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1998 SESSION

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HB 433 Business and education partnerships.

Introduced by: W. W. Bennett, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

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Business and education partnerships. Establishes the Business and Education Grants Program and Fund, to be administered by the Board of Education, to support 16 matching grants to be awarded annually on a competitive basis to school divisions, with two grants for each superintendent's region, to support innovative partnerships between school divisions and local business and industry. In addition, local school boards are required to establish local business advisory councils of no more than 20 members which shall consist of a broad representation from area business and industry. The councils are to evaluate educational programs in the public schools and make recommendations to the local school board to help ensure that academic standards and instructional programs effectively address employment skills. Finally, a 12-member Advisory Council on Business and Education, comprised of the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Commerce and Trade, and 10 members appointed by the Governor to include representatives of business, industry, education, and employees, including one school superintendent, one public school teacher, one school board member, and at least five representatives of private business and industry, is created to advise the Governor and the Board of Education regarding workforce readiness concerns and the educational preparation necessary for successful workforce entry. The Advisory Council is to meet quarterly and is to coordinate communications between the executive branch and business and industry regarding successful business and education partnerships and compile and review recommendations received from the local business advisory councils regarding academic standards and instructional programs.


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