For purposes of this part, the term:
(7.1) “Industry credentialing” means a process through which students are assessed by an independent third-party certifying entity using predetermined standards for knowledge, skills, and competencies, resulting in the award of individual certification or state licensure or an occupational competency that is state, nationally, or internationally recognized.
History. Code 1981, § 20-2-326 , enacted by Ga. L. 2010, p. 186, § 1/HB 400; Ga. L. 2011, p. 421, § 2/SB 161; Ga. L. 2011, p. 752, § 20/HB 142; Ga. L. 2012, p. 775, § 20/HB 942; Ga. L. 2013, p. 1061, § 22/HB 283; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1376, § 33/HB 502; Ga. L. 2016, p. 822, § 2/SB 348; Ga. L. 2018, p. 731, § 7/SB 3.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, substituted “content standards” for “curriculum requirements” in the middle of paragraph (5).
The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, substituted the present provisions of paragraph (4) for the former provisions, which read: “ ‘College and career academy’ means a specialized charter school established by a partnership which demonstrates a collaboration between business, industry, and community stakeholders to advance workforce development between one or more local boards of education, a private individual, a private organization, or a state or local public entity in cooperation with one or more postsecondary institutions and approved by the State Board of Education in accordance with Article 31 of this chapter or the State Charter Schools Commission in accordance with Article 31A of this chapter.”
The 2018 amendment, effective July 1, 2018, inserted “state, national, or international” in the middle of paragraph (7); added paragraph (7.1); and deleted “school,” following “means a” in paragraph (11).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2018, p. 731, § 1/SB 3, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Creating Opportunities Needed Now to Expand Credentialed Training (CONNECT) Act.’