15-1831. Information on persons who have completed vocational programs; definitions

A. The center for vocational education shall:

1. By the end of each calendar year publish and distribute a report of the placement rates and average salaries earned by persons completing vocational programs in this state during the prior fiscal year. This report may include information on a program which would be a vocational program except that it was not completed by at least twenty-five persons during the fiscal year.

2. Establish an advisory committee consisting of representatives of both public and private institutions which offer vocational programs. The advisory committee shall advise the center in the implementation of this section.

3. Prescribe the format in which institutions which offer vocational programs shall provide the information necessary to produce the report prescribed in paragraph 1 of this subsection.

B. In this section, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Center for vocational education" means the center for vocational education at a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents designated by the board.

2. "Vocational program" means a program that is completed by at least twenty-five persons during the fiscal year and that is one of the following:

(a) Operated by a community college district organized pursuant to chapter 12 of this title and designated as a vocational program, including vocational programs operated by a skill center.

(b) A private vocational program that is licensed pursuant to section 32-3021 and that does not provide a baccalaureate degree.