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SENATE BILL NO. 425

INTRODUCED BY B. GLASER, WATERMAN

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AN ACT MAKING PERMANENT THE DESIGNATION OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS AS THE ELIGIBLE AGENCY FOR ADMINISTERING THE CARL D. PERKINS VOCATIONAL AND APPLIED TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION ACT PROGRAMS IN MONTANA; REVISING THE PROVISIONS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE PLAN TO REQUIRE CREATION OF A STATE PLAN COMMITTEE; AMENDING SECTION 20-7-330, MCA; REPEALING SECTION 6, CHAPTER 460, LAWS OF 1999; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:



     Section 1.  Section 20-7-330, MCA, is amended to read:

     "20-7-330.  (Temporary) Development of Creation of state plan committee -- meetings -- report. (1) The superintendent of public instruction and the commissioner shall each appoint two three people from their respective advisory boards to serve on a committee to develop review and update the 5-year state plan for vocational and technical education as required by 20 U.S.C. 2323. The four appointed members shall select a fifth member who Two members appointed from each advisory board must be educators, and the remaining member appointed from each advisory board must represent a community-based organization that provides vocational and technical education services be a representative of a business or community interest.

     (2)  At least four times a year, the board of regents shall meet with the superintendent of public instruction, teachers, students, labor organizations, businesses, and institutions or agencies involved in vocational and technical education to:

     (a)  discuss the implementation of discuss the state plan;

     (b)  evaluate the state plan;

     (c)(b)  identify any issues or concerns with the administration of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act in Montana;

     (d)(c)  identify the needs of vocational-technical students and programs in Montana and determine the best way to meet those needs; and

     (e)(d)  if necessary, make changes in the administration and operation of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act in Montana.

     (3)  The board of regents shall report the results of the meetings required in subsection (2) to the 57th legislature in accordance with the provisions of 5-11-210. (Terminates June 30, 2001--sec. 6, Ch. 460, L. 1999.)"



     Section 2.  Repealer. Section 6, Chapter 460, Laws of 1999, is repealed.



     Section 3.  Effective date. [This act] is effective on passage and approval.

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