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Advisory Council : Bylaws


ARTICLE I: MEMBERSHIP

 

Section 1. Members

There shall be a minimum of 24 members and a liaison to the governor serving on the State College Tech Prep Advisory Council. Selection of Advisory Council members is under the overall direction of the Ohio Department of Education, Office of Career-Technical and Adult Education, and the Ohio Board of Regents, who make recommendations to the Council. Council members will represent the College Tech Prep mission and will be reviewed periodically and adjusted to reflect business, industry, labor, government, Consortia Coordinators, and education membership.

Section 2. Length of Term and Attendance

a) Length of terms will vary from one to three years depending on the position represented by the appointment. At the expiration of the term, members may be requested to serve an additional term.

b) Upon accepting an appointment to the council, new members will be expected to attend a simple majority of all regularly scheduled and special meetings convened. He/she will be so notified in writing at the time of said appointment. If requested, his/her direct supervisor may also be notified. Council attendance will be reviewed annually. Should a member's attendance drop below the simple majority required (51%) of the meetings held during the past year, August through June of a given academic year) the co-chair(s) will notify said member that he/she is no longer on the council. The College Tech Prep staff will seek a replacement member will be rotated in to finish the remainder of that term.

Section 3. Regular Meetings

The Council will meet at least three times during the year. Meeting dates will be established for the year. Agendas for the meetings will be prepared by the appointed officers assisted by the staff of OBR and ODE assigned to the Council.

Section 4. Special Meetings

A special meeting may be called by a majority of members, co-chairs, or the Ohio Board of Regents and Ohio Department of Education staff and shall be held at such time and place as is set forth in the notice of the special meeting.

Section 5. Consensus/Voting

For purposes of transacting business, a quorum shall consist of a simple majority of the number of the whole Council. The Council shall operate by reaching consensus of members. If consensus is not reached among members, then votes of a majority of the members present shall carry the item.

Section 6. Minutes

Minutes of each Council meeting will be the responsibility of a state-level staff member and distributed to all Council members.

ARTICLE II: OFFICERS

Section 1. Officers

The officers of the State College Tech Prep Advisory Council shall be the co-chairpersons appointed by the Ohio Board of Regents and Ohio Department of Education. The co-chairpersons will consist of one representative from business and one representative from education. The education co-chair shall rotate on a yearly basis between representatives of secondary and post-secondary education.

ARTICLE III: COMMITTEES

Committees will be formed and will function to reflect the goals and strategies developed in the Strategic Action Plan for College Tech Prep. Committees shall be assigned a staff person.

ARTICLE IV: AMENDMENTS OF THE BY-LAWS

These By-Laws may be amended by a majority vote of the members of the State College Tech Prep Advisory Council.

 

   
       
   

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