Article 1 - Regional Occupational Centers

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Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1058, Sec. 46. Effective January 1, 2001.

In enacting this article, it is the intent of the Legislature to provide qualified students with the opportunity to attend a technical school or enroll in a career technical or technical training program, regardless of the geographical location of their residence in a county or region. The Legislature hereby declares that a regional occupational center will serve the state and national interests in providing career technical and technical education to prepare students for an increasingly technological society in which generalized training and skills are

insufficient to prepare high school students and graduates, and out-of-school youth and adults for the many employment opportunities which require special or technical training and skills. The Legislature also declares that regional occupational centers will enable a broader curriculum in technical subjects to be offered, and will avoid unnecessary duplication of courses and expensive training equipment, and will provide a flexibility in operation which will facilitate rapid program adjustments and meeting changing training needs as they arise.

It is recognized by the Legislature that career technical programs may achieve great flexibility of planning, scope and operation by the conduct of these programs in a variety of physical facilities at various training locations.

It is the further intent of the Legislature that regional occupational centers and programs provide career technical and occupational instruction related to

the attainment of skills so that trainees are prepared for gainful employment in the area for which training was provided, or are upgraded so they have the higher level skills required because of new and changing technologies or so that they are prepared for enrollment in more advanced training programs.

§ 52301

Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 572, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.

(a)(1) The county superintendent of schools of each county, with the consent of the state board, may establish and maintain, or with one or more counties may establish and maintain, a regional occupational center, or regional occupational program, in the county to provide education and training in career technical courses. The governing boards of any school districts maintaining high schools in the county may, with the consent of the state board and of the county superintendent of schools, cooperate in the establishment

and maintenance of a regional occupational center or program, except that if a school district also maintains 500 or more schools, its governing board may establish and maintain one or more regional occupational centers or programs, without those restrictions. A regional occupational center or program may be established by two or more school districts maintaining high schools through the use of the staff and facilities of a community college or community colleges serving the same geographic area as the school districts maintaining the high schools, with the consent of the state board and the county superintendent of schools.

(2)The establishment and maintenance of a regional occupational center or program, by two or more school districts may be undertaken pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code. In a regional occupational center or program, the functions of the county

auditor undertaken pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code shall be performed by the county superintendent of schools in a county in which the board of supervisors has transferred educational functions from the county auditor to the county superintendent of schools pursuant to Sections 42649, as added by Chapter 533 of the Statutes of 1977, and 85265.5. If a school district or school districts establish and maintain a regional occupational center or program, pursuant to this chapter, the county superintendent of schools may, with the consent of the state board, establish and maintain a separate regional occupational center or centers or program or programs.

(b)Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, a single school district located in a class 1 county, as defined in Section 1205, and having an average daily attendance of 50,000 or more, or a single school

district located in a class 2 county, as defined in Section 1205, and having an average daily attendance of 100,000 or more, may apply to the state board through the county superintendent of schools for permission to establish a regional occupational center or program. Except as provided in subdivision (c), the state board shall, within 90 days of receipt of an application, prescribe a procedure whereby the school district may establish a center or program in accordance with its application and in compliance with the provisions of the State Plan for Career Technical Education. The county superintendent of schools may supervise establishment of the center or program.

(c)(1) The state board may disapprove a waiver application submitted by a single school district pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 33050) of Chapter 1 of Part 20 for permission to establish a regional occupational center or program which does not

meet the requirements of this section if the state board determines that the establishment of the center or program would have an adverse effect upon existing regional occupational centers or programs located in school districts which are contiguous to the applicant school district.

(2)The state board shall establish criteria to measure adverse effect. The criteria shall include, but not be limited to, hardship on (A) school districts operating regional occupational centers or programs which are contiguous to the applicant school district and (B) students of school districts operating regional occupational centers or programs that are contiguous to the applicant school district.

