Section 20-7-335 - Career coaching for career technical education and K-12 career and vocational/technical education - duties(1) A high school district may utilize a career coach for educational and career counseling opportunities for students.(2) A career coach may offer opportunities for internships or apprenticeships within a community and assist students with high school course offerings, career options, occupational training, and postsecondary opportunities associated with the student's field of interest within the career technical education and K-12 career and vocational/technical education programs provided for in Title 20, chapter 7, part 3.(3) To be eligible to be a career coach, a person must have: (a) a bachelor's degree or a class 4 vocational, recreational, or adult education certificate in accordance with 20-4-106;(b) an associate degree and have completed a minimum of 5,000 hours of documented, relevant work experience with recognized credentials, which may include apprenticeship training; or(c) a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma and have completed a minimum of 10,000 hours of documented, relevant work experience with recognized credentials, which may include apprenticeship training.Added by Laws 2023, Ch. 724,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2023.