SECTION 780:25-11-1. Business and Industry Training programs

(a)   Program and student accounting.

(1)   Program reports. Business and Industry Training programs for which enrollments are submitted must indicate the appropriate type of class or appropriate codes assigned by the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education.

(2)   Reporting procedures. Program and enrollment information shall be submitted to the Information Management Division of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education as outlined in 780:10-7-2.

(b)   Program funding. State funds shall be available to support training and programs designed for and delivered to adult students to prepare them for success in the workplace.

(1)   Funding mechanism. State funds to support Business and Industry Training programs shall be provided through the technology center funding formula.

(2)   Program definition. For funding purposes, a Business and Industry Training program is considered to be 1,050 clock hours of training. The number of programs calculated in the Funding Formula is determined by dividing the total clock hours of training by 1,050.

(3)   Availability of funds. State support for Business and Industry Training in the funding formula is based on the availability of funds and program approval by the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education.

(4)   Program intent. Formula funding for Business and Industry Training will be limited to those programs that are designed for and intended to meet the employability needs of adults. (An adult is defined as a person at least 16 years of age.)

(5)   Ineligible programs. Student and other services that are part of the quality foundation services shall not be reported for program funding. Such services include, but are not limited to counseling, assessment, basic skills enhancement, financial aid administration, job development, and the administration or coordination of Business and Industry Services. Training programs that do not qualify for formula funding are specified in the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education's reporting guidelines.

(A)   Professional development for technology center personnel, or technology center Boards of Education;

(B)   Political or community fund-raising activities;

(C)   Religious organization meetings or functions;

(D)   Receptions, meal functions or style shows;

(E)   Commercial exhibits, fairs or promotional activities;

(F)   Open houses or student organization meetings;

(G)   Industry, public school, or organizational staff meetings, conventions, or team meetings;

(H)   Driver training, DUI school, non-occupationally specific driver improvement or defensive driving programs;

(I)   Job search, career exploration, employment skills, career development and career search;

(J)   Training programs designed specifically for the incarcerated; and

(K)   Hunter safety, boat safety; concealed weapons training, and recreational activities/training.

(6)   Technology center operations. Business and Industry Training programs will comply with the procedures for operation of technology center as outlined in Chapter 15 of this title.

(c)   Audit criteria.

(1)   Accountability. To demonstrate accountability for formula funds supporting Business and Industry Services programs requires the collection of complete and accurate data on these programs. Documentation of reported data as required in (2) of this unit is clearly the responsibility of the local technology center and is not submitted to the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education as a matter of record. The electronic data reporting process does not provide for the submission of reports signed by the authorized local administrator; therefore, the following paragraph will have an implied and binding effect on each report submitted, just as if the signed statement appeared on each report submitted: I, the authorized administrator, do testify that the program here identified meets all state guidelines and documentation exists to support the eligibility of the program for funding.

(2)   Documentation. Technology centers shall maintain records specified in the Technology Center Instructions for Providing Enrollment and Program Data booklet that is updated annually.

[Source: Added at 11 Ok Reg 2901, eff 6-13-94; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2038, eff 5-27-97; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 3496, eff 7-13-98; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 3223, eff 7-12-99; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3302, eff 7-26-01; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 2919, eff 7-11-04; Amended at 33 Ok Reg 1945, eff 9-11-16]