Section 49601 Of Chapter 10. Educational Counseling From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 27. >> Chapter 10.
49601
. (a) The State Department of Education shall, no later than
December 31, 1986, develop a career guidance model for science and
technology for use in school district counseling programs, and shall
make the model available to the governing boards of all school
districts in this state.
(b) The model shall be designed to provide information for use in
career guidance offered to pupils in grades 7 through 12, regarding
the potential for employment, educational requirements, and other
matters pertaining to careers in the fields of science and
technology. The purposes of the model shall be to objectively
acquaint pupils with the option of pursuing careers in those fields,
and to advise them in a timely manner of the preparation necessary to
undertaking those careers.
(c) In developing the model, the State Department of Education
shall employ materials and other resources that are available from
public and private organizations, to the extent appropriate for the
purposes of this section.