Whereas, the State Board of Vocational and Technical Education has responsibility for state-level planning, development and coordination of the area vocational-technical schools, and for promoting the development of vocational and technical education through providing consulting services in the prepara. tion of programs and through the supplemental funding of programs; and Whereas, these two state agencies, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, hereinafter referred to as the State Regents, and the State Board of Vocational and Technical Education, hereinafter referred to as the State Board. have subscribed to a Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement interpreting and delineating their respective jurisdictional responsibilities as set forth in the Constitution and statutes and dedicating themselves to teamwork and cooperation in the administration of vocational, technical and occupational education in Oklahoma. Now, Therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the 1st Session of the 34th Oklahoma Legislature: Section 1. Validation of Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement subscribed to by State Board of Vocational and Technical Education and State Regents for Higher Education. The Legislature takes note of the implications and significance of this historic development in the administration of affairs relating to public education in Oklahoma and validates the Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement subscribed to by these two agencies of state government. THIRTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE Section 2. Definitions The term "higher education" as used in Article XIII-A of the Constitution of Oklahoma and the vitalizing statutes or the term "postsecondary education" shall mean all education of any kind beyond the twelfth grade in which students pursue study and for which the credit earned may apply toward meeting requirements for a degree, diploma, or other post-secondary academic or collegiate award, and shall also include bona fide postsecondary adult and continuing education, extension and public service education, and organized research as may be authorized by the State Regents as a part of the functions and courses of study of a member institution in the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education. Section 3. Manipulative skills-Development The development of vocational and occupational education which involves manipulative skills such as machine shop, printing, carpentry. stenography and distributive education shall be accomplished primarily at the secondary level of learning in programs provided by the high schools and area vocational-technical schools under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Vocational and Technical Education. Section 4. Skill-type programs Educational programs in practical nursing, cosmetology and other skill-type programs requiring the completion of a certain number of clock hours of training for licensing shall be the responsibility of the area vocational-technical schools under the jurisdiction of the State Board. Section 5. Out-of-school youth and adults-Programs Programs in initial skill training, refresher skill training and upgrade skill training for out-of-school youth and adults shall be the responsibility of the State Board. Section 6. Cooperation with industrial development efforts It is a responsibility of the State Board to cooperate with the industrial development efforts of the state by providing special training programs to support the activity. The State Board will continue to provide this assistance in the area of initial skill training for workers to be employed in new industry locations. Section 7. Theory oriented education programs The development of technical and occupational education that is more theory oriented and requires knowledge of mathematics and/or the physical sciences for specialization in the engineering and/or scientific fields for preparation of support technician personnel such as engineering technicians, registered nurses and medical technicians, though not exclusive of other similar areas, shall be accomplished in institutions of higher education under the jurisdiction of the State Regents. Section 8. Approval of programs-Supplemental funding Technical and occupational education programs to be operated at the postsecondary level must be authorized and approved by the State Regents Programs of technical and occupational education when approved by the State Regents may be eligible for supplemental funding provided by the State Board in accordance with terms of a contract existing between the State Board and the State Regents. Section 9. Research and planning Research and planning for the further development of higher education programs is accomplished by the State Regents including reports relating to enrollments, program operations, admissions, finances and the like, which are submitted by colleges and universities to the State Regents as provided by law and regulation, and information so gathered from these surveys and reports is analyzed and utilized by the State Regents in evaluating the progress of Oklahoma higher education and in the planning for its future development, provided that the information will be used by the State Regents in making reports to the State Board regarding the operation of those programs for which the State Board provides supplemental funding and the results of other research will be shared as may be appropriate and useful. Section 10. Manpower supply and demand data The State Board shall make available to the State Regents manpower supply and demand data and recommend the initiation, expansion or discontinuance of postsecondary occupational