Tennessee § 49-11-101 - Administration — State board for career and technical education.

§ 49-11-101. Administration — State board for career and technical education.

The department of education is designated the state board for career and technical education and, as such, is authorized and empowered to accept on behalf of the state all acts of congress pertaining to career and technical education. The state board for career and technical education is designated the sole agency of the state for administering career and technical education programs in cooperation with LEAs and the federal government and its agencies and is authorized and empowered to make agreements with the federal government and local governmental units that may be deemed necessary to participate in federal career and technical education funding. The state board for career and technical education shall develop policies and guidelines for cooperative career and technical training programs that provide school-supervised and school-administered work experience and career exploration for students. The policies and guidelines shall comply with all state laws and federal laws and regulations concerning the employment of minors, but shall not be more restrictive concerning the employment of minors than those laws and regulations. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the board of regents is solely responsible for administering career and technical programs in the colleges governed by the board of regents, and is authorized and empowered to make agreements with the federal government and local government units that may be deemed necessary to participate in career and technical funding programs for which the department of education has not been designated as the sole state agency authorized to receive federal funds. Acts 1925, ch. 115, § 21; Shan. Supp., §§ 1487a148, 1487a151; Code 1932, §§ 2476, 2478; modified; Acts 1957, ch. 139, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-2701; Acts 1983, ch. 181, § 15; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 49-27-101 ; Acts 2006, ch. 1016, § 3; 2008, ch. 888, § 2; 2015, ch. 55, § 7; 2019, ch. 204, §§ 9-11. Compiler's Notes. Effective July 1, 1983, authority for the system created under part 4 of this chapter was transferred from the state board of education and the division of vocational-technical education of the department of education to the board of regents. Selected transitional provisions were contained in the transfer statute, Acts 1983, ch. 181. The board of regents also has authority over the technical community college pilot program, part 5 of this chapter. Acts 1994, ch. 685, § 4 provided that Acts 1994, ch. 685 does not affect the organization, naming or administration of the vocational and technical programs governed by the state board of education, the state board for vocational education or local education agencies under Parts 1-3 of this chapter, except for the provisions of subsection (b) regarding the authority of the state board of regents. Cross-References. Vocational school, institution of higher learning, tuition reduction for children of state employees, § 8-50-115 . Law Reviews. Education and the Court: The Supreme Court's Educational Ideology, 40 Vand. L. Rev. 939 (1987).