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Georgia Department of Technical and Adult
Education
State Board Meeting Minutes
1800 Century Place, Suite 400
Atlanta, Georgia
June
5, 2003
1 :00 P.M.
MEMBERS
PRESENT
Roy
Bowen
Gwen
Goodman
Bill
Harris
Alma
Noble
Jack
Pezold
Dan
Rather
Harold
Reynolds
Edgar Rhodes
Jimmy
Tallent
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MEMBERS ABSENT
Jimmy
Allgood
Joshua Diaz
Sharon
Douglas
Rhubarb
Jones
Jim
Lord
Wesley
Rakestraw
Ben
Tarbutton
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CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to date, time and place stated above, Chairman Harris called
the meeting to order.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Upon a motion by Mr. Bowen, second by
Mr. Rather, the Board approved the minutes of the May 1, 2003 State
Board Meeting.
ADULT
LITERACY COMMITTEE
I.
Certified Literate Community Program
Upon
a motion by Dr. Noble, second by Mr. Bowen the Board approved to adopt
and present a resolution recognizing Sumter County Learning for Everyone…Avenue
to Progress (LEAP) as a Certified Literate Community. At this time Dr.
Noble presented the Sumter County Group their resolution. A list of
attendees are attached to the minutes. (Attachment A)
II. Distribution
of Estimated Adult Literacy Federal Grant Funds
Upon a motion
by Dr. Noble, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved distribution of
the estimated Adult Literacy Federal Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2004.
Our most recent official allotment for Federal Funds is shown in Exhibit
1.
III. Distribution
of Estimated Adult Literacy State Grant Funds
Upon
a motion Dr. Noble, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved distribution
of the estimated Adult Literacy State Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2004.
Our most recent estimate for State Funds is shown in Exhibit 2.
Fiscal
Year 2004
Adult Literacy Grants
Exhibit 1
Federal Funds
| State
Leadership |
$1,793,171 |
| Institutional |
$1,183,493 |
| Grants for
Services |
$11,368,701 |
| English Literacy/Civics
|
$1,034,057 |
| Total
Federal Funds |
$15,379,422 |
Fiscal Year
2004
Adult Literacy Grants
Exhibit 2
Estimated State Funds
| Reserve
For Equipment |
$250,000 |
| Service Delivery
Area Programs |
$4,329,047 |
| Full-Time Teacher
Programs |
$7,385,251 |
| Estimated
Total State Funds |
$11,964,298 |
BUDGET,
FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Approval
of Contract
Upon
a motion by Mr. Pezold, second by Mr. Rhodes, the Board approved a contract
for the purchase and installation of an Identification Sign at West
Central Technical College, Waco Campus. The amount of the contract is
not to exceed $40,000.00.
Upon a motion by
Mr. Pezold, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved a contract for Exterior
and Interior Signage for Building H, Albany Technical College. The amount
of the contract is not to exceed $30,000.
Upon a motion by
Mr. Pezold, second by Mr. Reynolds, the Board approved a contract for
construction of a Maintenance and Storage Building at West Central Technical
College. The amount of the contract is not to exceed $120,000.00.
Upon a motion by
Mr. Pezold, second by Ms. Goodman, the Board approved a contract for
the Removal of Asbestos Floor Tile in Building A Corridor, 1st Floor
and Building B Corridor, 1st and 2nd Floors at Central Georgia Technical
College. The amount of the contract is not to exceed $30,000.00.
Upon a motion by
Mr. Pezold, second by Mr. Reynolds, the Board approved a contract for
the Installation of New Floor Tile in Building A Corridor, 1st Floor
and Building B Corridor, 1st and 2nd Floors, at Central Georgia Technical
College. The amount of the contract is not to exceed $65,000.00.
Upon a motion by
Mr. Pezold, second by Ms. Goodman, the Board approved a contract for
Resealing and Restriping Parking Lots at North Metro Technical College.
The amount of the contract is not to exceed $60,000.00.
Approval
of Non-Exclusive Easement
Upon a motion by Mr. Pezold, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board
approved the granting of a non-exclusive easement to Cobb County, Georgia,
covering 0.59 acres on the campus of Chattahoochee Technical College
for use in maintaining an acceleration/deceleration lane along Sandtown
Road into the site of Project No. DTAE-101, Classroom Building, Chattahoochee
Technical College.
Approval
of Final Plans
Upon
a motion by Mr. Pezold, second by Ms. Goodman, the Board approved the
final plans and specifications for Project No. DTAE-148, Regional Medical
Technology Building, Southeastern Technical College, dated March 28,
2003, prepared by Warner Summers Ditzel Benefield Ward & Associates,
Atlanta, Georgia. Estimated cost of construction is $1,250,000.00.
Approval
of Bond Issues
I.
