Sec. 10-21q. Plan for promotion of health care professions as career options and job shadowing and internship experiences in health care fields.
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(a)The Commissioner of Education shall, in collaboration with the Chief Workforce Officer, utilize the plan required of the Office of Workforce Strategy pursuant to section 2 of special act 22-9 in
(1)the promotion of the health care professions as career options to students in middle and high school, including, but not limited to, through career day presentations regarding health care career opportunities in the state, the development of partnerships with health care career education programs in the state and the creation of counseling programs directed to high school students to inform such students about, and recruit them to, the health care professions, and
(2)job shadowing and internship experiences in health care fields for high school students.
(b)Not later than September 1, 2023, the Commissioner of Education shall provide each local and regional board of education with the plan described in subsection
(a)of this section, and through the Governor's Workforce Council Education Committee, support implementation of such plan.