8006-8008
EDUCATION CODE
SECTION 8006-8008
8006. (a) There is, in the State Department of Education a career technical education staff responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of a basic integrated statewide information system for career technical education and technical training. The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall collect and maintain information related to career technical education and technical training within the California Community Colleges for inclusion within the integrated statewide information system. (b) The data gathering and analysis capabilities of the system described in subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, maintaining comprehensive inventory of all programs of all career technical education and technical training programs which are maintained by the public schools. 8007. The State Department of Education and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall submit the following reports each year to the Legislature: (a) An annual descriptive report containing information on career technical education and technical training programs, including regional occupational centers and programs. The report shall be coordinated with federal evaluation requirements pursuant to Section 113 of Title I of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-332; 20 U.S.C. Sec. 2323) and shall contain all of the following: (1) Enrollment defined in terms of secondary pupils, postsecondary students, and adults. (2) The number of graduates of programs and students participating in career technical education. (3) The number of pupils participating in career technical education. (4) The number of pupils completing a specific career technical education program. (5) The number of pupils in grade 12 that complete a career technical education program. (6) The number of pupils in grade 12 that complete a career technical education program and earn a high school diploma. (b) An annual individual program evaluation derived from a representative sample of participating districts and schools containing information on program effectiveness as measured by: (1) The extent to which persons who complete the program find employment in occupations related to their training. (2) Other factors as determined in Budget Act language pursuant to Section 33404. (c) A copy of the annual state plan for career technical education. 8008. The system provided for in Section 8006, within the State Department of Education, shall be designed, implemented, and maintained in accordance with Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 10600) of Part 7.