(d)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any regional occupational center or program operated by a single school district under Section 33050 shall be granted permanent status if the single school

district has previously been granted two waivers from the state board to operate a single school district regional occupational center or program and the single school district maintains at least three but not more than five comprehensive high schools within the school district. The revenue limit for a regional occupational center or program established under this subdivision shall be the lower of either:

(1)the revenue limit under which the center or program operates as of January 1, 1985, or (2) the revenue limit of the school district as of January 1, 1985, except that this revenue limit shall be subject to annual percentage cost-of-living adjustments provided for regional occupational centers and programs. The governing board of the school district shall retain authority to decide whether or not to operate the regional occupational center or program under this subdivision.

§ 52301.3

Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 762, Sec. 2.

Notwithstanding subdivision (d) of Section 52301, the State Board of Education may grant permanent status to the Kern Union High School District to operate a single district regional occupational center or program, if that status is requested in writing by the county superintendent of schools of Kern County and the governing board of the Kern Union High School District.

§ 52301.5

Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 208, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.

For the purposes of this chapter:

(a)“California Occupational Information System” means the statewide comprehensive labor market and occupational supply and demand information system described by Section 10530 of the Unemployment Insurance Code.

(b)“State-Local Cooperative Labor Market Information program” means that labor market information system established in Section 10533 of the Unemployment Insurance Code.

(c)“Job market study” means a review of the existing educational programs in light of available labor market information, including occupational supply and demand, for a labor market area.

(d)“Labor market area” means a county or aggregation of counties designated by the Employment Development Department that has one or more central core cities and that meets criteria of population, population density, commute patterns, and social and economic integration specified by the Employment Development Department.

§ 52302

Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 223, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2009.

(a)On or before July 1, 2010, the governing board of each regional occupational center or program shall ensure that at least 90 percent of all state-funded courses offered by the center or program, in occupational areas in which both the program or center and the community college offer instruction, are part of occupational course sequences that target comprehensive skills. Each occupational sequence shall do all of the following:

(1)Result in an occupational skill certificate

developed in cooperation with the appropriate employer advisory board created under Section 52302.2.

(2)Provide prerequisite courses that are needed to enter apprenticeship or postsecondary vocational certificate or degree programs. Where possible, sequenced courses shall be linked to certificate and degree programs in the region.

(3)Focus on occupations requiring comprehensive skills leading to high entry-level wages or the possibility of significant wage increases after a few years on the job, or both.

(4)Offer as many courses as possible that have been approved by the University of California as courses meeting the “A-G” admissions requirements.

(b)(1) On or before July 1, 2008, the governing board of each regional

occupational center or program shall develop a plan for establishing sequences of courses, and certify to the department, that those sequences have been developed, as described in subdivision (a). The board shall consult with the superintendents of the school districts served by the center or program and presidents of community colleges in the area during the development of the plan.

(2)The plan shall be presented at a public hearing by the governing board of each school district served by the regional occupational center or program and by the county board of education.

(3)Community college boards with identified articulated programs shall also review the plans in a public session.

(4)In developing the plan, each regional occupational program or center shall consult with school districts and community college

districts located within the region served by the program or center and with the relevant occupational advisers and local workforce investment board to ensure the plan meets the vocational education needs of high school pupils in the region by providing sequences of courses that begin with middle or high school introductory courses, including, but not limited to, occupational skill courses provided by high schools or regional occupational programs or centers.

(5)The plan shall maximize the use of local, state, and federal resources in helping high school pupils enter comprehensive skill occupations or apprenticeship programs, or continue education in college, or all of these, after graduating from high school.

(6)The plan shall include strategies for filling gaps in courses or other services needed to make the sequences effective in meeting the needs of pupils in developing

skills and attending community college upon graduation from high school.

(7)Each center or program shall submit a copy of the approved plan to the appropriate community college or colleges in the region and the Superintendent on or before September 1, 2008. Every four years after this date, on or before July 1, each center and program shall submit an update to the plan to the local community college or colleges and the Superintendent.

(c)As a condition of receiving federal funds provided under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1998 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 2301 et seq.), or a successor of that act, and to the extent permitted by federal law, school districts, regional occupational centers or programs, and community college districts shall do all of the following:

(1)Develop course

sequences that meet the requirements of this section according to the schedule set forth in this paragraph.