Upon a motion by Mr. Pezold, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved
to adopt a Resolution for the sale of 2003-A General Obligation Bonds
in the principal amount of $11,670,000.00.
| Equipment |
| Coastal
Georgia – Camden County Campus |
1,670,000 |
| Obsolete
Equipment |
10,000,000 |
| Total for
Equipment (Bonds) |
$11,670,000 |
RESOLUTION
OF THE STATE BOARD OF
TECHNICAL AND ADULT EDUCATION
WHEREAS, the State Board of Technical
and Adult Education (hereinafter referred to as the “Board”),
under the authority of the Constitution and laws of the State
of Georgia, has been charged with the responsibility for providing
a comprehensive program of literacy, career, occupational, and
technical education for adults and out-of-school youths; and
WHEREAS FURTHER, pursuant to
paragraphs 2 and 3 of section 4 of article 7 of the
Constitution of the State of Georgia, Ga. Const. art. 7, §4,
s 2 and 3 (1983), the amended General Appropriations Act for fiscal
year 2002-2003 (Act No.5, 2003 Regular Session), was enacted by
the General Assembly and signed by the Governor on May 13, 2003,
so as to make the following appropriation to the General Obligation
Bond Sinking Fund:
From the appropriation designated “State
General Funds (New),” $6,023,845
is specifically appropriated for the purpose of financing projects
and facilities for the
Department of Technical and Adult Education, by means of the acquisition,
construction, development, extension, enlargement, or improvement
of land, waters,
property, highways, buildings, structures, equipment or facilities,
both real and
personal, necessary or useful in connection therewith, through
the issuance of not
more than $26,305,000 in principal amount of General Obligation
Debt, the
instruments of which shall have maturities not in excess of sixty
months.
WHEREAS FURTHER, the Board finds
an immediate need for $11,670,000 in aggregate
principal amount of State of Georgia General Obligation Bonds
out of the total $26,305,000 authorized in the appropriation set
forth above, for certain of the projects and facilities referenced
in the appropriation set forth above; and
WHEREAS FURTHER, the Georgia
State Financing and Investment Commission Act,
O.C.G.A §50-17-20, et seq. (2002), provides that general
obligation debt can only be issued for the benefit of the State,
its departments, agencies and institutions, and those state authorities
created and activated prior to November 8, 1960; and
WHEREAS FURTHER, the Board and
the Department of Technical and Adult Education have been established
respectively by Code sections 20-4-10 and 20-4-14, O.C.G.A §§20-4-10
(2001) and 20-4-14 (2001); and
WHEREAS FURTHER, the Board desires
to request the issuance of State of Georgia General Obligation
Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $11,670,000 for certain
of the projects and facilities referenced in the appropriation
set forth above, hereinafter referred to as the “Projects”;
and
WHEREAS FURTHER, the Board is
aware of the provisions and requirements of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, (the “Tax Code”) and the
regulations issued thereunder respecting arbitrage bonds and private
activity bonds, and is aware that the Projects must proceed with
due diligence and be timely completed following receipt of the
proceeds derived from the sale of general obligation bonds,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL AND ADULT EDUCATION:
SECTION 1.
That the Board hereby approves and authorizes financing the Projects
as described above.
SECTION
2.
That the Board hereby recommends to the Georgia State Financing
and Investment Commission that it undertake to issue $11,670,000
in aggregate principal amount of general obligation debt, the
instruments of which shall have maturities not in excess of sixty
months, for the purpose of financing the Projects.
SECTION
3.
That the Board hereby determines that the final plans for the
Projects are sufficiently complete such that substantial binding
obligations to a third party or parties, involving the expenditure
of at least five percent (5%) of the proceeds of the bonds (as
defined in the regulations issued under the Tax Code), to commence
or acquire the Projects will be incun-ed within six (6) months
after the issuance of the bonds, that eighty-five percent (85%)
of the spendable proceeds of the bonds will be expended within
three (3) years after the issuance of the bonds, and that the
original proceeds of the bonds herein requested and anticipated
investment proceeds (net of interest on the bonds during the estimated
period of construction) will not exceed by more than five percent
(5%) the amount necessary for financing the Projects.
The Board
further determines that during the time the bonds are outstanding,
it will not take or omit to take any action which would cause
the bonds to be arbitrage bonds under the Tax Code, and it will
not use the proceeds of the bonds or the Projects financed with
the bonds for any non-governmental purpose or any purpose constituting
a private activity as defined by the Tax Code. The Board further
determines that the term of the bonds will not be longer than
120% of the reasonably expected economic life of the projects
financed.
