New York State Advisory Council on Vocational Education Minutes and Annual Reports

Textual materials arranged in reverse chronological order.

State Advisory Councils on Vocational Education were created by the Congress of the United States with the passage of the Vocational Education Act of 1963. The New York State Advisory Council was established for the purpose of compliance with the amendments to the Vocational Education Act in 1968 (P.L. 90-576, Title I, Section 104[B]). The law states, "Any State which desires to receive a grant under this Title for any fiscal year shall establish a State Advisory Council."

The original twenty-eight members of the Advisory Council were appointed by Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller in April 1969. Later members were appointed by the Board of Regents. Members of the Council included academics, businesspeople, representatives from labor unions, and school officials. The Advisory Council was charged to advise and make recommendations concerning the state's vocational education programs, and to make annual reports to the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York, the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education, and the United States Commissioner of Education. The Council ceased operations in 1996.

This series consists of reports produced by the New York State Advisory Council on Vocational Education. Among there reports are annual reports to the Board of Regents, containing accounts of council activities during the year, recommendations for future action by the New York State Education Department and other state actors, and lists and biographies of council members. Also included are biennial reports to the United States Department of Education and Department of Labor, focusing on the effectiveness of state coordination of vocational education and job training programs. Other reports deal with specific topics within vocational education, such as school-to-work opportunities, technology education, enterpreneurship, and training for specific industries. Filed at the end of the collection are minutes from advisory council meetings, along with reports and other materials used during the meeting discussions.

The annual reports to the Board of Regents are available on microfilm rolls. The two microfilm rolls included in the collection are duplicates.

Commissioner of Education Subject Files contain records documenting New York State Education Department programs and policy related to vocational education. See consecutively numbered Series W0101 - W0109 and W0114 - W0115, which are arranged by individual commissioner.

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