An Act concerning vocational education; revising and updating citation of the federal act;
      amending K.S.A. 72-4408 and 72-4413 and K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 72-4412 and repealing
      the existing sections.


     
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:

      Section  1. K.S.A. 72-4408 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
4408. The state of Kansas hereby accepts the provisions and benefits of
the Carl D. Perkins vocational and applied technology technical education
act of 1990 1998, and acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto.
The state board of education is hereby designated as the sole agency for
supervision of the administration of vocational education by local edu-
cational agencies. The state board of education is authorized to prepare,
from time to time amend, and administer the state plan for vocational
education as provided in the above cited federal act. The state plan shall
be prepared in consultation with the state council on vocational education.

      Sec.  2. K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 72-4412 is hereby amended to read as
follows: 72-4412. As used in this act:

      (a) "Board'' means the board of education of any school district, the
board of trustees of any community college, the board of regents of any
municipal university, the board of control of any area vocational-technical
school, the governing body of any technical college, or the state board of
regents.

      (b) "Area vocational school'' means any vocational education school
established under authority of the laws of this state, approved and offi-
cially designated as an area vocational school by the state board, and
operated under the board of education of a school district, the board of
trustees of a community college, the state board of regents, or the board
of regents of a municipal university. Any area vocational school, except
for purposes of the construction of this act, may retain and use the name
given to such school prior to the effective date of this act, even though
such name includes the words "area vocational-technical school.'' Until
this provision is amended by or repealed from law, the state board shall
not approve the establishment or operation of any area vocational school
which has not been approved for establishment or officially designated as
an area vocational school prior to the effective date of this act, except that
a community college which is consolidated with an area vocational school
or area vocational-technical school under the provisions of K.S.A. 71-1701
through 71-1706, and amendments thereto, may be designated as an area
vocational school.

      (c) "Area vocational-technical school'' means any vocational educa-
tion school which was classified as a type II area vocational-technical
school under authority of former laws or which is established and classi-
fied as a type II area vocational-technical school under authority of this
act. The schools to which this definition applies are:

      (1) Southeast Kansas area vocational-technical school;

      (2) Northwest Kansas area vocational-technical school; and

      (3) Johnson county area vocational-technical school.

      The governing body of an area vocational-technical school shall be
called a board of control and shall be constituted as is provided by agree-
ment of the boards participating therein. Members of the board of control
shall be paid subsistence allowances, mileage and other actual and nec-
essary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties. The
state board may adopt special rules and regulations applicable to the con-
duct, operation and administration of area vocational-technical schools.
Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize the establishment or
operation of any area vocational-technical school not specifically desig-
nated in this subsection. Unless approved by the state board of education,
no area vocational-technical school shall construct or reconstruct or ac-
quire any building or land until this provision is amended or repealed
from the law. Nothing in this act shall be deemed to prevent any board
from entering into an agreement for participation in the operation of any
area vocational-technical school designated in this subsection; nor shall
any board which is now or hereafter a participant in the operation of such
an area vocational-technical school be prevented by the provisions of this
act from withdrawing therefrom in the absence of a written agreement
to the contrary.

      (d) "School district'' means any school district organized under the
laws of this state.

      (e) "Community college'' means any community college organized
and operating under the laws of this state.

      (f) "Municipal university'' means a municipal university established
under the provisions of article 13a of chapter 13 of Kansas Statutes An-
notated.

      (g) "State educational institution'' means the university of Kansas,
Kansas state university of agriculture and applied science, Wichita state
university, Emporia state university, Pittsburg state university, Fort Hays
state university, and Kansas state university--Salina, college of technol-
ogy.

      (h) "Technical college'' means an educational institution that for-
merly was an area vocational school or an area vocational-technical school
and that has been converted to, established as, and officially designated
a technical college under authority of this act.

      (i) "State board'' means the state board of education.

      (j) "School year'' means the twelve-month period ending on June 30.

      (k) "Vocational education'' means organized educational programs of-
fering a sequence of courses which are directly related to the preparation
of individuals in paid or unpaid employment in current or emerging oc-
cupations requiring other than a baccalaureate or advanced degree. Such
programs shall include competency-based applied learning which con-
tributes to an individual's academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning,
and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills,
and the occupational-specific skills necessary for economic independence
as a productive and contributing member of society. The term vocational
education also includes technology education.

