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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 1627
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE HALEY .
5415H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o repeal section 178.550, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the
career and technical education advisory council.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 178.550, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu
2 thereof, to be known as section 178.550, to read as follows:
178.550. 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Career and
2 T echnical Education Student Protection Act". There is hereby established the "Career and
3 T echnical Education Advisory Council" within the department of elementary and secondary
4 education.
5 2. The advisory council shall be composed of [ sixteen members who shall be ]
6 Missouri residents. The director of the department of economic development and the
7 commissioner of higher education , or [ his or her designee ] their designees , shall be [ a
8 member ] members . The commissioner of education , in collaboration with appr opriate
9 stakeholders, shall appoint the following members:
10 (1) A director or administrator of a career and technical education center;
11 (2) [ An individual from the business community with a background in commerce ]
12 Four individuals fr om business and commer ce ;
13 (3) A representative from State T echnical College of Missouri;
14 (4) Three current or retired career and technical education teachers who also serve or
15 served as an advisor to any of the nationally recognized career and technical education
16 student org anizations of:
17 (a) DECA;
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
18 (b) Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA);
19 (c) FF A;
20 (d) Family , Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA);
21 (e) [ Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) ] HOSA-Futur e Health
22 Pr ofessionals ;
23 (f) SkillsUSA; or
24 (g) T echnology Student Association (TSA);
25 (5) A representative from a business or ganization, association of businesses, or a
26 business coalition;
27 (6) A representative from a Missouri community college;
28 (7) A representative from [ Southeast Missouri State University or the University of
29 Central ] a Missouri four -year college or university ;
30 (8) An individual participating in an apprenticeship recognized by the department of
31 labor and industrial relations or approved by the United States Department of Labor's Of fice
32 of Apprenticeship;
33 (9) A school administrator or school superintendent of a school that of fers career and
34 technical education ; and
35 (10) A student-services r epresent ative, who may serve in a school counseling or
36 car eer res ource educator position .
37 3. Members appointed by the commissioner of education shall serve a term of [ five ]
38 thr ee years [ except for the initial appointments, which shall be for the following lengths:
39 (1) One member shall be appointed for a term of one year;
40 (2) T wo members shall be appointed for a term of two years;
41 (3) T wo members shall be appointed for a term of three years;
42 (4) Three members shall be appointed for a term of four years;
43 (5) Three members shall be appointed for a term of five years ] and shall serve no
44 mor e than two terms .
45 4. Four members shall be from the general assembly . The president pro tempore of
46 the senate shall appoint two members of the senate of whom not more than one shall be of the
47 same party . The speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint two members of the
48 house of representatives of whom not more than one shall be of the same party . The
49 legislative members shall serve on the advisory council until such time as they resign, are no
50 longer members of the general assembly , or are replaced by new appointments.
51 5. The advisory council shall have [ three ] nonvoting ex of ficio members[ :
52 (1) A director of guidance and counseling services at the department of elementary
53 and secondary education, or a similar position if such position ceases to exist;
54 (2) The director of the division of workforce development; and
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55 (3) A member of the coordinating board for higher education, as selected by the
56 coordinating board ] , all of whom shall be employees of the department of elementary and
57 secondary education selected by the commissioner of education .
58 6. The assistant commissioner for the of fice of college and career readiness of the
59 department of elementary and secondary education shall provide staff assistance to the
60 advisory council.
61 7. The advisory council shall meet at least [ four ] two times annually . The advisory
62 council may make all rules it deems necessary to enable it to conduct its meetings, elect its
63 of ficers, and set the terms and duties of its of ficers. The advisory council shall elect from
64 among its members a [ chairperson ] chair , vice [ chairperson ] chair , a secretary-reporter , and
65 such other of ficers as it deems necessary . Members of the advisory council shall serve
66 without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses necessary to the
67 performance of their of ficial duties for the advisory council.
68 8. Any business to come before the advisory council shall be available on the
69 advisory council's internet website [ at least seven business days prior to the start of each
70 meeting ] as pr ovided under section 610.020 . All records of any decisions, votes, exhibits,
71 or outcomes shall be available on the advisory council's internet website within forty-eight
72 hours following the conclusion of every meeting. [ Any materials prepared for the members
73 shall be delivered to the members at least five days before the meeting, and to the extent such
74 materials are public records as defined in section 610.010 and are not permitted to be closed
75 under section 610.021 , shall be made available on the advisory council's internet website at
76 least five business days in advance of the meeting.
77 9. The advisory council shall make an annual written report to the state board of
78 education and the commissioner of education regarding the development, implementation,
79 and administration of the state budget for career and technical education.
80 10. The advisory council shall annually submit written recommendations to the state
81 board of education and the commissioner of education regarding the oversight and procedures
82 for the handling of funds for student career and technical education or ganizations.
83 1 1. ] 9. The advisory council shall:
84 (1) Develop a comprehensive statewide short- and long-range strategic plan for career
85 and technical education;
86 (2) Identify service gaps and provide advice on methods to close such gaps as they
87 relate to youth and adult employees, workforce development, and employers on training
88 needs;
89 (3) Confer with public and private entities for the purpose of promoting and
90 improving career and technical education;
91 (4) Identify legislative recommendations to improve career and technical education;
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92 (5) Promote coordination of existing career and technical education programs;
93 (6) Adopt, alter , or repeal by its own bylaws, rules and regulations governing the
94 manner in which its business may be transacted.
95 [ 12. ] 10. For purposes of this section, the department of elementary and secondary
96 education shall provide such documentation and information as to allow the advisory council
97 to be ef fective.
98 [ 13. ] 1 1. For purposes of this section, "advisory council" shall mean the career and
99 technical education advisory council.
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