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Page 3 - Texas Council on Vocational Education - NewsLine
Congress
Targets
May for New Vocational Act
Congress-despite numerous delays
- remains optimistic that a new federal vo-
cational education law will be on the
President's desk by May.
The House passed its version of a bill
(H.R. 7) last May that would reauthorize the
Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of
1984. The Senate appeared close to action
on its vocational bill (S.B.1109) as NewsLine
went to press (March 28). S.B. 1109 has
been out of committee since November but
has taken a back seat to debates on a new
Clean Air Act.
The Senate is advocating a $1.6 billion
annual authorized federal funding level for
vocational education, which compares to
the House version of $1.3 billion. Texas re-ceives $65 million per year of the $918 million
currently appropriated.
Both measures emphasize the integra-
tion of academic and vocational skills, the
targeting of special populations (e.g., eco-
nomically disadvantaged, handicapped, lim-
ited English proficient, sex equity), the crea-
tion of tech-prep programs linking high schools
to colleges, the establishment of performance
standards, and the upgrading of teachers.
The House and Senate differ on approaches
to these priorities which will require a confer-
ence committee -comprised of members of
both chambers - to reach compromises.
The House and Senate must also com-
promise on other key issues involving state
leadership and coordination, the flow and splitVideotape Captures Banquet Pagentry
of Third Annual Vocational AwardsThe pagentry of the Third Annual Texas
Vocational Education Awards Program Ban-
quet - held February 9 in Austin - has
been preserved on videotape.
The opening audio/visual slide presen-
tation introducing each award recipient and
a collection of slides taken at the banquet
have been transferred to videotape, said
Bobby Weathers, Waco, President of the
Vocational-Technical Education Develop-
ment Foundation of Texas, which jointly
sponsors the awards program along with
T/COVE. A limited number of tapes are
available at $25 each, payable to the Texas
Vocational Education Awards Program, 815
Brazos, Suite 500, Austin, 78701.
"The banquet showcases the outstand-
ing efforts of students of all ages who have
overcome many obstacles en route to a
meaningful education experience," said Bill
Carter, a Fort Worth legislator who serves
as Vice President of the Foundation. "The
thought that came to my mind as I listened
to the background on each award recipient
was the often quoted phrase, "the greater
the challenge, the sweeter the victory." The
videotape - 10 minutes in length - is a
great public relations tool for use at work-
shops, civic and school meetings.
The Awards Program recognizes stu-
dent excellence and exemplary business/
education partnerships in the state's high
schools and colleges, said William
Zinsmeyer, a San Antonio businessman
who chairs T/COVE. "This year we honored
6 winners and 18 finalists - selected from115 nominations - in four award categories."
The 1990 Outstanding Student winners
were Jennifer Hanners, a senior Home Eco-
nomics student at Dimmitt High School; and
Kay Kennemur, a sophomore Secretarial Sci-
ence student at Howard College in Big Spring.
The Outstanding Special Populations Stu-
dent winners were Antonio David Lucero, a
sophomore Austin Community College Com-
mercial Art student, and Mark Henson, a junior
Vocational Adjustment Class student at Klein
High School.
The Federal Aviation Administration was
the winner of the Business/Labor Involvement
Award in recognition of its high tech internship
partnerships with the Judson and Edgewood
School Districts in San Antonio. The winner of
the Outstanding Advisory Committee Award
was the Spring ISD Vocational Advisory Board
for its active involvement and leadership pro-
vided the
district's voc ed
programs.
The March
1990 issue of
NewsLine was
devoted en-
tirely to cover-
age of the
awards pro-
gram and ban-
quet. That is--
sue highlights
both the win-
ners and final- Bill Carter
ists. "the greater the challenge"of funds to schools and colleges, guidance
activities, a voc ed data system, and the
improvement of facilities and equipment.
An impact analysis on seven major dif-
ferences between the House and Senate
bills has been developed by and is available
from T/COVE.
U.S. Congress Debating
Future of State Councils
The future of the Texas Council on Vo-
cational Education is a question mark as
Congress moves toward a new federal voca-
tional education bill that will amend the Carl
D. Perkins Act of 1984.
The House (H.R. 7) would create a
single State Human Investment Council to
replace both T/COVE, which operates under
the current Perkins Act, and the State Job
Training Coordinating Council, which oper-
ates under the Job Training Partnership Act.
The human investment council would
advise Governors on coordination across
multiple federal programs (i.e., voc ed, JTPA,
adult education, vocational rehabilitation, and
employment security services). The council
would also assume individual advisory roles
to the boards or commissions that oversee
each of the federal programs.
The Senate (S.B. 1109) - as it came
out of committee- maintains separate state
councils while strengthening coordination
across programs at the state and local levels.
H.R. 7 has passed the House. The full
Senate was close to action on S.B. 1109 as
NewsLine went to press. A House/Senate
Conference Committee will likely begin
meetings during April to resolve differences.
T/COVE Chairman William Zinsmeyer,
San Antonio, expresses agreement with the
need for coordination across programs, but
questions whether the proposed "mouse-
trap" is better than what is now in place.
"The details associated with achieving
quality in vocational education require a 90-
95% commitment of time and effort by
T/COVE, with the balance spent on coordi-
nation with other programs," said Zinsmeyer.
"Programs like JTPA and adult education
warrant a similar commitment."
Zinsmeyer believes that "realistically, a
super council - comprised of volunteers
with limited time at their disposal -would be
hard pressed to serve as a 'coordinating
body' for multiple programs and as a sepa-
rate advisory council for each program."
(See T/COVE FUTURE on page 4),
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