(a)

1. (1) The management, maintenance, and operation of a secondary technical center shall be the financial responsibility of the sponsoring institution or entity in accordance with the policies established by the Career Education and Workforce Development Board.

2. (2)

   1. (A) Expenses associated with the maintenance and operations of a secondary technical center/satellite shall not be paid with vocational center aid funding.
   2. (B) However, a secondary technical center/satellite that is physically detached from a public school district or state-supported institution of higher education may use vocational center aid funding for the management, maintenance, and operation of the secondary technical center/satellite.
3. (3) Failure to comply with this policy may result in a reduction of vocational center aid to the secondary technical center.

(c)

1. (1) Each participating high school shall be guaranteed seats in each program.
2. (2) The individual school’s percentage of tenth grade enrollment calculated from the total tenth grade enrollment of all participating high schools shall be the method used to determine available seats.
3. (3) Any school not fulfilling its quota shall relinquish the unfilled seats to other schools.