particular shop, laboratory, occupation, equipment, curriculum,
labor management coordination, business and industrial
requirements or selection of personnel.
(b) An occupational advisory committee shall be established
for each career and technical education program or cluster of
related career and technical education programs offered by an
area vocational-technical school or school district. The
occupational advisory committee shall be appointed by the board
of directors of the area vocational-technical school or school
district, as applicable. A majority of the members of the
occupational advisory committee shall be employes and employers
in the occupation for which the career and technical education
program is provided. Each occupational advisory committee shall
meet at least twice each year to:
(1) advise the board of directors, administrators and staff
on curriculum, equipment, instructional materials, safety
requirements, program evaluation and other related matters; and
(2) verify that the programs meet industry standards and, if
appropriate, licensing board criteria, and that the programs
prepare students with occupation-related competencies.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), to increase employer
participation in an occupational advisory committee required
under this section, the boards of directors of multiple area
vocational-technical schools or school districts operating
career and technical education programs may agree to establish a
shared occupational advisory committee to serve all agreeing
area vocational-technical schools or school districts, provided
that all agreeing area vocational-technical schools or school
districts are located within the same intermediate unit. If a
shared occupational advisory committee is formed under this
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