(A)On or before July 1, 2008, school districts, regional occupational centers or programs, and community college districts shall have adopted an approved plan as required under this section.

(B)On or before July 1, 2009, school districts, regional occupational centers or programs, and community college districts shall have established course sequences as required under this section that include at least one-third of the courses offered by the regional occupational center or program in occupational areas in which both the program or center and the community college offer instruction.

(C)On or before July 1, 2010, school districts, regional occupational centers or programs, and community college districts

shall have established course sequences as required under this section that include at least two-thirds of the courses offered by the regional occupational center or program in occupational areas in which both the program or center and the community college offer instruction.

(2)Provide pupils who are participating in vocational sequences with information and experiences designed to increase their postgraduation work and school options, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(A)Information about the admissions requirements of the University of California and California State University.

(B)Information about the placement requirements of the local community college or colleges.

(C)Information about higher education options related to

the interests of the pupil.

(D)Encourage visits to local colleges and universities offering programs that allow pupils to gain additional skills and degrees in related occupations.

(E)Information and referrals to employers for internships, summer employment opportunities, and employment after graduation from high school.

(3)School districts, regional occupational centers or programs, and community college districts that do not develop course sequences on or before the dates established under this subdivision, and have not received a waiver under subdivision (d), shall enter into a corrective action plan with the department and shall meet any timelines established by the Superintendent.

(d)(1) The department, with the assistance

of the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, shall meet with each program or center and the community college or colleges in the region no later than the 2009–10 fiscal year to validate that course sequences meeting the requirements of this section have been developed. These meetings shall be conducted using the existing resources of the department and shall be consistent with the standards developed pursuant to Section 51226.

(2)The department and the office of the chancellor shall provide technical assistance to programs or centers and community colleges that have developed articulated sequences for less than half of the courses offered by the program or center.

(3)The Superintendent may waive the requirements of subdivision (a) for programs or centers and community colleges located in rural areas of the state if the Superintendent finds that

development of sequences is infeasible because of the distance, travel time, or safety between the center or program and the community college.

§ 52302.2

Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 58, Sec. 1. (SB 640) Effective January 1, 2010.

(a)The governing board of each regional occupational center or program shall establish and maintain an employer advisory board or boards pursuant to guidelines developed by the department. The advisory board shall do all of the following:

(1)Assist in the development of skill certificates that identify the skills and knowledge that pupils

completing an occupational course sequence are expected to acquire upon completing the sequence. The advisory board also shall recommend the measures and criteria, and methods to evaluate whether pupils actually acquired the identified skills and knowledge.

(2)Review at least once a year whether pupils who are assessed as having met the requirements for a skill certificate possess the skills needed for success in employment in that occupation.

(3)Review the specific occupational sequences offered by the regional occupational center or program to train pupils for jobs that are in demand and offer high beginning salaries or the potential for significant wage increase after several years on the job.

(4)Assist the regional occupational center or program in developing internships, paid summer employment, and

postgraduation employment opportunities for pupils participating in the course sequences.

(5)Assist the regional occupational center or program in identifying and creating college scholarships for pupils participating in the course sequences.

(b)Employer advisory boards shall be composed of representatives of trade organizations and businesses or government agencies that hire a significant number of employees each year and require the skills and knowledge that are taught in the course sequence or sequences in that occupational area, as well as at least one representative from a school district career technical educational advisory committee. The department shall develop regulations guiding the establishment of these boards.

(c)Regional occupational centers or programs operated in a rural county of the sixth,

seventh, or eighth class may designate a local business or industry organization as the advisory board and consult with the leadership of the local business or industry organization to determine skill needs in the region and emerging job market needs. For purposes of this section, the local business organization may be designated as the advisory board for the regional occupational center or program.

§ 52302.3

Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 572, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2007.

