SB 136 - Under this act, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education shall establish a process by which each student prior to 9th grade shall develop an individual career and academic plan, with help from the student's parent or guardian and the school's counselors. Before a student finishes 12th grade, the student shall declare the student's postsecondary plans as part of the student's individual career and academic plan. Such declaration shall include items set forth in the act. Beginning July 1, 2024, each school district shall establish a process by which a student shall complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. A student is exempt from this requirement under certain circumstances listed in the act. This act is similar to HB 577 (2023) and to provisions in SCS/SB 703 (2022), in SCS/SB 957 (2022), in HB 2171 (2022), in HB 2692 (2022), in SB 265 (2021), in SB 830 (2020), and in HB 2174 (2020). OLIVIA SHANNON