As used in this part:

1. (1) “Access” means an attempt for every high school student in Arkansas to have the opportunity to participate in any of a minimum of three (3) occupation-specific technical programs offered within twenty-five (25) miles or thirty (30) minutes of the home school;

2. (2)

   1. (A) “Concurrent credit” means credit received by high school career and technical education students who take classes offered through an institution of higher education.
   2. (B) These classes will be transcripted by the local high school for secondary credit and by the institution of higher education for college credit;
3. (3) “Eligible student” means a student enrolled in grades ten through twelve (10 – 12) and who is pursuing a program of study in a secondary technical center;

4. (4)

   1. (A) “Full-time equivalent (FTE)” means the equivalent of one (1) student attending class for six (6) class periods per day per year, e.g., one (1) student attending a three-period class the full year would be equal to one-half (1/2) FTE.
   2. (B) Travel time cannot be included in FTE count;
5. (5) “Local districts” means the districts in the locality which are eligible to participate in secondary technical center programs;
6. (6) “Occupation-specific programs” means technical programs which have paid employment in specific occupations as their objectives;

7. (7)

   1. (A) “Satellite location” means the extension of a secondary technical center located outside the boundaries of an existing center (twenty-five (25) miles or thirty (30) minutes of driving time) or to students in isolated areas.
   2. (B) Satellite locations will be provided by an approved secondary technical center and must be shared by more than one (1) school district.
   3. (C) All satellite locations require the approval of the Career Education and Workforce Development Board;

8. (8)

   1. (A) “Secondary technical center” means a public secondary or postsecondary institution organized for the specific purpose of educating high school students in specific occupational/technical programs.
   2. (B) A center will serve students from more than one (1) participating high school.
   3. (C) Students eligible to attend a secondary technical center will generally come from a twenty-five-mile radius or thirty-minute driving time from the local school;

9. (9)

   1. (A) “Sponsoring institution” is a comprehensive high school, a postsecondary technical institute, a two-year or community/technical college, an education service cooperative, or any other entity authorized by law that has been approved by the Career Education and Workforce Development Board.
   2. (B) The sponsoring institution will function as the fiscal agent and will manage and administer the secondary technical center.
   3. (C) Reference Arkansas Code §§ 6-51-301 – 6-51-305; and
10. (10) “Vocational center aid” means aid calculated and distributed by the Department of Education based upon each secondary technical center’s eligible student FTE count.