South Carolina § 59-54-20 - State Occupational Training Advisory Committee; duties and recommendations.
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§ 59-54-20. State Occupational Training Advisory Committee; duties and recommendations.
(A) The State Council on Vocational and Technical Education membership shall comply with all requirements of Section 112 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990. In addition, a majority of the council membership appointed by the Governor must be members of the Commission on Higher Education, provided that members of the commission meet the federal requirements of the establishment of the council. Further, at least four members of the council shall represent secondary career and technology education.
(B) The Commission on Higher Education shall serve as the State Occupational Training Advisory Committee and in this regard shall make recommendations to the State Board of Education, the State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education, the Governor's Office, and the public for:
(1) improving the coordination among the state's plans and programs for adult career and technology education, adult basic and adult secondary education, post-secondary technical education, and secondary career and technology education;
(2) assuring the compatibility of these educational plans and programs with the state's economic development strategies;
(3) improving the articulation between secondary career and technology education and post-secondary technical education and between post-secondary technical education and four-year degree programs;
(4) improving service to groups or communities in the State which are unserved or underserved and need additional training and education to be employed or to move into the work force and off of public assistance;
(5) improving the accountability systems and effectiveness of the adult career and technology education, adult basic and adult secondary education, post-secondary technical education, and secondary career and technology education programs;
(6) improving the implementation of the South Carolina Employment Revitalization Act of 1986.
HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 394, SECTION 5; 1993 Act No. 164, Part II, SECTION 82A; 2005 Act No. 49, SECTION 12, eff May 3, 2005.
Effect of Amendment
The 2005 amendment, in subsections (A), (B)(1),(3) and (5), substituted "career and technology" for "vocational".
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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