Over the year, Advance CTE and the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) tracked state activity, cataloged final state policy actions and categorized trends based on the policy areas of focus and today, published State Policies Impacting CTE: 2022 Year in Review. This year's report provides an analysis that spans 37 states who enacted 123 policies. All policies that were passed in 2022 affected the secondary education, postsecondary education, adult education and/or workforce systems. The policy areas that states focused on in 2022 were similar to previous years with industry-recognized credentials now one of the top five key policy areas. Top Five Policy Trends in 2022: (1) Industry partnerships and work-based learning; (2) Funding; (3) Access and equity; (4) Data, reporting and/or accountability; and (5) Industry-recognized credentials.