The Board
further determines that no proceeds of the bonds will be used
for reimbursement of any Project expenditures which were made
before the anticipated delivery date of the bonds, except in situations
where prior to such expenditure the Board obtains a Declaration
of Intent from the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission
or is otherwise advised in writing by the Commission that such
reimbursement will be permitted, it being the intention of the
Board to comply in all respects with Section 1.150-2 of the Regulations
under the Tax Code.
The Board
further determines that none of the expenditures of proceeds of
the bonds for the Projects will constitute working capital expenditures
(as defined in the regulations issued under the Tax Code).
SECTION
4.
That the Board hereby approves, authorizes and directs the Commissioner
of the Department to communicate a request to the Georgia State
Financing and Investment Commission that said Commission issue
the general obligation debt as described in Section 2 above.
SECTION
5.
That the Commissioner of the Department of Technical and Adult
Education is hereby authorized and directed to execute any instruments
and take whatever action which may be necessary in connection
with the issuance of general obligation bonds by the Georgia State
Financing and Investment Commission, including but not limited
to, the preparation and execution of answers in connection with
any legal proceeding as to the validity of any action by the Board
for the bonds issued by the Georgia State Financing and Investment
Commission. The Attorney General or any Assistant Attorneys General
of the State of Georgia are authorized to execute acknowledgment
of service and waiver of process of such legal proceedings.
This Resolution
is hereby approved this 5th day of June, 2003.
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CHAIRMAN
STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL AND ADULT
EDUCATION
ATTEST
______________________________________________
SECRETARY
STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL AND
ADULT EDUCATION
CERTIFICATE
I, Helen Mathis, Secretary of the State Board of Technical and
Adult Education, hereby certify that I am custodian of the Minutes
of the State Board of Technical and Adult Education and that the
foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Resolution duly adopted
by the Board at a meeting duly held and open to the public in
DeKalb County, on June 5, 2003.
This 5th day
of June, 2003.
Secretary
State Board Of Technical And
Adult Education
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II. Upon a motion
by Mr. Pezold, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved to adopt a Resolution
for the sale of 2003-B General Obligation Bonds in the principal amount
of $27,450,000.00.
| New
Construction and Renovations (Bonds) |
| North
Georgia – Visual Communications Bldg. |
$14,750,000 |
| Savannah
– Specialized Training Center |
12,700,000 |
| Total for
New Construction (Bonds) |
$27,450,000 |
RESOLUTION
OF THE STATE BOARD OF
TECHNICAL AND ADULT EDUCATION
WHEREAS, the State Board of Technical
and Adult Education (hereinafter referred to as the “Board
“), under the authority of the Constitution and laws of
the State of Georgia, has been charged with the responsibility
for providing a comprehensive program of literacy, career, occupational,
and technical education for adults cmd out-of-school youths; and
WHEREAS FURTHER, pursuant to
paragraphs 2 and 3 of section 4 of article 7 of the Constitution
of the State of Georgia, Ga. Const. art. 7, §4, ~s 2 and
3 (1983), the amended General Appropriations Act for fiscal year
2002-2003 (Act No.5, 2003 Regular Session), was enacted by the
General Assembly and signed by the Governor on May 13, 2003, so
as to make the following appropriation to the General Obligation
Bond Sinking Fund:
From the appropriation designated “State
General Funds (New),” $2,388,150 is specifically appropriated
for the purpose of financing projects and facilities for the Department
of Technical and Adult Education, by means of the acquisition,
construction, development, extension, enlargement, or improvement
of land, waters, property, highways, buildings, structures, equipment
or facilities, both real and personal, necessary or useful in
connection therewith, through the issuance of not more than $27,450,000
in principal amount of General Obligation Debt, the instruments
of which shall have maturities not in excess of two hundred and
forty months.
WHEREAS FURTHER, the Board finds
an immediate need for $27,450,000 in aggregate principal amount
of State of Georgia General Obligation Bonds authorized in the
appropriation set forth above for the projects and facilities
referenced in the appropriation set forth above; and
WHEREAS FURTHER, the Georgia
State Financing and Investment Commission Act, O.C.G.A. §50-17-20,
et seq. (2002), provides that general obligation debt can only
be issued for the benefit of the State, its departments, agencies
and institutions, and those state authorities created and activated
prior to November 8, 1960; and
WHEREAS, FURTHER, the Board and
the Department of Technical and Adult Education have been established
respectively by Code sections 20-4-10 and 20-4-14, O.C.G.A §§20-4-10
(2001) and 20- 4-14 (2001); and
WHEREAS FURTHER, the Board desires
to request the issuance of State of Georgia General Obligation
Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $27,450,000 for certain
of the projects and facilities referenced in the appropriation
set forth above, hereinafter referred to as the “Projects”;
and
WHEREAS FURTHER, the Board is
aware of the provisions and requirements of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, (the “Tax Code”) and the
regulations issued thereunder respecting arbitrage bonds and private
activity bonds, and is aware that the Projects must proceed with
due diligence and be timely completed following receipt of the
proceeds derived from the sale of general obligation bonds,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL AND ADULT EDUCATION:
SECTION 1.
