Georgia high school students would get a one-year delay before being required to pick a career path under a bill passed Tuesday by House lawmakers.
The vote was 162-1 to approve the delayed timeline. The legislation now heads to the state Senate.
Republican Rep. Randy Nix of LaGrange said he filed the bill at the request of the Georgia Department of Education, which wants to push back the requirement to the 2013-14 school year. Originally passed last year, the requirement was set to take effect in the fall.
Under the program, ninth-grade students would pick one of 17 career pathways, such as agriculture or finance, for further study.