education programs as need for such is indicated by the demand data available. Section 11. Review and assessment The State Regents and the State Board should cooperate in a comprehensive review and assessment of the needs, status and direction of vocational, technical and occupational education in Oklahoma with the view of preparing a statewide plan for the orderly, systematic and coordinated development of programs as deemed necessary to meet the needs of the people of Oklahoma in this field of education, which state plan should delineate between educational programs to be offered at the secondary level and those to be offered at the postsecondary level in order that any unnecessary duplication or overlap existing will be eliminated and that such will be avoided in the development of secondary-postsecondary programs of vocational, technical and occupational education in the future. Section 12. Budget by State Regents The State Regents shall budget funds for the primary support of Regents' approved technical and occuational programs of education at junior colleges, technical institutes and other institutions in the State System to the extent of financial resources available and will anticipate supplemental funding from the State Board as needed and as may be available. Section 13. Budget by State Board The State Board shall budget a portion of its funds received from state and federal sources for supplementing the funding of postsecondary programs of technical and occupational education offered in the State System, provided that the number of postsecondary educational programs being offered and the number of students enrolled in these programs at junior colleges, technical institutes and other institutions in the State System shall be taken into consideration in the State Board's determination of the amount of funds to be allotted for supplementing the funding of postsecondary programs, and provided further, that the professional staff of the State Board will be made available for technical assistance to the State Regents' staff in the development and review of postsecondary technical and occupational education programs. Section 14. Supplemental funding contracts The State Board shall contract with the State Regents for the administration of the amount of funds set aside for supplementing the funding of postsecondary programs, and the State Regents shall assume responsibility under terms of the contract to allocate the funds for supplemental support of bona fide programs consistent with federal laws and regulations and shall be accountable for expenditure of the funds accordingly, provided that the State Board will include in the supplemental funding contract with the State Regents an amount of funds to underwrite the costs of one or more professional positions on the staff of the State Regents for the purpose of working with institutions in the promotion and development of technical and occupational education, and provided that the contract should be negotiated early in the spring of the year to allow for the planning and budgeting for best use of the funds by various institutions receiving supplemental allocations. Section 15. Administration of Federal funds The State Board, acting as the designated state agency for the federal Vocational Education Act of 1963, as amended, shall contract with the State Regents for the administration of that portion of federal funds received for allotment and expenditure for supplemental funding of postsecondary technical and occupational education programs approved by the State Regents. Section 16. Preparation of State plan The State Board, acting as the state agency for administration of vocational and technical education funds referred to in Section 14 above, should involve representation from the State Regents in the preparation of the Oklahoma State Plan for Administration of Vocational Education as it concerns postsecondary education programs, including representation on the State Advisory Council on Vocational Education provided for in the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968. Section 17. Postsecondary occupational education The State Regents, acting as the designated Section 1202 Commission provided for in P.L. 92-318, should involve representation from the State Board in developing a comprehensive statewide plan for postsecondary education, including representation on the State Advisory Council on Community Colleges to be established by the State Commission pursuant to Title X-Part A, and a similar advisory group to be established regarding planning for development of postsecondary occupational education provided for in Title X-Part B. Section 18. Occupational education offered at postsecondary institutionsDetermination If it is determined that Title X-Part B of the Federal Aid Law known as P.L. 92-318 is principally for occupational education offered at post-secondary institutions (those fitting the definition of junior colleges, postsecondary technical institutes, etc.), then the State Regents' functioning as the designated state agency for administering federal funds received for occupational education programs shall, by contract arrangement with the State Board, share certain of the federal funds as appropriate for allocation by the State Board for supplemental support of programs operated by institutions under the jurisdiction of the Board (the area vocational-technical schools); and the State Board shall be accountable for administration of the funds so shared with it by the State Regents in accordance with appropriate federal laws and regulations, provided that the number of education programs offered and the number of students enrolled in them shall be taken into consideration in arriving