[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 34, Volume 3] [Revised as of July 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 34CFR400.6] [Page 15-16] TITLE 34--EDUCATION CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PART 400_VOCATIONAL AND APPLIED TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS_GENERAL PROVISIONS--Table of Contents Sec. 400.6 What are the requirements for establishing a State Committee of Practitioners? (a) Consultation. A State shall appoint a State Committee of Practitioners (Committee) after consulting with-- (1) Local school officials representing eligible recipients; (2) Representatives of-- (i) Organized labor; (ii) Business; (iii) Superintendents; (iv) Community-based organizations; (v) Private industry councils established under section 102(a) of the JTPA (29 U.S.C. 1512); (vi) State councils; (vii) Parents; (viii) Special populations; and (ix) Correctional institutions; (3) The administrator appointed under 34 CFR 403.13(a); (4) The State administrator of programs assisted under part B of the IDEA; (5) The State administrator of programs assisted under chapter 1; (6) The State administrator of programs for students of limited English proficiency; and (7) Guidance counselors. (b) Committee selection. The State shall select the Committee from nominees solicited from-- (1) State organizations representing school administrators; (2) Teachers; (3) Parents; (4) Members of local boards of education; and (5) Appropriate representatives of institutions of higher education. (c)(1) Committee membership. The Committee must consist of-- (i) Representatives of local educational agencies, who must constitute a majority of the members of the committee; (ii) School administrators; (iii) Teachers; (iv) Parents; (v) Members of local boards of education; (vi) Representatives of institutions of higher education; and (vii) Students. [[Page 16]] (2) School administrators, teachers, and members of local boards of education may be counted as representatives of LEAs for purposes of paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2325 (a) and (d)(1); 2468a)