SECTION 780:20-3-3. Materials and facilities

(a)   Approved materials. CareerTech teachers in all CareerTech programs shall use instructional materials developed by the Department or materials approved by the appropriate program administrator.

(b)   Equipment.

(1)   Responsibility. The local education agency is responsible for providing equipment and supplies to support the CareerTech program in order to assure quality training. Equipment must meet or exceed all appropriate safety standards.

(2)   Modern equipment. Equipment shall be indicative of that currently used in business and industry and in conformity with modern technology.

(3)   Maintenance; replacement. A policy for maintenance and replacement shall be developed by the local education agency.

(4)   Inventory of state-owned equipment. It is the responsibility of the local education agency to provide appropriate maintenance and repair of state-owned equipment and to maintain an accurate accountability of state-owned equipment tagged in accordance with rule 780:10-9-2(c).

(c)   Facilities.

(1)   CareerTech programs facilities. The local education agency shall provide CareerTech programs with facilities to assure safe and orderly, quality instruction to meet each program's objectives. The guidelines used shall be from the Oklahoma Department of Education "Planning for Education: Space Guidelines for Planning/Educational Facilities" booklet 70 O.S. 3-104. The appropriate program administrator shall be consulted regarding plans for new and remodeled facilities.

(2)   Health Careers Education. Clinical facilities shall be adequate in number and quality to provide the experiences necessary to meet the requirements of the respective accrediting agency and program requirements. Clinical facilities should have adequate staff to provide safe patient care and student should not be used as paid or unpaid facility staff during clinical hours.

(3)   Business, Marketing, and Information Technology Education. The local education agency shall provide access to a telephone for the business, marketing, and information technology program instructor for private conversations regarding student coordination activities and career guidance.

[Source: Amended at 12 Ok Reg 1857, eff 6-12-95; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2030, eff 5-27-97; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 3212, eff 7-12-99; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3292, eff 7-26-01; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 2907, eff 7-11-04; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 2911, eff 7-1-06; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2008, eff 7-1-10; Amended at 35 Ok Reg 2201, eff 9-14-18]