That the Board hereby approves and authorizes financing the Projects
as described above.
SECTION 2.
That the Board hereby recommends to the Georgia State Financing
and Investment Commission that it undertake to issue $27,450,000
in aggregate principal amount of general obligation debt, the
instruments of which shall have maturities not in excess of two
hundred and forty months, for the purpose of financing the Projects.
SECTION 3.
That the Board hereby determines that the final plans for the
Projects are sufficiently complete such that substantial binding
obligations to a third party or parties, involving the expenditure
of at least five percent (5%) of the proceeds of the bonds (as
defined in the regulations issued under the Tax Code), to commence
or acquire the Projects will be incurred within six (6) months
after the issuance of the bonds, that eighty-five percent (85%)
of the spendable proceeds of the bonds will be expended within
three (3) years after the issuance of the bonds, and that the
original proceeds of the bonds herein requested and anticipated
investment proceeds (net of interest on the bonds during the estimated
period of construction) will not exceed by more than five percent
(5%) the amount necessary for financing the Projects.
The Board further determines that during the time
the bonds are outstanding, it will not take or omit to take any
action which would cause the bonds to be arbitrage bonds under
the Tax Code, and it will not use the proceeds of the bonds or
the Projects financed with the bonds for any non-governmental
purpose or any purpose constituting a private activity as defined
by the Tax Code. The Board further determines that the term of
the bonds will not be longer than 120% of the reasonably expected
economic life of the projects financed.
The Board further determines that no proceeds
of the bonds will be used for reimbursement of any Project expenditures
which were made before the anticipated delivery date of the bonds,
except in situations where prior to such expenditure the Board
obtains a Declaration of Intent from the Georgia State Financing
and :investment Commission or is otherwise advised in writing
by the Commission that such reimbursement ,will be permitted,
it being the intention of the Board to comply in all respects
with Section 1.150-2 of the Regulations under the Tax Code.
The Board further determines that none of the
expenditures of proceeds of the bonds for the Projects will constitute
working capital expenditures (as defined in the regulations issued
under the Tax Code).
SECTION 4.
That the Board hereby approves, authorizes and directs the Commissioner
of the Department to communicate a request to the Georgia State
Financing and Investment Commission that said Commission issue
the general obligation debt as described in Section 2 above.
SECTION 5.
That the Commissioner of the Department of Technical and Adult
Education is hereby authorized and directed to execute any instruments
and take whatever action which may be necessary in connection
with the issuance of general obligation bonds by the Georgia State
Financing and Investment Commission, including but not limited
to, the preparation and execution of answers in connection with
any legal proceeding as to the validity of any action by the Board
for the bonds issued by the Georgia State Financing and Investment
Commission. The Attorney General or any Assistant Attorneys General
of the State of Georgia are authorized to execute acknowledgment
of service and waiver of process of such legal proceedings.
This Resolution is hereby approved this 5th day
of June, 2003.
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CHAIRMAN
STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL AND ADULT
EDUCATION
ATTEST
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SECRETARY
STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL AND
ADULT EDUCATION
CERTIFICATE
I, Helen Mathis, Secretary of the State Board of Technical and
Adult Education, hereby certify that I am custodian of the Minutes
of the State Board of Technical and Adult Education and that the
foregoing is a true and correct copy of a Resolution duly adopted
by the Board at a meeting duly held and open to the public in
DeKalb County, on June 5, 2003.
This 5th day of June, 2003.
Secretary
State Board Of Technical And Adult Education
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Technology
- Upon a motion
by Mr. Pezold, second by Mr. Tallent, the Board approved to authorize
the Commissioner to pay Oracle for licensing fees at a cost not to
exceed $135,000.00.
- Upon a motion
by Mr. Pezold, second by Mr. Rhodes, the Board approved to authorize
the Commissioner to pay SCT for licensing fees at a cost not to exceed
$375,000.00.
- Upon a motion
by Mr. Pezold, second by Ms. Goodman, the Board approved to authorize
the Commissioner to pay the BlackBoard License fees at a cost not
to exceed $350,000.00.
- Upon a motion
by Mr. Pezold, second by Mr. Tallent, the Board approved to authorize
the Commissioner to pay for the GALILEO fees at a cost not to exceed
$564,000.00.
Tuition
Fees
- Upon a motion
by Mr. Pezold, second by Mr. Tallent, the Board approved to increase
tuition to $27 per credit hour, up to a maximum of 12 credit hours,
effective fall quarter, 2003.
