[§302A-431.8]  Career and technical
education program.  The department shall establish and administer a career
and technical education program that shall meet the requirements of the federal
Perkins Act of 2006.  The department's program may include:



(1)  Pathway programs of study, including but not
limited to natural resources, graphic design, computer networking, and
management information systems;



(2)  Academies for various focuses of study, including
the performing arts, travel, and science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics;



(3)  An agriculture education program;



(4)  Specialized programs, including project EAST
(environmental and spatial technology); and



(5)  Other school activities, including robotics.



The department's program may be offered jointly by
or in partnership between the department, the University of Hawaii, including its community colleges, or other public or private entities. [L 2007, c 111,
§2]