(a)Every career technical course or program offered by a school district or districts or county superintendent or superintendents sponsoring a regional occupational center or program shall be reviewed every two years by the appropriate governing body to assure that each course or program does all of the following:

(1)Meets a documented labor market demand.

(2)Does not represent unnecessary duplication of other

job skills training programs in the area.

(3)Is of demonstrated effectiveness as measured by the employment and completion success of its pupils.

(b)Any course or program that does not meet the requirements of subdivision (a) and the standards promulgated by the governing body shall be terminated within one year.

§ 52302.5

Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 572, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2007.

A regional occupational center or regional occupational program shall do all of the following:

(a)Provide individual counseling and guidance in career technical matters.

(b)Provide a curriculum that includes a sequence of academic and skill instruction in specific occupational fields leading to an approved skill certificate and vocational degree, apprenticeship, or postsecondary certificate program pursuant to paragraph (2) of

subdivision (b) of Section 52302, or provide an opportunity for pupils to acquire entry-level career technical skills.

(c)Maintain a pupil-teacher ratio which will enable pupils to achieve optimum benefits from the instructional program.

(d)Assign the highest priority in services to youth from the age of 16 to 18 years, inclusive.

§ 52302.8

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 641, Sec. 13. (AB 830) Effective January 1, 2018.

(a)The Legislature hereby finds and declares that vocational training resources that are provided through regional occupational centers and programs are an essential component of the state’s secondary school system and the local system of providing occupational skills training to high school pupils. For this reason, the Legislature finds and declares that these resources should be focused primarily on the needs of pupils enrolled in high school.

(b)For the 2008–09 fiscal year, a regional occupational center or program may claim no more than 50 percent of the state-funded average daily attendance for which the center or program is eligible, for services provided to students who

are not enrolled in grades 9 to 12, inclusive.

(c)For the 2009–10 fiscal year, a regional occupational center or program may claim no more than 30 percent of the state-funded average daily attendance for which the center or program is eligible, for services provided to students who are not enrolled in grades 9 to 12, inclusive.

(d)For the 2011–12 fiscal year and every fiscal year thereafter, a regional occupational center or program may claim no more than 10 percent of the state-funded average daily attendance for which the center or program is eligible, for services provided to students who are not enrolled in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, and up to an additional 5 percent for CalWORKs, Temporary Assistance Program, or Job Corps participants and participants under the federal

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 3101 et seq.) who are enrolled in Intensive Training services.

(e)Pupils who are CalWORKs, Temporary Assistance Program, or Job Corps participants shall have priority for service within the percentage limits established under subdivision (d).

(f)Notwithstanding subdivision (d), a regional occupational center or program may claim more than 15 percent of its average daily attendance for students who are not enrolled in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, if all of the students who are not enrolled in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, are CalWORKs, Temporary Assistance Program, or Job Corps participants, and if the governing board of the regional occupational center or program does all of the following:

(1)Meets with local human services directors, and representatives of adult education programs, community colleges, and other institutions of higher education, to assess the needs of CalWORKs, Temporary Assistance Program, or Job Corps and federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act participants to identify alternative ways to meet the needs of these adult students.

(2)Enters into a transition plan, approved by the Superintendent, to become in compliance with subdivision

(d)in accordance with benchmarks and timelines established in the transition plan. Transition plans shall be established pursuant to guidelines issued by the department, in consultation with the State Department of Social Services, and shall be resubmitted and reviewed annually.

(g)Notwithstanding subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), a regional occupational center or program that claims more than 40 percent of its students are not enrolled in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, on January 1, 2007, shall submit a letter to the Superintendent by July 1 of each year until it complies with this subdivision, outlining the goals of the regional occupational center or program to reduce the number of adult students in order to comply with subdivision (d) on or before July 1, 2013.

(h)Regional

occupational centers and programs operated in a rural county of the sixth, seventh, or eighth class may exceed the number of adults by an additional 10 percent of the limits established in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d).

(i)Adult average daily attendance funding for a regional occupational center or program that has entered into a corrective action plan pursuant to subdivision (k) shall not be redirected to other regional occupational centers or programs to serve additional secondary pupils for up to three years while the regional occupational center or program is in corrective action.

