(a) There is, in the State Department of Education a career technical education staff responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of a basic integrated statewide information system for career technical education and technical training. The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall collect and maintain information related to career technical education and technical training within the California Community Colleges for inclusion within the integrated statewide information system.

(b) The data gathering and analysis capabilities of the system described in subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, maintaining comprehensive inventory of all programs of all career technical education and technical training programs which are maintained by the public schools.

(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1058, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2001.)