(a) An LEA shall make an interest inventory such as the Kuder assessment, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® personality inventory, the ASVAB, the College Board Career Finder, or other interest or career inventory available to public middle schoolers or ninth graders to assist students in determining the students’ interests and in making career decisions.(b)(1) In order to help inform a student’s high school plan of study, each LEA shall administer a career aptitude assessment to students in grade seven (7) or grade eight (8).(2) A career aptitude assessment is a tool used to help a student understand how a variety of skills and attributes impact the student’s potential success and satisfaction with different career options and work environments. The department of education shall identify career aptitude assessments that LEAs may administer for purposes of this subsection (b).(3) Upon administering a career aptitude assessment to students in grade seven (7) or grade eight (8), an LEA shall provide the students with information on career and technical education opportunities offered by the LEA in which the student is eligible to participate.