      (l) "Technology education'' means an applied discipline designed to
promote technological literacy which provides knowledge and under-
standing of the impacts of technology including its organizations, tech-
niques, tools and skills to solve practical problems and extend human
capabilities in technological areas.

      (m) "State plan'' means a document or set of documents, together
with attachments and supplements thereto, containing such provisions as
are authorized by this act and required by the Carl D. Perkins vocational
and applied technology technical education act of 1990 1998, and acts
amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.

      (n) "Associate of applied science degree program'' means a program
that is offered and maintained by a technical college, composed of vo-
cational, technology, and general education courses of instruction for
which individuals may earn college credit, designed to prepare individuals
for gainful employment in technical or technological occupations requir-
ing other than a baccalaureate or advanced degree or to qualify individuals
for transfer to another college or university and, after satisfactory com-
pletion of the requirements for graduation, results in the conferral of an
associate of applied science degree. For the purpose of awarding college
credit for completion of coursework leading to the conferral of an asso-
ciate of applied science degree, a credit hour shall consist of 15 clock
hours of instruction in general education courses or 30 clock hours of
instruction in vocational or technology education courses.

      Sec.  3. K.S.A. 72-4413 is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-
4413. (a) The state plan for vocational education may include such matters
as are required to be included in state plans by federal law and rules and
regulations. The state plan shall not include any provision which is in
conflict with the provisions of this act or any other law of this state. The
state plan, in addition to other matters which it may contain, may include
the items authorized by this section and may contain such additional items
as are permitted to be included by this act. The state plan, or changes,
supplements or revisions of any part or all thereof, shall not be approved
by the state board until a proposal therefor has been issued by the state
board and such proposal has been distributed to each board and to other
interested persons, and until reasonable public notice has been given, and
all boards as well as other interested persons have been given a reasonable
opportunity for public hearing. Rules and regulations adopted by the state

board shall be adopted in accordance with law.

      (b) The state plan for vocational education may make provision for
work-study programs for vocational education students in accordance
with the Carl D. Perkins vocational and applied technology technical ed-
ucation act of 1990 1998, or acts amendatory thereof or supplemental
thereto.

      (c) The state plan for vocational education may provide for the plan-
ning of residential vocational education programs and schools in accord-
ance with the Carl D. Perkins vocational and applied technology technical
education act of 1990 1998, or acts amendatory thereof or supplemental
thereto, but no residential vocational education school shall be established
unless and until the same is authorized by the legislature.

      (d) The state plan for vocational education may make provision for
exemplary programs of vocational education in accordance with the Carl
D. Perkins vocational and applied technology technical education act of
1990 1998, or acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.

      (e) The state plan for vocational education may make provision for
cooperative vocational education programs in accordance with the Carl
D. Perkins vocational and applied technology technical education act of
1990 1998, or acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto. Such
provision shall be specific in providing safeguards against the commin-
gling of public and nonpublic funds or moneys, but provision may be
made to pay a part of the cost of private employers to the extent author-
ized by the federal law.

      (f) The state plan for vocational education may make provision for
consumer and homemaking education programs in accordance with the
Carl D. Perkins vocational and applied technology technical education act
of 1990 1998, or acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.

      (g) The state plan for vocational education may make provisions for
research and training in vocational education in accordance with the Carl
D. Perkins vocational and applied technology technical education act of
1990 1998, or acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.

      (h) The state plan for vocational education may make provision for
curriculum development in vocational and technical education in accord-
ance with the Carl D. Perkins vocational and applied technology technical
education act of 1990 1998, or acts amendatory thereof or supplemental
thereto.

      (i) The state plan for vocational education may provide for offerings
of vocational education in private vocational training institutions and non-
public nonprofit institutions to the extent authorized in the Carl D. Per-
kins vocational and applied technology technical education act of 1990
1998, or acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto. Such provi-
sions shall include specific safeguards against the commingling of public
and private funds or moneys, but may authorize any board to enter into
contracts for vocational education to be conducted in and by any private
vocational training institution or nonpublic nonprofit institution.

      Sec.  4. K.S.A. 72-4408 and 72-4413 and K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 72-4412
are hereby repealed.

      Sec.  5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the statute book.

I hereby certify that the above BILL originated in the
HOUSE, and passed that body

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Passed the SENATE ______________________________

APPROVED ______________________________