SECTION 1: The executive office of education, shall, on or before 90 days from the effective date of this act, convene an advisory committee to investigate and study a development and implementation process for six-year career planning standards to be coordinated by licensed school guidance counselors for grades 6 to12, inclusive, for implementation beginning in the 2011-2012 school year.

The advisory committee shall consist of 14  members: 1 of whom shall be the secretary of education, or his designee, who shall serve as chair; 13 persons to be appointed by the governor, who shall be selected from a list of 3 nominees from each of the following: the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, the Leaders for Education coalition, the Massachusetts Association of Vocational Administrators, Massachusetts School Counselors Association, the College Board, Massachusetts Education Financing Authority, the Massachusetts Principal’s Association, the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Massachusetts Parent Teacher Association, Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education, the Massachusetts High Technology Council, the New England Association for College Admission Counseling, and the National Center for School Counseling Outcome Research.

The committee shall report to the general court the results of its investigation and study and its recommendation, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry out such recommendation, by filing the same with the clerks of the senate and the house who shall forward the same to the chairs of the joint committee on education and the chairs of the house and senate committee on ways and means on or before March 1, 2011.