(j)The governing boards of a community college district and a regional occupational center or program may enter into contractual agreements under which the center or program provides services to

adult students of the community college district affected by this section if both of the following are satisfied:

(1)The agreements conform to state regulations and audit requirements jointly developed by the Chancellor of the Office of the California Community Colleges and the department, in consultation with, and subject to approval by, the Department of Finance.

(2)A course offered for adults pursuant to an agreement entered into pursuant to this subdivision is limited to the same cost per student to the state as if the course were offered at the regional occupational center or program. This subdivision does not authorize the apportionment of funds for community colleges for adult students in excess of the revenue limit for regional occupational centers or programs if a course

is deemed eligible for college credit.

(k)A regional occupational center or program that fails to meet a timeline established under subdivision (c), (d), or (g) shall meet with the community college, adult education program, or other adult service to identify alternative means of meeting the needs of adult students and shall enter into a corrective action plan administered by the department. The corrective action plan shall be established pursuant to guidelines issued by the department and shall be submitted to the department annually for review.

§ 52302.9

Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1058, Sec. 52. Effective January 1, 2001.

Regional occupational centers and programs may jointly establish, operate, and share the enrollments and costs of career technical education instruction with adult education programs offered by school districts serving the same geographic area. These programs shall be approved by the State Board of Education and the county superintendent of schools and shall be subject to guidelines established by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. These programs shall also be funded at the adult revenue limit amount provided pursuant to Section 42238.

§ 52303

Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 572, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2007.

“Regional occupational program,” as used in this chapter, means a sequence of career technical or technical training programs that meet the criteria and standards of instructional programs in regional occupational centers and are conducted in a variety of physical facilities that are not necessarily situated in one single plant or site.

§ 52304

Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.

Subsequent to completing the survey required by Section 52302 and prior to establishing a regional occupational center or program authorized by Section 52301, the appropriate governing board, boards, or county superintendent of schools, as the case may be, shall determine whether or not the survey and analysis made pursuant to Section 52302 justifies the proposed skill training, and shall further determine whether the skill training will be offered through a regional occupational center or program, or through a contract with an approved private postsecondary school pursuant to the provisions of Section 8092.

§ 52304.1

Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 498, Sec. 101. Effective July 28, 1983.

The governing board of each school district maintaining a high school shall annually review and assess the participation of pupils in grades 11 and 12 in regional occupational centers and programs. The governing board shall prepare an annual plan to increase the participation of these pupils unless it determines that there are no additional pupils enrolled in the district who would benefit from this participation.

The governing board shall conduct public hearings for purposes of reviewing the participation of these pupils and for the adoption of the plan required under this

section.

§ 52305

Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1058, Sec. 54. Effective January 1, 2001.

A regional occupational center or regional occupational program may:

(a)Be established pursuant to Section 52301 to provide day, including Saturday and Sunday, and evening full-time and part-time career technical education programs for minors and adults, the year around.

(b)Include within its career technical training programs, the establishment and operation of a sheltered workshop.

(c)Permit the establishment and operation of business, commercial, trade, manufacturing, or construction activities as will best serve the aims and purposes of career technical education. These activities shall also permit the sale of products or services to private or public corporations or companies, or to the general public.

§ 52306

Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 507, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1993.

(a)Any business, commercial, trade, manufacturing, or construction activity referred to in subdivision (c) of Section 52305 may be undertaken as part of a regional occupational center or program provided all the following conditions have been complied with:

(1)Any facility or program operated pursuant to this section shall be only for the education or training of students enrolled in a regional occupational center or program.

(2)The facility or program shall be operated on a nonprofit basis, with all revenues restricted in their use to cover instructional and operating costs.

(3)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the facility or program initially shall obtain the approval of the appropriate trade associations concerned with the activity proposed and the approval of the county labor council in the county in which the facility or program is located.