at appropriate division of the state's allotment of funds to be shared with the State Board. Section 19. Occupational education offered at nonpostsecondary institutions— Determination If it is determined that Title X-Part B of the Federal Aid Law known as P.L. 92-318 is principally for occupational education offered at non-postsecondary institutions, it shall then become the responsibility of the State Board to function as the state agency for administering federal funds as described in Section 17 and a reverse arrangement of the contractual agreements referred to therein shall prevail. Section 20. Purpose of resolution It is the purpose of this Resolution to, by legislative expression, validate the Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement subscribed to by these two state agencies and signed by the Chancellor of the State Regents and the Director of the State Board under date of March 5, 1973, and ratified by the Chairman of the State Regents and the Chairman of the State Board under date of March 29, 1973, which provides that the conduct of the state's education business of a common responsibility will be carried out on a board-to-board contract basis and an office-to-office administrative relationship in order to avoid overlap, duplication, confusion and inefficiency in the planning, development and operation of programs of technical and occupational education. Section 21. Example for other agencies The leadership in developing arrangements for understanding and cooperative action between these two agencies of state government, the State Board of Vocational and Technical Education and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, should be an example for other agencies of state government for cooperation and teamwork when responsibilities of a common nature fall within the bounds of their respective jurisdictions; and the Legislature, by this expression, commends this display of cooperation by these two boards as example for the challenge and guidance of other agencies of state government accordingly. Section 22. Distribution of copies Duly authorized copies of this Resolution shall be sent to the Director and each member of the State Board of Vocational and Technical Education, the Chancellor and each member of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, and the head of each state agency, department, board and commission. Approved May 10, 1973. POSTSECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SUPPLEMENTS-OKLAHOMA BOARD OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL THE OKLAHOMA STATE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION OKLAHOMA STATE REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, STATE CAPITOL, FOREWORD The scientific and engineering breakthroughs of the sixties widened the knowledge gap between the professional worker and the skilled laborer, creating an almost instantaneous demand for a new type of technical worker to bridge that gap. As a result, new educational programs have recently emerged at the postsecondary level to prepare technicians for jobs which require more than skill training, but less than professional training. Technical programs are more theory oriented than are programs to prepare skilled workers, and typically require greater knowledge of mathematics and science than do ordinary vocational programs. Ten years ago the State Regents conducted an inventory of technical and occupational programs offered by colleges and universities in the State System, at which time there were only 75 such programs in operation, the overwhelming majority of which were offered at the Oklahoma State University School of Technical Training at Okmulgee and at the Oklahoma City Technical Institute. The inventory of technical programs contained in the current publication shows 353 programs in operation at 27 colleges and universities of the State System with an estimated enrollment of 11,700 students expected for the 1974-75 academic year. A total of $16.5 million is budgeted for expenditure by State System institutions for operating technical programs in the 1974-75 fiscal year, not including expenditures for instructional equipment. Approximatey 95 percent of the $16.5 million for current operations was allocated to State System institutions through the State Regents, with the remaining 6 percent coming from supplemental funds made available through the State Board for Vocational and Technical Education. It is hoped that the current inventory of technical programs will be helpful to all those with an interest in or responsibility for post-secondary education in Oklahoma, and that the information contained herein will be especially useful to students who are contemplating future careers as technicians in business, industry, education and governmeut. E. T. DUNLAP, Chancellor. CONTENTS OF THIS REPORT I. Inventory Of Technical Programs By Institution East Central Oklahoma State University. Cameron University. Langston University. Oklahoma Panhandle State University. University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Oklahoma State University. Oklahoma State University Technical Institute-Oklahoma City, Oklahoma State Tech-Okmulgee. Carl Albert Junior College. Claremore Junior College. Connors State College. Eastern Oklahoma State College. El Reno Junior College. Murray State College. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College. Northern Oklahoma College. Oscar Rose Junior College. Seminole Junior College. South Oklahoma City Junior College. Tulsa Junior College. Western Oklahoma State College. Sayre Junior College. II. Comprehensive Listing Of Technical-Occupational Programs Pending Regents' Approval. III. Summary of Technical-Occupational Programs. |