0001|                            HOUSE BILL 124
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0002|     43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 1998
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                          SHERYL M. WILLIAMS
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0008|            FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION STUDY COMMITTEE
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0010|                                AN ACT
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0011|     RELATING TO EDUCATION; ENACTING THE CAREER EDUCATION
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0012|     OPPORTUNITIES IN WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT ACT; MAKING AN
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0013|     APPROPRIATION.
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0014|     
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0015|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0016|          Section 1.  A new section of the Public School Code is
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0017|     enacted to read:
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0018|          "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>] SHORT TITLE.--This act may be cited as
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0019|     the "Career Education Opportunities in Work Force Development
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0020|     Act"."
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0021|          Section 2.  A new section of the Public School Code is
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0022|     enacted to read:
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0023|          "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>] PURPOSE OF ACT.--The purpose of the
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0024|     Career Education Opportunities in Work Force Development Act
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0025|     is to:
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0001|               A.  expand and sustain the statewide school-to-work
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0002|     system after the federal school-to-work grant ends;
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0003|               B.  expand partnerships among public schools,
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0004|     public post-secondary educational institutions, business,
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0005|     industry and public entities to sustain an education system
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0006|     that meets the needs of New Mexico's current and future work
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0007|     force;
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0008|               C.  support student achievement of academic,
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0009|     technical and career competencies required in present and
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0010|     future work environments through an effective career education
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0011|     system; and
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0012|               D.  support the establishment of procedures to
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0013|     assist student transition from school to post-secondary
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0014|     education, advanced training or employment."
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0015|          Section 3.  A new section of the Public School Code is
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0016|     enacted to read:
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0017|          "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>] DEFINITIONS.--As used in the Career
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0018|     Education Opportunities in Work Force Development Act:
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0019|               A.  "council" means the career education
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0020|     coordinating council;
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0021|               B.  "department" means the department of education;
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0022|     and
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0023|               C.  "division" means the vocational education
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0024|     division of the department."
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0025|          Section 4.  A new section of the Public School Code is
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0001|     enacted to read:
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0002|          "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>] DEPARTMENT DUTIES.--The department
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0003|     shall:
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0004|               A.  implement the provisions of the Career
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0005|     Education Opportunities in Work Force Development Act; and
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0006|               B.  cooperate with the executive, including the
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0007|     labor department; legislature; school districts; public post-
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0008|     secondary institutions; business; and industry, to expand and
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0009|     sustain a career education system that provides:
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0010|                    (1)  work-based learning opportunities that
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0011|     include practical work and learning experiences within the
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0012|     workplace;
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0013|                    (2)  school-based learning opportunities that
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0014|     include career exploration and mastery of vocational,
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0015|     technical and career competencies; and
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0016|                    (3)  connecting activities that link work-
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0017|     based learning to school-based learning to:
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0018|                         (a)  match students with employers and
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0019|     establish relationships between education and work;
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0020|                         (b)  provide technical assistance to
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0021|     schools, students and employers;
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0022|                         (c)  promote successful business and
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0023|     industry participation;
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0024|                         (d)  provide services to assist students
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0025|     in job placement and admission into post-secondary education
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0001|     and training;
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0002|                         (e)  establish linkages between career
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0003|     development activities and industry; and
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0004|                         (f)  collect data to evaluate the
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0005|     effectiveness of the career education system based on student
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0006|     performance and program success indicators."
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0007|          Section 5.  A new section of the Public School Code is
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0008|     enacted to read:
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0009|          "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>] CAREER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES.--The
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0010|     department shall administer the Career Education Opportunities
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0011|     in Work Force Development Act.  The department shall:
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0012|               A.  cooperate with other agencies to coordinate the
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0013|     delivery of programs and services to develop a highly
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0014|     qualified state work force;
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0015|               B.  coordinate statewide training activities for
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0016|     teachers, employers, mentors, counselors and other related
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0017|     personnel;
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0018|               C.  establish procedures to promote career
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0019|     education opportunities;
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0020|               D.  establish procedures to coordinate education
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0021|     and career preparation;
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0022|               E.  coordinate the development of state guidelines
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0023|     for job placement policies and procedures;
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0024|               F.  conduct statewide activities to support schools
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0025|     in implementing career education opportunities;
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0001|               G.  promote career education opportunities for
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0002|     students with disabilities and students who are at risk of
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0003|     dropping out; and
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0004|               H.  coordinate the development of a state plan to
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0005|     expand and sustain career education opportunities, including
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0006|     plans to ensure financial stability through effective use of
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0007|     state and federal resources."
