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LEGISLATIVE GOALS
2007-2008
1. MS ACTE commends the Legislature for supporting
proposed salary increases in the previous Legislative Session
and recommends continued efforts to adjust the salaries of career
and technical educators to be consistent with the Southeastern
average and industry.
2. MS ACTE recommends that the Office of Vocational
and Technical Education be funded in the amount of $124,500,000
from the general fund and other funding sources.
3. MS ACTE recommends the continuation of funding
for Technology Preparation to include reinstatement of $5,000,000
for the upgrading and replacement of existing equipment in all
Tech Prep sites.
4. MS ACTE recommends continuation of the requirement
that the Associate State Superintendent of Vocational Technical
Education meet the administrative certification standards set
forth in the state licensure manual.
5. MA ACTE recommends funding health insurance
for state employees retiring after 25 years of service.
6. MS ACTE recommends funding for the C. M. Brewer
FFA Leadership Center budget in the amount of $150,000. The
FFA Center is used by all vocational student organizations.
7. MS ACTE recommends funding $250,000 for continued
upgrades to the C. M. Brewer Mississippi FFA Center. This request
is based on the need of the Center to continue to upgrade facilities.
8. MS ACTE recommends increased funding in the
amount of $400,000 for extended contracts of secondary teachers
for the purpose of enhancing economic development.
9. MS ACTE recommends that scholarship funds be
made available for current vocational/technical instructors who
are pursuing appropriate course work beyond initial licensure.
10. MS ACTE recommends continuation of funding
of workforce training and development to enable the community
and junior colleges to prepare and upgrade the workforce for
the new millennium.
11. MS ACTE recommends restoration of state upgrade
equipment funding each year. These funds have been used for
the vocational share of teacher salary increases over the past
years.
12. MS ACTE recommends the continued funding to
be used for technological methods for agricultural programs.
13. MS ACTE supports pay raises for the state staff
and vocational staff.
14. MS ACTE recommends continued support for salary
supplements and incentives for the National Board Certified Teachers.
15. MS ACTE recommends funding in the amount of
$3,000,000 for the purpose of establishing and equipping new
programs in vocational and technical education.
16. MS ACTE recommends increasing the steps in
the teacher pay scale from 25 years for an additional five steps
to 30 years. This does not affect the retirement eligibility.
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