N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:19-2.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 6A:19-2.1 - Administration of career and technical education programs and programs of study

(a) Career and technical education programs shall be conducted within the framework of the State Plan and delivered through a coordinated system that includes State, county, and local programs.

(b) Career and technical education shall be provided by district boards of education (including county vocational boards of education), charter schools, State agencies, or schools for the disabled, or under contract with approved private career schools, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:19-2.4.

(c) A district board of education shall not apply the term "career and technical" or "vocational-technical" to any of its schools, programs, or programs of study unless those schools, programs, or programs of study are approved by the Department and meet the general requirements included in the approved State Plan for Career and Technical Education.

(d) A district board of education seeking to receive State and/or Federal funds for activities in any career and technical education program or program of study included in N.J.S.A. 18A:54-1 et seq. shall meet the program requirements established pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:19-3.1.

(e) A district board of education may establish career and technical education programs and programs of study approved pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:19-3.1 as part of a separate career and technical high school or as part of a comprehensive high school curriculum.

(f) A district board of education shall file with the Commissioner annual financial and statistical reports on activities in a career and technical education program or program of study to be eligible to receive State or Federal aid.

(g) A district board of education operating a career and technical education program or program of study shall account for and credit to the career and technical education account of the school district all proceeds from the sale or resale of any articles, materials, or services produced in the various classes and shops maintained under the career and technical education program or program of study.

(h) A district board of education, State agency, or private school for students with disabilities operating a career and technical education program or program of study shall maintain evaluation procedures designed to ensure that an applicant student's health-related condition does not present an impairment to the student's safety or the safety of other students or teachers in the program.

(i) A district board of education operating a career and technical education program or program of study shall comply with all requirements pursuant to N.J.A.C. 6A:19-6, Safety and Health Standards, in the administration and operation of the programs.

N.J. Admin. Code § 6A:19-2.1

Amended by R.2013 d.122, effective 10/7/2013.
See: 45 N.J.R. 404(a), 45 N.J.R. 2239(a).
Section was "Administration of career and technical education programs". Rewrote the section.