Connecticut § 10-95s Technical Education and Career System board.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 10-95s — Technical Education and Career System board.

Connecticut § 10-95s

Title 10Education and Culture

Ch. 164Educational Opportunities

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10-95s (2026).

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(a)The Technical Education and Career System shall be advised by a Technical Education and Career System board. The board shall consist of eleven members as follows:

(1)Two members appointed by the Governor who shall have experience in manufacturing or a trade offered by the Technical Education and Career System, or who are alumni of the system, (2) two members appointed by the Governor who are executives of Connecticut-based employers and who have been nominated by the Governor's Workforce Council, established pursuant to section 31-3h, (3) the Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee, (4) the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the commissioner's designee, (5) the Labor Commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, (6) the Chief Workforce Officer, or

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(a) The Technical Education and Career System shall be advised by a Technical Education and Career System board. The board shall consist of eleven members as follows: (1) Two members appointed by the Governor who shall have experience in manufacturing or a trade offered by the Technical Education and Career System, or who are alumni of the system, (2) two members appointed by the Governor who are executives of Connecticut-based employers and who have been nominated by the Governor's Workforce Council, established pursuant to section 31-3h, (3) the Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner's designee, (4) the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the commissioner's designee, (5) the Labor Commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, (6) the Chief Workforce Officer, or the officer's designee, and (7) three members appointed by the Governor. Members of the board appointed by the Governor shall be so appointed with the advice and consent of the General Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of section 4-7. Any vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided in section 4-19. The Governor shall appoint the chairperson and may remove a member for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office. Members of the board shall not be employees of the Technical Education and Career System. (b) The board shall advise the superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System and the executive director of the Technical Education and Career System on matters relating to vocational, technical, technological and postsecondary education and training. The board may create any advisory boards or appoint any committees as it deems necessary for the efficient conduct of its business. The executive director, in conjunction with the superintendent, may arrange for training to be provided to the board at such times, and on such matters, as are deemed appropriate to assist the board in the conduct of its business. (c) The board may recommend to the executive director and superintendent policies to attract and retain students who will pursue careers that meet workforce needs and govern the admission of students to any technical education and career school in compliance with state and federal law. (d) The board shall establish specific achievement goals for students at the technical education and career schools at each grade level. The board shall measure the performance of each technical education and career school and shall identify a set of quantifiable measures to be used. The measures shall include factors such as the performance of students on standardized academic assessments, trade-related assessment tests, dropout rates and graduation rates.

Legislative History

(P.A. 17-237, S. 5; P.A. 18-182, S. 17; P.A. 19-117, S. 280; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 209; P.A. 22-118, S. 284.) History: P.A. 17-237 effective July 1, 2019; P.A. 18-182 changed effective date of P.A. 17-237, S. 5, from July 1, 2019, to July 1, 2020, effective June 14, 2018; P.A. 19-117 changed effective date of P.A. 17-237, S. 5, from July 1, 2020, to July 1, 2022, effective June 26, 2019; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “Connecticut Employment and Training Commission” with “Governor's Workforce Council” and adding the Chief Workforce Officer re serving as ex-officio board member, effective July 1, 2022; P.A. 22-118 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “and shall include at least the following,” with “as follows:”, replacing “two members with experience” with “Two members appointed by the Governor who shall have experience” in Subdiv. (1), adding “appointed by the Governor” and replacing “shall be” with “have been” in Subdiv. (2), designating existing provision re appointment of Commissioners of Education, Economic and Community Development and Labor and Chief Workforce Officer as Subdivs. (3) to (6), respectively, deleting provision re ex-officio members of the board, adding Subdiv. (7) re 3 members appointed by the Governor, adding provisions re removal of members of board and prohibition of members being employees of Technical Education and Career System and making technical and conforming changes, and amended Subsec. (d) by replacing “in grade ten or eleven on the mastery examination, under section 10-14n” with “on standardized academic assessments”, effective July 1, 2022.