20-7-330. Creation of state plan committee -- meetings -- report. (1) The superintendent of public instruction and the commissioner shall each appoint three people from their respective advisory boards to serve on a committee to review and update the 5-year state plan for vocational and technical education as required by 20 U.S.C. 2323. Two members appointed from each advisory board must be educators, and the remaining member appointed from each advisory board must 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 state plan;
     (b) identify any issues or concerns with the administration of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act in Montana;
     (c) identify the needs of vocational-technical students and programs in Montana and determine the best way to meet those needs; and
     (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 legislature in accordance with the provisions of 5-11-210.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 460, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 130, L. 2001.