(a) The Technical Education and Career System shall be advised by a Technical Education and Career System board. The board shall consist of eleven members as follows: (1) Two members appointed by the Governor who shall have experience in manufacturing or a trade offered by the Technical Education and Career System, or who are alumni of the system, (2) two members appointed by the Governor who are executives of Connecticut-based employers and who have been nominated by the Governor’s Workforce Council, established pursuant to § 31-3h, (3) the Commissioner of Education, or the commissioner’s designee, (4) the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the commissioner’s designee, (5) the Labor Commissioner, or the commissioner’s designee, (6) the Chief Workforce Officer, or the officer’s designee, and (7) three members appointed by the Governor. Members of the board appointed by the Governor shall be so appointed with the advice and consent of the General Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of § 4-7. Any vacancy shall be filled in the manner provided in § 4-19. The Governor shall appoint the chairperson and may remove a member for inefficiency, neglect of duty or misconduct in office. Members of the board shall not be employees of the Technical Education and Career System.

(b) The board shall advise the superintendent of the Technical Education and Career System and the executive director of the Technical Education and Career System on matters relating to vocational, technical, technological and postsecondary education and training. The board may create any advisory boards or appoint any committees as it deems necessary for the efficient conduct of its business. The executive director, in conjunction with the superintendent, may arrange for training to be provided to the board at such times, and on such matters, as are deemed appropriate to assist the board in the conduct of its business.

(c) The board may recommend to the executive director and superintendent policies to attract and retain students who will pursue careers that meet workforce needs and govern the admission of students to any technical education and career school in compliance with state and federal law.

(d) The board shall establish specific achievement goals for students at the technical education and career schools at each grade level. The board shall measure the performance of each technical education and career school and shall identify a set of quantifiable measures to be used. The measures shall include factors such as the performance of students on standardized academic assessments, trade-related assessment tests, dropout rates and graduation rates.