158.810 Definitions for KRS 158.810 to 158.816.
For purposes of KRS 158.810 to 158.816:
(1) "Career and technical education" or "secondary vocational education" or "secondary
vocational study" means a program of study that leads to the development of
academic and specialized occupational skills in career fields;
(2) "Technical literacy" means a student's ability to read and comprehend the language
of a field of study, understand the major technical concepts of that field, and apply
the appropriate mathematics concepts to typical problems encountered in the
workplace;
(3) "Secondary area technology center" or "secondary area center" means a school
facility dedicated to the primary purpose of offering five (5) or more technical
preparation programs that lead to skill development focused on specific
occupational areas. An area center may be called a "magnet technology center" or
"career center" or may be assigned another working title by the parent agency. An
area center may be either state or locally operated; and
(4) "Vocational department" means a portion of a school facility that has five (5) or
more technical preparation programs that lead to skill development focused on
specific occupational areas.
Effective: June 21, 2001
History: Created 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 123, sec. 1, effective June 21, 2001.
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