1. (1) Needs identification. The committee shall identify educational service needs of the region.
2. (2) Program implementation. The committee shall then identify the programs and services provided by the council.
3. (3) Program/service evaluation. The committee(s) shall develop the requirements for a systematized evaluation of the use and effectiveness of the programs and services provided. Such evaluation shall be responsive to local, regional and State needs.
4. (4) Service evaluation. The committee(s) shall develop the requirements for a systemized evaluation of the use and effectiveness of the services to participating agencies. Such evaluation shall be responsive to local, regional and State needs.
5. (5) Communicate program concerns with other regions. The committee(s) shall determine the means to exchange program concerns and collaboration with other New York councils, regional educational telecommunications committees and the State Education Department. Such concerns and collaboration shall include production plans, program exchanges and the transmission of educational programming over the general broadcast or regional/statewide portals and platforms in order to achieve common goals.
6. (d) Data collections shall be the responsibility of the individual councils in collaboration with their representative agencies.

(a) Purpose.

An educational telecommunications service committee shall be formed by each of the councils in each of the several regions of the State. The geographical boundaries of each region shall be defined by the commissioner, based on State needs and on advice from the council in each region. Each committee shall mutually develop an educational service with the regional council. The committee(s) shall represent public and private schools and other educational organizations, and for purposes of this section, cultural education institutions which shall include museums, historical societies, libraries, science centers, zoos, planetariums, university art galleries, etc., within that region, in order to meet the educational needs of learners.

(b) Organization.

Representatives from educational organizations must reflect the diversity and proportional representation of the region. Participating representatives shall elect the officers of the committee(s). Committees shall function according to bylaws approved by each councils’ trustees. Each committee shall submit to the commissioner a plan for the committee to develop the lifelong learning goals/objectives and services of the council. Actions taken by the committee(s) shall be filed in the quarterly report to the commissioner. There shall be a permanent seat on the executive committee for a district superintendent appointed by the commissioner.

(c) Functions of the educational telecommunications service committee.

The regional educational telecommunications service committee shall mutually plan the following with the regional educational council management: