Delaware § 8602 - Membership.
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§ 8602. Membership.
(a) (1) The Governor shall appoint all voting DACCTE members, who serve at the Governor’s pleasure. The voting members must represent, at a minimum, the following:
a. An individual knowledgeable about the vocational needs and the problems of management and labor in the State.
b. An individual representing an industrial and economic development agency.
c. An individual representing an institution of higher education.
d. An individual representing an institution that provides programs of career and technical education and training.
e. An individual knowledgeable about programs in technical and career education.
f. An individual representing a school board.
g. An individual knowledgeable about students with disabilities.
h. An individual representing business and industry and familiar with current and projected employment opportunities.
i. An individual representing a career and technical student organization.
j. An individual representing the Delaware National Guard.
k. An individual representing the general public, with a demonstrated interest in public education.
l. An individual to serve as chair.
(2) The Governor may not appoint a member to represent more than 2 of the membership qualifications under paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
(3) The Secretary of the Department of Education shall appoint the following nonvoting DACCTE members:
a. A representative of the Department of Education.
b. A student enrolled in a Delaware career and technical education program, whose term is for 1 school year. The Secretary shall consider geographical and other diversities in appointing this member.
(b) A member may be removed by the member’s appointing authority for gross inefficiency, misfeasance, nonfeasance, malfeasance, or neglect of duty in office. A member is deemed in neglect of duty if the member is absent from 3 consecutive, regular Board meetings or attends less than 50% of Board meetings in a calendar year. The member’s appointing authority may consider the member to have resigned, and may accept the member’s resignation.
14 Del. C. 1953, § 8602; 59 Del. Laws, c. 204, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 75 Del. Laws, c. 44, § 1; 82 Del. Laws, c. 206, § 2;Frequently Asked Questions About Delaware § 8602
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