15-1831. Information on persons who have
completed vocational programs; definitions


A. The center for vocational education shall:


1. By the end of each calendar year publish and distribute a report of the
placement rates and average salaries earned by persons completing vocational programs in
this state during the prior fiscal year. This report may include information on a
program which would be a vocational program except that it was not completed by at least
twenty-five persons during the fiscal year.


2. Establish an advisory committee consisting of representatives of both public and
private institutions which offer vocational programs. The advisory committee shall
advise the center in the implementation of this section.


3. Prescribe the format in which institutions which offer vocational programs shall
provide the information necessary to produce the report prescribed in paragraph 1 of this
subsection.


B. The governing board of each community college district shall:


1. Transmit to the center for vocational education the following information within
thirty days of the end of the fiscal year:


(a) The social security number of each person who completed a vocational program
during the previous fiscal year.


(b) Such information as the center may require in order to conduct a follow-up
survey of a sample of persons who have completed vocational programs.


2. Make available to students prior to or at the time of registration the report
distributed by the center for vocational education as prescribed in this section.


C. In this section, unless the context otherwise requires:


1. "Center for vocational education" means the center for vocational education at a
university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents designated by the
board.


2. "Vocational program" means a program completed by at least twenty-five persons
during the fiscal year and which is one of the following:


(a) Operated by a community college district organized pursuant to chapter 12 of
this title and designated as a vocational program, including vocational programs operated
by a skill center.


(b) A private vocational program licensed pursuant to section 32-3021 which does
not provide a baccalaureate degree.