition and development of
career competencies including the appropriate skills, attitudes, and
knowledge to allow a pupil to successfully manage his or her career.
(e) (1) There is hereby established the State Agency Partners
Committee composed of the following members or their designees:
(A) The Director of Employment Development.
(B) The Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(C) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges.
(D) The Director of Rehabilitation.
(E) The Director of Social Services.
(F) The Executive Director of the California Workforce Investment
Board.
(G) The Chief Deputy Secretary for Adult Operations of the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
(H) The Chief Deputy Secretary of Juvenile Justice in the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
(I) The Director of Developmental Services.
(2) The State Agency Partners Committee shall coordinate the use
of network information and resources in programs that are implemented
by the entities that the members of the committee represent.
(f) The program shall perform its duties only upon funding
provided in the annual Budget Act.