Section 18-1842 - Advisory committees(a) Each area career and technical board operating an area career and technical school and/or technical institute shall appoint an advisory committee, composed of representatives of local trades, industries, business research and educational agencies, occupations, and administrators of the participating school districts. The advisory committee shall advise the area career and technical board on such matters as the need for a particular shop, laboratory, occupation, equipment, curriculum, labor management coordination, business and industrial requirements or selection of personnel.(b) An occupational advisory committee shall be established for each career and technical education program or cluster of related career and technical education programs offered by an area career and technical school or school district. The occupational advisory committee shall be appointed by the board of directors of the area career and technical school or school district, as applicable. A majority of the members of the occupational advisory committee shall be employes and employers in the occupation for which the career and technical education program is provided. Each occupational advisory committee shall meet at least twice each year to: (1) advise the board of directors, administrators and staff on curriculum, equipment, instructional materials, safety requirements, program evaluation and other related matters; and(2) verify that the programs meet industry standards and, if appropriate, licensing board criteria, and that the programs prepare students with occupation-related competencies.(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), to increase employer participation in an occupational advisory committee required under this section, the boards of directors of multiple area career and technical schools or school districts operating career and technical education programs may agree to establish a shared occupational advisory committee to serve all agreeing area career and technical schools or school districts, provided that all agreeing area career and technical schools or school districts are located within the same intermediate unit. If a shared occupational advisory committee is formed under this subsection, the occupational advisory committee shall be designed to provide equal opportunities for all agreeing area career and technical schools or school districts to participate, including scheduling meetings at each area career and technical school or school district on a rotating basis.Amended by P.L. TBD 2019 No. 76, § 44, eff. 12/30/2019.1949, March 10, P.L. 30, art. XVIII, § 1842, added 1953, Aug. 21, P.L. 1223, § 2. Amended 1963, Aug. 14, P.L. 1065, § 4.