(b)An activity conducted by a regional occupational center or program, as described in subdivision (a), may be conducted without the need to apply for or obtain local business licenses or permits, nor shall the activity be subject to payment of local business taxes.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, proceeds from business activities authorized in this section may, subject to the

approval of the governing board, be deposited in a checking account or accounts by each regional occupational center or program and disbursed for the necessary expenses of those business activities. The account shall be established by the regional occupational center or program and be in the custody of the principal or other administrative official designated by the governing board or the county superintendent of schools, as the case may be. The principal or administrative official shall be responsible for all expenditures therefrom, subject to regulations prescribed for this purpose by the governing board or the county superintendent of schools, as the case may be. An exact accounting of receipts and disbursements shall be made to the district or county accounting office within a reasonable period of time. The governing board or the county superintendent of schools, as the case may be, shall provide for an audit of these accounts on a regular basis.

(c)Attendance of students in any business, commercial, trade, manufacturing, or construction activity referred to in subdivision (c) of Section 52305, at any regional occupational center or regional occupational program, shall be credited to that facility or program for the purposes of apportionments from the State School Fund.

§ 52307

Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.

To the extent feasible, in establishing programs pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 52305, efforts shall be made to work cooperatively with sheltered workshops which are located in the area of such programs.

§ 52308

Repealed and added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1143, Sec. 10.

A regional occupational center or program may lease buildings of not more than one story or equipment for a term not to exceed 10 years, subject to an extension for a period not to exceed 10 years, without complying with any other provision of this code relating to the lease of school buildings or equipment.

§ 52309

Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1058, Sec. 55. Effective January 1, 2001.

(a)The curriculum initially provided by a regional occupational center or regional occupational program upon commencing operation shall be subject to the approval of the department and shall comply with all requirements and standards set forth in the State Plan for Career Technical Education. The department shall approve regional occupational centers only after giving due consideration to career technical education opportunities offered by community colleges serving the same geographical area. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules

and regulations establishing guidelines and criteria for differentiating between courses appropriate for regional occupational centers or regional occupational programs and those appropriate for high schools.

(b)The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall prepare and distribute by April 1, 1977, and thereafter maintain, a detailed handbook for use by the local educational agencies and regional councils established pursuant to Section 8020. The handbook shall contain course approval criteria, job market study criteria, implementation plans for administrative regulations, and procedures for securing course and program approvals.

(c)Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the curriculum provided by a regional occupational center or program shall not be subject to the approval of the department as to any curriculum that is certified, by resolution of the governing body of the regional

occupational center or program, to comply with the course approval criteria set forth in the handbook described in subdivision (b).

§ 52310

Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.

Credits earned from courses completed in a regional occupational center or regional occupational program may be applied toward fulfillment of requirements for a high school diploma. A governing board of a district maintaining a regional occupational center may confer a high school diploma upon any pupil who attends a regional occupational center maintained by the district full time and has satisfactorily completed the prescribed course of study of the school district of residence or the course of study prescribed by the county superintendent of schools, school district, or school districts, as the case may be, maintaining such center.

§ 52310.5

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1168, Sec. 40. Effective September 30, 2002.

(a)Each regional occupational program or center shall be maintained by, and subject to the authority and control of, its governing board.

(b)The governing board of a regional occupational program or center maintained by a single school district is the governing board of the school district.

(c)The governing board of a regional occupational program or center maintained by a county superintendent of schools is

the county board of education.

(d)The governing board of a regional occupational program or center established by two or more school districts pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, shall consist of at least one member of the governing board of each of the school districts cooperating in the regional occupational program or center, the member to be selected by the governing board of the district represented by that member.

(e)Any other cooperative agreement established after 1965 to establish a regional occupational program or center pursuant to Section 52301 shall have a governing board which shall consist of at least one member of the governing board of each of the school districts cooperating in the regional occupational program or center. Each member is to be selected by the governing board of the

district represented by that member.

(f)The governing board of a regional occupational center maintained by either a single school district or a county is not entitled to an additional stipend merely to carry out governance of the operations of the regional occupational center or program.

§ 52311