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      Sec. 10a-12a. Technical Education Coordinating Council. There shall be a Technical Education Coordinating Council. The council shall consist of the following members: The chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and commerce, or their designees; the Commissioners of Higher Education and Economic and Community Development and the Labor Commissioner or their designees; the chief executive officers of each constituent unit of the state system of higher education, or their designees; the president of the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges; the superintendent of the vocational-technical school system; one member who is a teacher at a regional vocational-technical school designated by the exclusive representative of the vocational-technical school teachers' bargaining unit; two members who are parents of students enrolled in vocational-technical schools designated by the vocational-technical schools parents' association; one member representing each of the economic clusters identified pursuant to section 32-1m designated by the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development; one member designated by the Connecticut Business and Industry Association; one member designated by the Manufacturing Assistance Council; and one member designated by the Connecticut Technology Council. The cochairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education, or their designees, shall jointly convene a meeting of the council not later than October 1, 1998. The council shall meet at least six times a year to review and evaluate the coordinated delivery of technical and technological education to meet the employment needs of business and industry. The council shall also explore ways to: (1) Encourage students to pursue technical careers, including the development or expansion of alternative training methods that may improve the delivery and accessibility of vocational-technical training; (2) ensure a successful transition for students from the regional vocational-technical schools to post secondary education; and (3) improve public awareness regarding manufacturing careers. On or before January 1, 1999, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Education shall report, in accordance with section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to education and commerce on the activities of the council in the prior year.

      (P.A. 89-260, S. 16, 41; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 98-252, S. 72, 80; P.A. 05-191, S. 11; P.A. 06-196, S. 67.)

      History: P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Economic Development with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development (Revisor's note: A reference to "Commissioners of Higher Education, Labor and Economic and Community Development" was replaced editorially by the Revisors with "Commissioners of Higher Education and Economic and Community Development and the Labor Commissioner" for consistency with customary statutory usage); P.A. 98-252 expanded the membership of the council, required the first meeting of the expanded council to be called by cochairpersons of education committee, expanded the duties of the council by adding Subdivs. (1) to (3), inclusive, removed obsolete language, and required report to commerce committee, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 05-191 substituted "32-1m" for "32-4g"; P.A. 06-196 made a technical change, effective June 7, 2006.