Section 52453 Of Article 7. Agricultural Career Technical Education From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 28. >> Chapter 9. >> Article 7.
52453
. (a) The State Director of Career Technical Education shall
establish and convene an Agricultural Advisory Committee
representative of the various and diverse areas of the agricultural
industry in California.
(b) The committee shall be composed of the following:
(1) A representative from a university conducting teacher training
in career technical agriculture.
(2) A representative from a community college conducting career
technical education in agriculture.
(3) A representative from a high school conducting a program of
career technical education in agriculture.
(4) A representative from a school conducting general education in
agriculture.
(5) A parent of a pupil enrolled in career technical education in
agriculture.
(6) Nine other individuals representing diverse agricultural
interests from various geographic locations in the state.
The State Supervisor of Agricultural Education shall serve as the
committee consultant.
(c) It shall be the purpose of this committee to advise, in an
ongoing manner, the State Supervisor of Agricultural Education, the
Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the State Board of
Education on policy matters pertaining to the state program of
agricultural career technical education. The advice of the committee
shall include, but not be limited to, the development of a curriculum
and a strategy for the purpose of establishing a source of trained
and qualified individuals in agriculture, a strategy for articulating
the state program in agricultural career technical education
throughout the state school system, and a consumer education outreach
strategy regarding the importance of agriculture in California.
(d) The committee shall serve without compensation, including
travel and per diem and shall operate in accordance with the
established policies of the State Department of Education.