RS 17:2005 Repealed by acts 2010, no. 446, §1.
§2005. Annual report; central information system
A. The Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges shall develop guidelines for and publish an annual report detailing information pertaining to each of the postsecondary vocational-technical schools. The report shall be sufficient to provide information to be used for annual planning and policy planning throughout the year. The report shall be submitted to the standing committees on education and labor and industrial relations of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The report shall include but not be limited to the following information:
(1) Cumulative enrollment.
(2) Number of terminations or dropouts.
(3) Total number of credit hours.
(4) Number of credit hours for each course offered.
(5) Average total cost per credit hour.
(6) Average cost per credit hour for each course.
(7) Number of placements made, by occupation.
(8) Number of students receiving financial assistance and sources of assistance.
(9) Any other relevant data.
B. To facilitate the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the board shall develop a statewide central information system to collect and process data on each of the postsecondary vocational-technical schools. In designing such a system, the board shall make optimum use of the electronic data processing equipment that is available to the board and the schools without additional expenditure and shall consult with persons involved in research, finance, and computer programming. The system shall permit continuing evaluation, planning, and budget analysis for and of all postsecondary vocational-technical schools. The board shall develop a formal procedure for periodic review of the system and its ability to meet intended needs and shall revise or modify the system accordingly.
C. The board shall conduct an annual audit of one-third of the campuses each year to include all campuses within a four-year period to assure the accuracy of information required in Subsection A.
D. The board shall use the data described in Subsection A to establish and maintain a system to evaluate annually all postsecondary schools including curriculum, cost effectiveness, and student placement. The evaluation shall be presented in the annual report as described in Subsection A.
E. The annual report shall include an analysis of present and projected manpower needs by regions which shall include:
(1) An analysis of:
(a) The demand, both regional and statewide where applicable, for each program offered;
(b) The enrollment in each program;
(c) The characteristics of the students in each program;
(d) The points in the program at which students are exiting;
(e) The skills acquired at each point; and
(f) The employment of each exiting student, including the type of employment and the permanency of employment.
(2) An annual survey of the business, industrial, governmental, commercial, and other employers in this state:
(a) To determine their projected manpower needs;
(b) To determine the degree of interaction each has with the postsecondary vocational-technical schools in his area; and
(c) To determine what the experience of each has been with employees who have received training at such schools.
Acts 1985, No. 782, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 151, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 2004, No. 628, §1.