- Upon a motion
by Mr. Pezold, second by Mr. Rhodes, the Board approved the increases
in the Registration and Student Activity fees as shown on Attachment
One, effective fall quarter, 2003.
- Upon
a motion by Mr. Pezold, second by Dr. Noble, the Board approved to
accept for information purposes the Cost Recovery Fees as shown on
Attachment Two (2),
effective fall quarter, 2003.
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Mr. Tallent reported
Quick Start currently has 296 projects. There were 18 active prospects
with a potential of 2,425 jobs. There were 4 announcements with 113
jobs.
Several publications:
the latest issues of From the Commissioner and Quick Start newsletters;
2 AJC articles and a reprint of a June 2003 article on the Manufacturer
of the Year Award Winners from Georgia Trend were given each Board member.
The action plan
for Business Ethics will be to develop training for DTAE employees,
appoint an ethics officer at each college for training and dissemination
of information, conduct ethics train-the-trainer and provide the training
with in FY04.
Other business:
The Summer 2002 issue of Results magazine has won 3 2003 GAMMA awards
from the Magazine Association of Georgia:
Silver - Best
Single Issue
Gold - Best Feature Article
Gold - Best Single Cover
OPERATIONS
AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Local
Board Appointments
Local Board
Appointment/Re-appointment
Upon
a motion by Dr. Noble, second by Mr. Lord, the Board approved for the
technical colleges below, that the persons listed be appointed/re-appointed
to the local board of directors of the technical college.
A. Altamaha
Technical College, re-appointment
Joe Murray, Long County
Wayne Fountain, Jeff Davis County
Randy Kimbrel, Appling County
B. Central
Georgia Technical College, re-appointment
Paul R. Dean, Baldwin County
C. Chattahoochee
Technical College,
appointment
Andrew W. Tatnall, Cobb County
D. East
Central Technical College, re-appointment
Shirley Brooks, Ben Hill County
Clifford Pope, Atkinson County
E. Moultrie
Technical College, re-appointment
Bryant Beadles, Colquitt County
Janie Whitley, Tift County
F. North
Metro Technical College, re-appointment
Tim Chason, Bartow County
G. Okefenokee
Technical College, appointment
John Pharr, Ware County
H. Savannah
Technical College
E. James Burnsed, Bryan County, appointment
R. Mitchell Bush, Chatham County, appointment
Sylvester C. Formey, Chatham County, appointment
Rosalyn Truitt, Chatham County, appointment
Matt Gignilliat, Chatham County, re-appointment
Bonnie Hendrix, Chatham County, re-appointment
I. South
Georgia Technical College, reappointment
Willia J. Patrick, Crisp County
Brent Williams, Sumter County
J. Southwest
Georgia Technical College, re-appointment
Chris Addleton, Grady County
Rev. I. L. Mullins, Sr., Thomas County
K. Swainsboro
Technical College, re-appointment
Pamela Brantley Griner, Candler County
L. West
Central Technical College
Fred O’Neal, Carroll County, re-appointment
Lofton Fouts, Douglas County, re-appointment
Lamar Moody, Carroll County, re-appointment
Kyle Williamson, Haralson County, appointment
Upon a motion by
Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Bowen the Board approved the technical colleges
above, that the names listed be appointed/re-appointed to the local
board of directors of the technical college.
Placement
of Local Board Appointment/Re-appointment on Board Table
A. Atlanta
Technical College
Jerry Frasso, Fulton County, re-appointment (expiration June 30, 2006)
Michael Young, Fulton County, re-appointment (expiration June 30,
2006)
Alfred Byrd, Fulton County, appointment (expiration June 30, 2006)
B. Augusta
Technical College, re-appointment
Brett S. McGuire, Columbia County (expiration June 30, 2006)
Warren A. Daniel, Richmond County (expiration June 30, 2006)
Elizabeth Holden, Columbia County (expiration June 30, 2006)
Chattahoochee Technical College, re-appointment
Ronnie L. Ray, Paulding County (expiration June 30, 2006)
C. Columbus
Technical College, re-appointment
Rick Gordon, Muscogee County (expiration June 30, 2006)
Cathy Vaughn, Muscogee County (expiration June 30, 2006)
D. Griffin
Technical College, re-appointment
Dr. William Nesbit, Spalding County (expiration June 30, 2006)
Phillip Shaw, Spalding County, (expiration June 30, 2006)
E. Middle
Georgia Technical College, appointment
C. Daniels, Dooly County, (expiration June 30, 2006)
Stephen D. Williams, Houston County (expiration June 30, 2006)
F. Ogeechee
Technical College
Mike Anderson, Bulloch County, appointment (expiration June 30, 2006)
Dr. Dale F. Grant, Bulloch County, appointment (expiration June 30,
2004)
David Burke, Screven County, re-appointment (expiration June 30, 2006)
G. Okefenokee
Technical College, appointment
Dr. Bonnie Davis, Charlton County (expiration June 30, 2006)
Sandersville Technical College, appointments
Marvin Harris, Washington County (expiration June 30, 2006)
Gary Hutchins, Jefferson County (expiration June 30, 2006)
Larry Mathis, Washington County (expiration June 30, 2006)
H. Southeastern
Technical College, appointment
Pollyann F. Martin, Toombs County (expiration June 30, 2004)
I. Swainsboro
Technical College, appointments
Richard Price, Candler County (expiration June 30, 2006)
Wayne Herringdine, Johnson County (expiration June 30, 2006)
J. West
Georgia Technical College, re-appointment
Deedee Williams, Troup County (expiration June 30, 2006)
Upon a motion by
Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved the technical colleges
above, that the names listed be placed on the Board table until the
July meeting for consideration of approval of appointments/reappointments
to the local board of directors of the technical college.
