The State Board of Education shall have the following duties:
To seek the best available projections of employment and occupations for Mississippians;
To utilize these projections and other considerations to set vocational and technical education priorities;
To utilize the services of all state agencies having information regarding the purposes of this chapter;
To cooperate with the governor’s office of job development and training and the board of economic development to prevent duplication and provide continuity of employment and training services;
To conduct evaluations of the success or failure of vocational-technical programs, including the extent to which training actually leads to jobs in the field in which the student was trained;
Obtain and publish data and information on program performance from those vocational-technical programs receiving state funds; and
To notify local school districts and public community/junior colleges prior to March 1 annually of any discontinuation of ongoing vocational programs which would affect the renewing of contracts with vocational personnel.