SECTION 158:1-9-2. Additional powers and duties of the Board-workforce development and education

  The Construction Industries Board shall have the additional powers to:

(1)   Receive and convey information relating to the skilled trades regulated by the Construction Industries Board; and

(2)   Enter into contracts with the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education for any accredited vocational or technical school or system of education institution in the State of Oklahoma receiving state appropriations and offering programs in secondary and postsecondary instruction that provide electrical, mechanical, plumbing or roofing trade coursework for any of the following purposes, or combination thereof:

(A)   developing and implementing instructional courses on Oklahoma Statutes and rules that govern the electrical, mechanical, plumbing and roofing trades, which courses can be in conjunction with instruction in performing trade work or instruction on statewide-adopted trade codes, or both, for the advancement of the electrical, mechanical, plumbing and roofing trades, or

(B)   developing and implementing a workforce development program that will create interest in the pursuit of a skilled trade career. The workforce development program may consist of, but is not limited to, use of the internet, community and school presentations, and research and instruction on the electrical, mechanical, plumbing and roofing trades.

[Source: Added at 36 Ok Reg 1403, eff 10-1-19]