Commissioner of education approval is necessary if a cooperative center is to be eligible for secondary categorical career and technical revenue or other aid available to approved cooperative centers. The superintendent representing a district school board or a center governing board may submit a request to the commissioner of education for approval by the commissioner when the following criteria have been met.
Career and technical programs shall be shared by one of the following methods: two or more Minnesota school districts operating a cooperative center having met provisions of applicable Minnesota Statutes, or intermediate school districts established by the legislature to serve two or more independent school districts.
A licensed secondary career and technical administrator or the superintendent for a district shall be responsible for the career and technical programs.
Minn. R. agency 129, ch. 3505, RULES FOR VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL EDUCATION, pt. 3505.1500
Statutory Authority: MS s 121.11; 124.573; 124.574; L 2007 c 146 art 7 s 3