38.32 Technical college instructor occupational competency program.
(1) The board shall establish a technical college instructor occupational competency program. The program shall be designed to provide technical college instructors in district schools with temporary work experiences in business and industry in order to improve their knowledge and skills in the subjects they teach.
(2) The board shall review proposals submitted by district boards that are consistent with sub. (1). From the appropriation under s. 20.292 (1) (f), the board may award grants to district boards to partially pay the salaries of teachers participating in approved proposals. Any funds received by a district board under this subsection shall be equally matched by the district board.
(3) To the extent possible, grants awarded under sub. (2) shall be equally distributed on a statewide basis.
History: 1983 a. 370; 1989 a. 56; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 399; 2013 a. 20; 2015 a. 329.