§ 25-30-106. Division of Career and Technical Education
There is created the Division of Career and Technical Education within the Department of Education.
§ 25-30-107. Powers and duties of Division of Career and Technical Education
(a) (1) All personnel of the Division of Career and Technical Education shall be employed by and serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of the Department of Education. (2) However, this section does not reduce any rights or benefits of employees, including retirement benefits, that they had when employed by the Department of Career […]
§ 25-30-109. Office of Skills Development — Created — Duties
(a) (1) There is created within the Department of Commerce the Office of Skills Development. (2) (A) The Director of the Office of Skills Development shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Commerce in consultation with the Career Education and Workforce Development Board. (B) The director may hire personnel necessary to carry […]
§ 25-30-101. Career Education and Workforce Development Board — Creation — Membership
(a) The Career Education and Workforce Development Board is created. (b) The board shall consist of the following members, to be appointed by the Governor with advice and consent of the Senate: (1) (A) As voting members, from a list of recommendations by industry and business associations: (i) One (1) member to represent the agriculture […]
§ 25-30-102. Powers and duties of Office of Skills Development and Career Education and Workforce Development Board
(a) The Office of Skills Development and the Career Education and Workforce Development Board, in coordination with the Division of Higher Education, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and the Department of Education, shall: (1) (A) Bring together business leaders, industry leaders, education leaders, state agencies, training providers, and other workforce development stakeholders in order […]
§ 25-30-103. Adult education funds
The Career Education and Workforce Development Board and the State Board of Education shall remain the sole state agencies to administer any and all state and federal adult education funds.
§ 25-30-104. Coordination with State Board of Education and Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
The State Board of Education shall coordinate its activities to ensure that academic, workplace, and technical skills create opportunities for a strong comprehensive education regardless of the student’s ultimate career choice.
§ 25-30-105. Coordination between Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board and Career Education and Workforce Development Board
(a) The Career Education and Workforce Development Board and the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall coordinate their activities to ensure that secondary and postsecondary career preparation is connected to create opportunities for a strong comprehensive education regardless of the student’s ultimate career choice. (b) In addition, the Career Education and Workforce Development Board and […]