The State Board of Education shall have the following duties:(a) To seek the best available projections of employment and occupations for Mississippians;(b) To utilize these projections and other considerations to set vocational and technical education priorities;(c) To utilize the services of all state agencies having information regarding the purposes of this chapter;(d) To cooperate with the governor's office of job development and training and the board of economic development to prevent duplication and provide continuity of employment and training services;(e) To conduct evaluations of the success or failure of vocational-technical programs, including the extent to which training actually leads to jobs in the field in which the student was trained;(f) Obtain and publish data and information on program performance from those vocational-technical programs receiving state funds; and(g) To notify local school districts and public community/junior colleges prior to March 1 annually of any discontinuation of ongoing vocational programs which would affect the renewing of contracts with vocational personnel.Laws, 1982, ch. 493, § 4; Laws, 1992, ch. 482, § 12, eff. 7/1/1992.
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