A bill for an act relating to career education, including middle school career exploration and industry-recognized credential seals and certificates for high school students.

Added requirement for the Department of Education to develop and distribute a seal for industry-recognized credentials to be affixed to high school transcripts or certificates.

Added requirement for school districts to report student attainment of industry-recognized credentials confidentially to the Department of Education.

Modified curriculum requirements to include career planning and pathways in grades 5-6, and career instruction, exploration, and development in grades 7-8.

Added state mandate funding specification requiring state costs for implementing these new education requirements to be paid by school districts from state school foundation aid.

Converted the legislative text from draft format to final enrolled bill format with official signatures and certification.

Removed Governor Kim Reynolds' signature block, date, and handwritten annotations from the signed enrolled version.

Added clean signature lines for House Speaker Pat Grassley and Senate President Amy Sinclair in the enrolled version.

Standardized spacing, line breaks, and formatting throughout the document for final publication.