Relating to education; requiring legislative approval of state agency contracts relating to transitional or employment related training or education including school to work and vocational education programs; requiring the scope and sequence of curriculum in kindergarten through grade 8 to focus on core academic knowledge, restricting the offering of courses on career options to students in grades 9 through 12; specifying certain basic skills requirements for students participating in work based or service learning, career and technical, apprenticeship or transitional programs, requiring passing scores on the basic skills tests for secondary student participation under the Minnesota youth works act or in local education and employment transitions systems, specifying authorized program curriculum for students in grades 9 through 12, requiring students in the 11th and 12th grades to be allowed to emphasize either vocational training or academic curriculum or both, requiring parental notice and information relating to certain employment and safety laws for student self transport to vocational training sites; requiring parent or guardian consent for student participation in employment related programs; repealing a certain provision authorizing school districts to require students to develop and maintain lifework development plans and certain goals under the education and employment transitions system (mk)