CHAPTER 214
SB 80 - FINAL VERSION
03/27/03 0916s
03/27/03 1012s
2003 SESSION
04/09
SENATE BILL 80
This bill establishes an automotive technology curriculum and advisory council in the department of education.
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03/27/03 0916s
03/27/03 1012s
03-0683
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Three
AN ACT relative to vocational education and the automotive technology curriculum.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
214:1 Regional Vocational Education; Funding for Renovation and Expansion. Amend RSA 188-E:10, I(b) to read as follows:
(b) The commissioner of the department of education submits on a biennial basis in a capital budget request a priority list of facilities and programs eligible for renovation and expansion, provided that priority shall be given to programs that have been certified by an approved standard or that need additional funds to become certified by an approved standard;
214:2 Regional Vocational Education; Funding for Renovation and Expansion. Amend RSA 188-E:10, II to read as follows:
II. The renovation and expansion reserve funding required by subparagraph I(d) may be funded through local community funds, vocational education tuition payments, gifts, contributions, and bequests of unrestricted funds from individuals, foundations, corporations, organizations, or institutions. School districts shall consider priority funding for programs certified or needing additional funds to become certified as set forth in subparagraph I(b).
214:3 New Subdivision; Automotive Technology Curriculum and Advisory Council. Amend RSA 188-E by inserting after section 17 the following new subdivision:
Automotive Technology Curriculum and Advisory Council
188-E:18 Automotive Technology Curriculum; Funding.
I. The department of education shall develop and implement an automotive technology curriculum in the regional career and technology education centers to provide statewide opportunities for high school students interested in careers in the automotive industry to enroll in a high quality automotive technology curriculum.
II. The state board of education shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to course content, curricular requirements, and general procedures for implementing the automotive technology curriculum. At a minimum, the curriculum shall include standards established by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF).
III. In developing and implementing an automotive technology curriculum, the efforts of the department of education shall complement existing public and private actions, and shall include the pursuit of innovative public-private partnerships with businesses, nongovernmental organizations, the community-technical college system, and other appropriate groups. Such partnerships shall at a minimum consist of a 50/50 match of public and private funds, or like kind compensation.
(a) Funding shall not exceed $5,000 per automotive technology program or $90,000 in total non-lapsing appropriations in a fiscal year. Such funding shall be used exclusively to assist an automotive technology program in obtaining or maintaining NATEF certification and may include instructor professional development, including ASE certification, automotive laboratory equipment, hand tools, maintenance of equipment or tools, learning resources, multimedia periodicals, and any other items deemed necessary to assist an automotive technology program in obtaining or maintaining NATEF certification.
(b) Automotive technology programs that will meet certification requirements within 2 years shall be given priority for funding. All other programs not eligible to be certified within the first 2 years shall be eligible for any remaining funding.
IV. When appropriate, the department of education shall include in its biennial capital budget request funding for the planning, construction, and renovation of equipment necessary for the operation of automotive technology curriculum in the regional vocational education centers.
V. Regional career and technology education centers which implement the automotive technology curriculum shall be responsible for maintaining the program with funding requests made through the budgetary cycle.
VI. Existing or new technical education centers that provide automotive technology education shall obtain program certification pursuant to paragraph II of this section prior to becoming eligible to receive state renovation and construction funds. All documentation relating to program certification shall be submitted to the automotive technology advisory council established in RSA 188-E:19 for approval prior to release of any such funding.
188-E:19 Automotive Technology Advisory Council. There is established an automotive technology advisory council to advise the department of education in the implementation and expansion of the automotive technology curriculum, to assist the department of education in pursuing public and private funds in order to ensure statewide access for all public high school students to automotive technology curriculum coursework, and to review and make recommendations on all requests for automotive technology renovation projects presented pursuant to RSA 188-E:18, VI.
188-E:20 Membership and Terms.
I. The members of the advisory council shall be as follows:
(a) One member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.
(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(c) The commissioner of the department of education, or designee.
(d) The commissioner of the regional community-technical college system, or designee.
(e) One automotive instructor teaching in the community-technical college system, appointed by the governor and council.
(f) One secondary education career technical education administrator, appointed by the governor and council.
(g) Four members of the New Hampshire Automobile Dealers Association, appointed by the governor and council.
II.(a) The term of office for each member appointed under subparagraphs I(e), I(f), and I(g) shall be 3 years, or until a successor is appointed and qualified in the case of a vacancy. The term of office for all other members shall be coterminous with the term of office for the position that qualifies that member to serve on the advisory council. A vacancy shall be filled in the same manner, but only for the unexpired term.
(b) The advisory council shall meet at least quarterly, and may meet more often at the call of the chair, or at the request of a majority of the members directed to the chair. The council may, by majority vote of the voting members, adopt additional bylaws as deemed necessary by the council.
(c) The council shall, at its annual meeting, elect one voting member to serve as chair for a one-year term, or until a successor is elected and qualified.
(d) No member shall receive any compensation for serving on the council, provided that the legislative members shall receive legislative mileage when in performance of their duties and the public members may receive compensation dependent upon the availability of funds, other than from the general fund.
214:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
(Approved: Enacted in accordance with Article 44, Part II, N.H. Constitution, without signature of Governor, July 1, 2003)
(Effective Date: August 30, 2003)