2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 17 — Education
RS 17:2930 — Collaboration with business and industry; coordination with workforce needs
§2930. Collaboration with business and industry; coordination with workforce needs
A. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Department of Education, the Board of Regents, and the postsecondary education management boards shall work with the designated representative from the Louisiana Workforce Commission to facilitate the identification of regional and state workforce needs and work-based educational and training opportunities and to ensure coordination in the delivery of career and technical education across all educational agencies and institutions.
B. Every city, parish, and other local public school board shall convene biannual public meetings with representatives of career and technical education advisory committees, local workforce investment boards, and colleges and universities in their region to discuss regional workforce needs and the educational, training, and work-based learning opportunities that should be provided to students to meet both individual and workforce needs.
C. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall expand existing programs that recruit and train individuals with experience and skills in business and industry, but with no prior teaching experience, to teach courses in the public schools in their specific area of expertise; provided that utilizing such instructional personnel does not prevent the full articulation and transfer of credit for students who complete such courses.
Acts 2009, No. 257, §1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2010, No. 861, §8.
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