(a) (1) The Governor shall appoint all voting DACCTE members, who serve at the Governor’s pleasure. The voting members must represent, at a minimum, the following:
- a. An individual knowledgeable about the vocational needs and the problems of management and labor in the State.
- b. An individual representing an industrial and economic development agency.
- c. An individual representing an institution of higher education.
- d. An individual representing an institution that provides programs of career and technical education and training.
- e. An individual knowledgeable about programs in technical and career education.
- f. An individual representing a school board.
- g. An individual knowledgeable about students with disabilities.
- h. An individual representing business and industry and familiar with current and projected employment opportunities.
- i. An individual representing a career and technical student organization.
- j. An individual representing the Delaware National Guard.
- k. An individual representing the general public, with a demonstrated interest in public education.
- l. l. An individual to serve as chair.
- (2) The Governor may not appoint a member to represent more than 2 of the membership qualifications under paragraph (a)(1) of this section.
(3) The Secretary of the Department of Education shall appoint the following nonvoting DACCTE members:
- a. A representative of the Department of Education.
- b. A student enrolled in a Delaware career and technical education program, whose term is for 1 school year. The Secretary shall consider geographical and other diversities in appointing this member.
- (b) A member may be removed by the member’s appointing authority for gross inefficiency, misfeasance, nonfeasance, malfeasance, or neglect of duty in office. A member is deemed in neglect of duty if the member is absent from 3 consecutive, regular Board meetings or attends less than 50% of Board meetings in a calendar year. The member’s appointing authority may consider the member to have resigned, and may accept the member’s resignation.
14 Del. C. 1953, § 8602; 59 Del. Laws, c. 204, § 1; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, § 1; 75 Del. Laws, c. 44, § 1; 82 Del. Laws, c. 206, § 2