Equipment
Purchases and Contracts
A. Upon a motion
by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Bowen the Board approved to authorize
the Commissioner to purchase for Albany Technical College a 1999 Volvo
tractor w/trailer for the Commercial Truck Driving program; furnishings
for Building H; upgrade of color copier and addition of Xerox Associate
software and custodial contract for Early County campus at a total cost
not to exceed $780,801.00.
B. Upon a motion
by Mr. Tallent, second by Ms. Goodman, the Board approved to authorize
the Commissioner to purchase of Altamaha Technical College two 2003
Ford Taurus Wagons for faculty and staff; furniture/office system for
new library; furniture/office system for student services area; furniture/office
system for Adult Literacy Dept., and 35 Dell computers for instructional
use at a total cost not to exceed $294,607.00.
C. Upon a motion
by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Pezold, the Board authorized the Commissioner
to purchase for Chattahoochee Technical College a Telecommunications
System at a total cost not to exceed $300,000.00.
D. Upon a motion
by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Reynolds, the Board authorized to purchase
for Coosa Valley Technical College equipment and furniture for building
A-B-C; A/V package, furniture, books, medical equipment and 290 Gateway
computers with related equipment at a total cost not to exceed $3,456,314.00.
E. Upon a motion
by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved to authorize
the Commissioner to purchase for Central Georgia Technical College Dental
Hygiene equipment for the Dental Hygiene program at a total cost not
to exceed $289,196.00.
F. Upon a motion
by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Reynolds, the Board approved to authorize
the Commissioner to purchase for DeKalb Technical College 107 IBM Desktop
Pentium PC’s, ($742 each) and 5 printers for administrative areas
and instructional purposes at a total cost not to exceed $84,719.00.
G. Upon a motion
by Mr. Tallent, second by Ms. Goodman, the Board approved to authorize
the Commissioner to purchase for Flint River Technical College furniture
for classrooms; furniture for computer workstations; 75 Dell computers
for the Accounting, Business Office Technology and CIS programs; one
Diesel Tractor for the CTD program and one 14-passenger minivan for
transporting daycare children at a total cost not to exceed $350,100.00.
H. Upon a motion
by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Reynolds, the Board approved to authorize
the Commissioner to purchase for Lanier Technical College upgrades to
Cisco Networking Academy Program lab at a total cost not to exceed $27,976.00.
I. Upon a motion
by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Reynolds, the Board approved to authorize
the Commissioner to purchase for Moultrie Technical College 120 Dell
computers for the Turner County campus at a total cost not to exceed
$138,000.00.
J. Upon a motion
by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Reynolds, the Board approved to authorize
the Commissioner to purchase for North Metro Technical College used
tractors for the CTD program at a total cost not to exceed $80,000.00.
K. Upon a motion
by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Reynolds, the Board approved to authorize
the Commissioner to purchase for Northwestern Technical College two
tractors for the CTD program; one IB P630-222C server for the Banner/Oracle
database; upgrade ATX switch and Ethernet hubs to Nortel ATM switch/hubs
and 34 replacement computers at a total cost not to exceed $263,000.00.
L. Upon a motion
by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Reynolds the Board approved to authorize
the Commissioner to purchase for North Georgia Technical College 85
IBM Desktop computers for instructional purposes at a total cost not
to exceed $95,540.00.
M. Upon a motion
by Mr. Tallent, second by Ms. Goodman, the Board approved to authorize
the Commissioner to purchase for Ogeechee Technical College 60 IBM computers
for Student Services, Administrative areas and instructional computer
labs at a total cost not to exceed $78,000.00.
N. Upon a motion
by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Pezold, the Board approved to authorize
the Commissioner to purchase for South Georgia Technical College an
agreement with Georgia Teen Institute for a series of two-day leadership
workshops for secondary students and 34 Gateway computers for Business/Office
Technology Department at a total cost not to exceed $98,294.00.
