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SB 17 – This act shall be known and may be cited as the Career and Technical Education Student Protection Act. This act establishes the Career and Technical Education Board to oversee and coordinate career and technical education and career and technical student organizations' activities in Missouri. It replaces the State Advisory Committee for Vocational Education. In addition, the Career and Technical Education Board will be the executive officer of the State Board of Education for career and technical education. The board will consist of seven members, appointed by the Governor. Members will serve a term of five years, except for the initial appointees. Members will consist of the following individuals: a director or administrator of a career and technical education center; an individual from the business community with a background in commerce; a career and technical education teacher who also serves as an advisor to a career and technical education student organization; a career and technical education professor or instructor employed at a community college or at Linn State Technical College. Three additional members will be representatives of any of these career and technical education organizations: DECA, FBLA, FFA, FCCLA, HOSA, SkillsUSA, and TSA. One member of the State Board of Education will serve as an ex-officio member. The Assistant Commissioner for the Office of College and Career Readiness of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will serve as the executive director for the board. The board must meet at least four times annually. Business coming before the board, including all decisions, votes, exhibits, outcomes, and materials must be made available by free electronic record, as described in the act. The board will have various powers and duties, as described in the act, including developing, implementing, and administering the budget for career and technical education for the State Board of Education and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Other powers and duties include developing a statewide long-range plan for career and technical education, identifying legislative recommendations to improve career and technical education, promoting coordination of existing career and technical education programs, and directing disbursements and administering the Career and Technical Education Board Fund, and taking other necessary actions. Certain other duties performed by the Commissioner of Education are transferred to the Career and Technical Education Board, as described in the act. MICHAEL RUFF
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