3. Attorney and Advisory Committees
D.3.01 - Attorney:
The Board may employ an attorney to provide legal counsel and representation for the interests of the Board and the System.
D.3.02 - Local Advisory Councils for Vocational Education:
The System, as a condition for receiving federal funds to operate vocational education programs, shall establish local advisory councils to provide advice on current job needs, and on the relevancy of courses being offered by the System, in meeting those needs.
The local advisory councils shall be composed of members of the general public, especially of representatives of business, industry and labor, and shall have an appropriate representation of both sexes, and o f the racial and ethnic minorities found in the program areas that it serves.
Local advisory councils may be established for program areas, schools, communities or regions, whichever the System determines best to meet the needs of the System. The System may form a local advisory council composed of representatives from several craft committees, or representatives of several school councils, having the requisite representation described above.
The System shall consult with the local advisory council in developing the System’s application to the Coordinating Board.
The Board encourages the System to utilize local citizen advisory committees to enable the continued development of the System.
LSCS Policy Manual Section adopted by the Board of Trustees on August 7, 2008