O. Upon a motion
by Mr. Tallent, second by Ms. Goodman, the Board approved to authorize
the Commissioner to purchase for Valdosta Technical College an agreement
with Georgia Teen Institute for a series of two-day leadership workshops
for secondary students at a total cost not to exceed $42,876.00.
P. Upon a motion
by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Reynolds, the Board approved to authorize
the Commissioner to purchase for West Central Technical College equipment
for the Machine Tool Technology lab; a Lifetime Usage License; two vehicles
for the Allied Health program; 70 IBM computers for Carroll and Coweta
campuses and A/V equipment for Carroll and Douglas campuses at a total
cost not to exceed $218, 898.00.
Q. Upon a motion
by Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Reynolds, the Board approved to authorize
the Commissioner to purchase for West Georgia Technical College an Editing
Station for the Video Production Studio at a total cost not to exceed
$27,897.00.
Other
Upon a motion by
Mr. Tallent, second by Ms. Goodman, the Board approved to authorize
the Commissioner to enter into a contractual agreement with the University
of Georgia, on behalf of the Board of Regents of the University System
of Georgia, document and analyze Georgia’s progress in building
school-to-work systems congruent with its vision and guiding principles
at an amount not to exceed $198,700.00.
Upon a motion by
Mr. Tallent, second by Mr. Rather, the Board approved the Resolution
congratulating and commending this year’s National Parliamentarian
for Skills USA-VICA, Gina Perez of Columbus Technical College for her
many outstanding achievements. At this time Chairman Harris and Commissioner
Breeden presented Ms. Perez with her resolution.
STANDARDS
AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE
PROGRAMS
1. Approval
of Diplomas and Degrees
Upon a motion by
Mr. Pezold, second by Mr. Rather, the Board approved that the college
requests listed below to offer diploma and degree programs be approved
effective the quarter specified for each request. Any fiscal requirements
to begin these programs must be approved through the standard budget
approval process.
Atlanta
Technical College – diploma program in Diesel Equipment
Technology effective Spring Quarter 2003
Bainbridge
College – add the specialization in Web Site Design
to the diploma and degree program in Computer Information Systems
effective Fall Semester 2003
East Central
Technical College – (main and Coffee County campuses)
degree program in Administrative Office Technology and (Coffee County
campus) diploma program in Paramedic Technology effective Fall Quarter
2003
Flint
River Technical College – degree program in Accounting
effective Summer Quarter 2003
Gwinnett
Technical College – diploma and degree program in Emergency
Management, diploma program in Recreational Management, degree program
in Paramedic Technology, and add a specialization in Small Business
Management to the Marketing Management diploma and degree programs
effective Fall Quarter 2003
North
Metro Technical College – diploma program in Early
Childhood Care and Education effective Fall Quarter 2003
Ogeechee
Technical College – add a specialization in Wildlife
Law Enforcement to their existing degree program in Forensic Science
Technology effective Fall Quarter 2003
Swainsboro
Technical College – diploma program in Welding and
Joining Technology and add a specialization in Automation Processes
to their existing diploma program in Electronics Technology effective
Summer Quarter 2003
Valdosta
Technical College – diploma and degree program in Information
Security Specialist effective Fall Quarter 2003
West Central
Technical College – (Carroll Campus) diploma and degree
program in Criminal Justice Technology and a diploma program in Early
Childhood Care and Education effective Fall Quarter 2003
2. Approval
of Technical Certificates of Credit
Upon a motion by
Mr. Pezold, second by Mr. Reynolds, the Board approved that the colleges
requests listed below to offer technical certificates of credit be approved
effective the quarter specified for each request.
