Education in Vocational Technology Act

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Education in Vocational Technology 
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) rapid technological advances and global economic 
        competition demand increased levels of skilled technical 
        education by high school graduates and other young job seekers 
        entering the workforce;
            (2) in order to increase the productivity of the Nation's 
        economy and ensure that an adequate number of high school 
        graduates and other workers are qualified to enter the high 
        technology workplace of the future, it is necessary to improve 
        the quality of instruction in manufacturing and other 
        vocational technologies; and
            (3) technical education programs which use state-of-the-art 
        equipment and appropriate technologies will help provide 
        workers with the technical skills necessary for employment in a 
        changing workplace.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to provide grants to States that--
            (1) assist local educational agencies in improving the 
        quality of instruction and training in, or developing 
        instruction and training in, manufacturing and other vocational 
        technologies; and
            (2) assist local educational agencies in purchasing state-
        of-the-art equipment for technical vocational education.

SEC. 4. GRANTS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

    (a) Authorization.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to make grants 
        to the States to improve the quality of instruction or training 
        in, or develop instruction and training in, manufacturing and 
        other occupational technologies.
            (2) State application.--A State Board of Vocational 
        Education that desires to receive a grant under this Act shall 
        submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such 
        manner and form as the Secretary may reasonably require.
            (3) State costs.--Not more than 10 percent of a grant 
        received under this section may be used by the State Board of 
        Vocational Education for administrative costs.
    (b) Allocations.--Not less than 90 percent of the amount received 
by a State Board of Vocational Education shall be distributed to local 
educational agencies.
    (c) Local Funds.--
            (1) Local application.--A local educational agency that 
        desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an 
        application to the State Board of Vocational Education.
            (2) Distribution.--In approving grants under this section, 
        the State Board of Vocational Education shall assure an 
        equitable distribution among urban and rural areas of the 
        State.
            (3) Administrative costs.--Not more than 5 percent of a 
        grant made under this section to a local educational agency may 
        be used for administrative costs.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1995 through 
1999 to carry out this section.

SEC. 5. GRANTS FOR EQUIPMENT.

    (a) Authorization.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to make grants 
        to the States to assist States in purchasing state-of-the-art 
        equipment for technical vocational education.
            (2) State application.--A State Board of Vocational 
        Education that desires to receive a grant under this Act shall 
        submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such 
        manner and form as the Secretary may reasonably require. States 
        that also are applying for a grant under section 4(a)(2), may 
        amend such application to include programs under this section.
            (3) State costs.--Not more than 10 percent of a grant 
        received under this section may be used by a State Board of 
        Vocational Education for administrative costs.
    (b) Allocations.--Not less than 90 percent of the amount received 
by a State Board of Vocational Education shall be distributed to local 
educational agencies.
    (c) Local Funds.--
            (1) Local application.--A local educational agency that 
        desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an 
        application to the State Board of Vocational Education.
            (2) Distribution.--In approving grants under this section, 
        the State Board of Vocational Education shall assure an 
        equitable distribution among urban and rural areas of the 
        State.
            (3) Administrative costs.--Not more than 5 percent of a 
        grant made under this section to a local educational agency may 
        be used for administrative costs.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1995 through 
1999 to carry out this section.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
        Education.
            (2) The term ``local educational agency'' has the same 
        meaning given such term in section 1471 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965.
            (3) The term ``State Board of Vocational Education'' means 
        the sole State agency responsible for the administration or the 
        supervision of the State vocational education program as 
        described in section 111(a) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
        and Applied Technology Education Act.

Summary: Education in Vocational Technology Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Education to make grants to States to assist local educational agencies in: (1) improving the quality of or developing instruction and training in manufacturing and other vocational technologies. And (2) purchasing state-of-the-art equipment for technical vocational education. Requires State Boards of Vocational Education to distribute at least 90 percent of such amounts to local education agencies, equitably among urban and rural areas. Authorizes appropriations.