Placement of Local Board Appointments/Re-Appointments on Board Table
Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. Harrington, the Board approved that the person listed below be placed on the board table until the February meeting for consideration of approval of appointment to the local board of directors of the technical college.

A. Appalachian Technical College, appointment

Frankie F. Shepherd, Cherokee County

Equipment Purchases and Contracts
Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for Athens Technical College instructional equipment for the Health Sciences program at a total cost not to exceed $76,270.00.

Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. Pezold, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for Atlanta Technical College 21 computers for the Student Services division, one 66-passenger bus for the Commercial Truck Driving program, two GMC trucks for the Commercial Truck Driving program, instructional equipment for the Cabinetmaking program, SLC processors for the Electrical Maintenance program, and one Miller Syncrowave 250 Tig Runner for the Welding program at a total cost not to exceed $197,220.00

Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. Pezold, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for Central Georgia Technical College computer equipment for the Cisco Systems lab and 70 computers for the Computer Information Systems department at a total cost not to exceed $128, 857.00

Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. Pezold, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for DeKalb Technical College two Computer Based Kiosks: one for the main campus and the other for the Newton County campus at a total cost not to exceed $50,000.00.

Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for Moultrie Technical College 25 Dell Computers for the Business and Office Technology program, and five custom designed Allen Bradley PC based trainers for the Industrial Maintenance program at the Tiftarea Technical Center at a total cost not to exceed $68,025.00.

Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. Pezold, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized to purchase for Savannah Technical College furnishings for the instructional and maintenance areas of the classroom building under renovation at a total cost not to exceed $358,670.00.

Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved that the Commissioner be authorized the upgrade of computer labs in the Allied Health Education building for Southwest Georgia Technical College at a total cost not to exceed $83,010.00.

Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. Silverman, the Board approved for Valdosta Technical College one Energy Management Trainer for the Air Conditioning Technology program, 35 computers for the Computer Information Systems program, one Kenworth Tractor for the Commercial Truck Driving program, laptop computers for testing at Service Area High Schools, 12 Graphics Capable Computers for the new E-Commerce & Web Page Design programs, and one Plasma Cutting Table for the Welding & Joining Technology program at a total cost not to exceed $306,800.00.

Other
Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. Harrington, motion was made to suspend the rule for laying the policy on the table until the next board meeting and to adopt the proposed revisions to State Board Policy 05-01-01. (This will require a two-thirds vote of the Board).

Discussion:
Section 3.a of the current policy requires that students be 16 years of age to attend Georgia's technical institutes. This policy prevents some secondary students from participating in an articulated program of study at the technical college. The addition of section 3.b will allow presidents the discretion to admit students who are under the age of 16 if they are in an articulated program of study.

Existing policy does not require that high school diplomas accepted by DTAE be from an accredited secondary school. The addition of section 4.d clearly states this requirement as well as giving presidents the discretion to accept students with alternate types of high school diplomas from accredited secondary schools if the student show evidence of readiness for postsecondary education.

Section 4.e is being added to the policy to enable students who do not have a high school diploma from an accredited secondary program of study to pursue alternate paths for admissions to a technical college. The options provided in the recommended policy addition will provide an opportunity for students to be accepted into those programs for which they are otherwise qualified. (Admissions Policy - Attachment A)

After above discussion, Chairman Harris recommended to suspend the previous motion regarding Board Policy 05-01-01 and the board approved 100%.

Upon a motion by Ms. Goodman, second by Mr. Silverman, the Board approved the Commissioner's request to lay the Policy 05-01-01, Non-Discriminatory Admissions, (4) Academic Criteria (e) on the table for 30 days until further staff research and consideration.

CHAIRMAN'S REPORT
Introduced and welcomed new Board Member, Jimmy Allgood and recognized the reappointment of James Harrington. Previewed meetings for the Board 2001. All Board meetings will be the First Thursday of each month, with the exception of July 5 is changed to July 12, 2001. There will be several out-of-town meetings and these dates are subject to change.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT
No report.

COMMISSIONER'S REPORT
Welcomed everyone back for the New Year and recognized new Board members. Reviewed the Governor's recommendation for 'FY 01' Amended Budget in the amount of $93,990,582.00.

ADJOURN
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:15 P.M. The next Board Meeting will be at DTAE Board Room, February 1, 2001.