Altamaha
Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2003
(main campus)
Plant Industrial Systems Technician
Small Business Manager
Retail Department Manager
Athens
Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2003
(main campus)
Production Gas Metal Arc Welding
Small Business Manager
Retail Department Manager
CAD Operator
Drafter’s Assistant
CNC Specialist
Advanced CAD Technician
Basic Electronics Assembler
Engine Lathe Operator
Milling Machine Operator
(main and Elbert campuses)
Facilities Maintenance Specialist
Electrician’s Assistant
Industrial Fluid Power
Industrial Motor Control Technician
Industrial Programmable Controllers
Industrial Mechanical Technician
Atlanta
Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2003
Certified Warehousing and Distribution Specialist
Bainbridge College – effective Fall Semester 2003
Carpentry Framing
Central
Georgia Technical College – effective Spring Quarter
2003
(Macon campus)
Biomedical Technician
Columbus
Technical College – effective Spring Quarter 2003
CNC Specialist
DeKalb
Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2003
(Clarkston and Covington-Newton campuses)
Air Conditioning Technician’s Assistant\
Flint
River Technical College – effective Summer Quarter
2003
Emergency Medical Technology (Basic)
Griffin
Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2003
Medical Coding
Gwinnett
Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2003
Tennis Club Manager
Linux/Unix System Administrator
Health Care Assistant
Heart
of Georgia Technical College – effective Summer Quarter
2003
(main and Telfair Instructional Center campuses)
Early Childhood Paraprofessional Specialization
Teller-Cashier
Middle
Georgia Technical College – effective Summer Quarter
2003
Aerospace Tool Design Specialist
Moultrie
Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2003
(Turner County campus)
Nail Technician
Carpentry Assistant
North
Georgia Technical College – effective Summer Quarter
2003
(Clarkesville campus)
Turfgrass Technician
CNC Specialist
Tool and Die Specialist
(Clarkesville and Blairsville campuses) – effective Fall Quarter
2003
Child Development Associate I
Infant and Toddler Child Care Specialist
Ogeechee
Technical College - effective Fall Quarter 2003
CAD Operator-Architectural
Phlebotomy Technician
Web Site Fundamentals
Wildlife Law Enforcement
Preventive Maintenance for Commercial Trucking
Savannah
Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2003
(main campus)
Baking Specialist
(main and Liberty County campuses)
Medical Billing Specialist
Swainsboro
Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2003
(main campus)
Basic Flux-Cored Arc Welding
Civil Drafting Specialist
Basic Dental Assisting
Advanced Dental Assisting
Valdosta
Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2003
(Cook County Workforce Development Center)
Legal Office Specialist
Web Site Fundamentals
Office Accounting
Computer Fundamentals
Computer Applications
Microsoft Office Specialist
Certified Bookkeeping
Cisco Specialist
Microcomputer Applications
MS Window 2000 Networking Specialist
Linux/UNIX System Administrator
Medical Coding
Oracle Database Administration
Computer Repair Technician
Solaris System Administrator
Web Site Designer
Java Platform Programmer
E-Commerce Site Designer
Certified Manufacturing Specialist
Certified Customer Service Specialist
Patient Care Assisting
Supervisory Specialist
(main campus) - effective Fall Quarter 2003
Information Security Specialist
3. Program
Terminations
Upon a motion by Mr. Pezold, second by Mr. Reynolds, the Board approved
that the college requests listed below to terminate diploma, degree,
and technical certificate of credit programs be approved effective the
quarter specified for each program.
Diplomas
and Degrees
Altamaha
Technical College – effective Spring Quarter 2003
(main campus)
Pulp, Paper, and Recycling
Athens
Technical College – effective Spring Quarter 2005
(main campus)
Automated Office Systems Technology (BEN4)
Central
Georgia Technical College – effective Spring Quarter
2003
(Macon campus)
Building and Facilities Maintenance
Chattahoochee
Technical College – effective Spring Quarter 2003
(Marietta campus)
Computer Operations
Dalton
State College – effective Spring Semester 2005
Electronics Technology (diploma)
* effective Spring Semester 2006
Electronics Technology (degree)
DeKalb
Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2003
(Clarkston campus)
Visual Communications
Gwinnett
Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2003
Commercial Construction Management (diploma)
Dental Laboratory Technology (degree)
Ogeechee
Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2003
Industrial Maintenance Technology (degree)
Healthcare Management Technology (degree)
Savannah
Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2003
(main campus)
Carpentry
Technical
Certificates of Credit
Central
Georgia Technical College – effective Spring Quarter
2003
(Macon campus)
Industrial Preparation
Gwinnett
Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2003
Sprinkler Fitter
Ogeechee
Technical College – effective Summer Quarter 2003
Infant and Toddler Child Care Specialist
Child Development Specialist I
Mammography
Computerized Tomography
CNC Lathe Operator
Southwest
Georgia Technical College – effective Summer Quarter
2003
(main campus)
Basic Novell Netware Networking
Diagnostic Medical Sonography
West Georgia
Technical College – effective Fall Quarter 2003
Phlebotomy Technician
EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
Chairman Harris
reminded everyone of future meetings. July meeting will be in Atlanta
on July 10 at 1:00 p.m. August meeting will be in Columbus at the Columbus
Technical College on August 6 and 7.
CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
Chairman Harris presented Service Awards to Jennifer Hackeymeyer and
Dr. Jean DeVard Kemp.
Chairman Harris
also recognized the outstanding job the committee did organizing the
Rick Perkins and GOAL awards program.
COMMISSIONER’S REPORT
No
report
ADJOURN
There being no further
business, Chairman Harris attained a motion to adjourn. Upon a motion
by Mr. Rather, second by Mr. Bowen, the Board approved the meeting adjourn.
_______________________________________
Helen Mathis
Director and Executive Secretary of State Board
bs-06/5/03
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