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.