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0008|          Section 6.  A new section of the Public School Code is
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0009|     enacted to read:
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0010|          "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>] CAREER EDUCATION COORDINATING COUNCIL--
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0011|     CREATION--APPOINTMENT--MEMBERSHIP.--
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0012|               A.  The "career education coordinating council" is
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0013|     created as an advisory to the executive, including the state
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0014|     board, the commission on higher education and the legislature. 
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0015|     The council shall be appointed July 1, 2001 and shall be
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0016|     composed of fifteen members representing different
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0017|     geographical areas of the state and reflecting the diverse
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0018|     population of the state.
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0019|               B.  The president pro tempore of the senate shall
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0020|     appoint two members from the senate, one from each of the two
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0021|     major political parties, for terms of two years or less to
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0022|     coincide with their terms of office.
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0023|               C.  The speaker of the house shall appoint two
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0024|     members from the house of representatives, one from each of
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0025|     the two major political parties, for terms of two years or
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0001|     less to coincide with their terms of office.
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0002|               D.  The president of the state board shall appoint
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0003|     a representative of the state board to a four-year term or
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0004|     until his term of office expires.
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0005|               E.  The governor shall appoint a representative
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0006|     from the governor's office to serve a four-year term.
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0007|               F.  Nine members shall be appointed jointly by the
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0008|     governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the
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0009|     president pro tempore of the senate and the president of the
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0010|     state board as follows:
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0011|                    (1)  one representative of the division for a
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0012|     four-year term;
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0013|                    (2)  one representative of the job training
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0014|     division of the labor department for a four-year term;
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0015|                    (3)  one representative of the vocational
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0016|     rehabilitation division of the department for a four-year
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0017|     term;
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0018|                    (4)  one representative of a two-year post-
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0019|     secondary institution for a four-year term;
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0020|                    (5)  one representative of organized labor for
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0021|     a four-year term;
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0022|                    (6)  two representatives of the private sector
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0023|     for four-year terms; and
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0024|                    (7)  two representatives from public schools,
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0025|     to include an administrator and a teacher, for four-year
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0001|     terms."
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0002|          Section 7.  A new section of the Public School Code is
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0003|     enacted to read:
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0004|          "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>] COUNCIL--PURPOSE AND DUTIES.--
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0005|               A.  The purpose of the council is to serve as
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0006|     advisory to the state work force development board in the
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0007|     development of the state strategic plan to coordinate state
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0008|     and federal funds to establish a highly qualified work force.
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0009|               B.  The council shall:
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0010|                    (1)  make recommendations to the executive,
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0011|     including the state board and the legislature regarding the
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0012|     coordination of federal and state work force education funds;
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0013|     and
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0014|                    (2)  make policy recommendations to the state
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0015|     board, the commission on higher education and the state work
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0016|     force development board on the development of a state process
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0017|     for evaluating the effectiveness of the career education
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0018|     opportunities system."
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0019|          Section 8.  A new section of the Public School Code is
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0020|     enacted to read:
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0021|          "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>] STAFFING.--In order to carry out its
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0022|     function, the career education coordinating council may:
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0023|               A.  use department funds available for state
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0024|     councils under applicable career education-related programs;
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0025|     and
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0001|               B.  be staffed by division employees."
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0002|          Section 9.  A new section of the Public School Code is
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0003|     enacted to read:
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0004|          "[<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>] ANNUAL REPORTS.--The department shall
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0005|     submit annually to the legislative education study committee a
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0006|     report regarding the expenditure of funds to expand and
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0007|     sustain career education opportunities and an evaluation
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0008|     report documenting the benefits of the program to students and
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0009|     employers."
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0010|          Section 10.  APPROPRIATION.--One hundred thousand dollars
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0011|     ($100,000) is appropriated from the general fund to the state
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0012|     department of public education for expenditure in fiscal year
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0013|     1999 to carry out the provisions of the Career Education
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0014|     Opportunities in Work Force Development Act, including program
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0015|     development, program accountability and training.  Any
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0016|     unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of
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0017|     fiscal year 1999 shall revert to the general fund.
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0018|          Section 11.  EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
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0019|     provisions of this act is July 1, 1998.
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