A. School district governing boards have the primary responsibility for providing career exploration and entry-level career and technical education and vocational education.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 15-790

  • Career and technical education and vocational education: means vocational and technical preparation programs for pupils in grades nine through twelve. See Arizona Laws 15-781
  • including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • School district: means a political subdivision of this state with geographic boundaries organized for the purpose of the administration, support and maintenance of the public schools or an accommodation school. See Arizona Laws 15-101

B. Career technical education districts have the primary responsibility for providing career and technical education preparation programs designed to prepare students for advanced career and technical education or entry into the workforce.

C. Community college district governing boards have the primary responsibility for providing postsecondary technical education and advanced career and technical education and vocational education, including the retraining and upgrading of a student’s occupational skills. Community college district governing boards in conjunction with the state board for private postsecondary education have the major responsibility for providing career and technical education and vocational education that focuses on the economic development of this state.

D. Universities have the primary responsibility for research related to career and technical education and vocational education.

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