CHAPTER 140
SB 335-FN – FINAL VERSION
03/13/14 0861s
2014 SESSION
10/04
SENATE BILL 335-FN
AN ACT establishing a commission to study career and technical education centers.
SPONSORS: Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Kelly, Dist 10; Rep. Gile, Merr 27; Rep. Borden, Rock 24; Rep. Ladd, Graf 4
This bill creates a commission to study career and technical education centers.
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03/13/14 0861s
14-2772
10/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen
AN ACT establishing a commission to study career and technical education centers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
140:1 New Section; Regional Vocational Education Centers; Commission Established. Amend RSA 188-E by inserting after section 10 the following new section:
188-E:10-a Study Commission on Career and Technical Education.
I. There is established a commission to study career and technical education (CTE). The members of the commission shall be as follows:
(a) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(c) The director of the division of career technology and adult learning.
(d) The commissioner of the department of resources and economic development, or designee.
(e) The chancellor of the community college system, or designee.
(f) Three CTE directors, one member of a school board, and one SAU administrator, appointed by the commissioner of education.
(g) A representative of the Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire, appointed by the association.
(h) Three representatives of skilled trades or businesses related to CTE programs, appointed by the governor.
II. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
III. The commission shall study career and technical education, and make recommendations concerning:
(a) Tax credit programs for donations of equipment and funding for the cost of apprenticeship and training programs offered by a regional vocational center, including the compensation of employees in direct supervision and training of students in a vocational education center program;
(b) Funding for construction and renovation programs; and
(c) Increasing partnerships between businesses, skilled trades, advanced manufacturing, and CTE programs.
IV. The members of the study commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the senate member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Seven members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
V. The commission shall file and interim report of its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2014, and a final report on or before January 1, 2015.
140:2 Repeal. RSA 188-E:10-a, relative to the commission to study career and technical education, is repealed.
140:3 Effective Date.
I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect January 15, 2015.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 16, 2014
Effective Date: I. Section 2 shall take effect January 15, 2015.