MEMORANDUM

TO: The Assistant Secretary for Career, Technical, and Adult Education

FROM: The Secretary

SUBJECT: Delegation of Programmatic Authority

I. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY

Under the authority vested in me by section 412 of the Department of Education 

Organization Act, as amended, 20 U.S.C. §3472, I hereby delegate to you, your 

successor in function, or anyone serving for you in an acting capacity or delegated the 

authority to perform the functions and duties of your position, the programmatic 

authorities described in the attached appendix.

Unless otherwise noted in future delegations of authority, amendments to the 

authorities delegated herein are included in the scope of this delegation.

II. RESERVATIONS

A. Unless otherwise noted in existing or future delegations of authority, the following 

are not delegated:

1. the authority to sign documents for publication in the Federal Register other 

than those documents designated in the delegation of authority to sign Federal 

Register documents to Principal Officers, EA/GEN/12, certified on June 15, 

2006, as amended;

2. the authority to appoint members of advisory councils and fix compensation; and

3. unless otherwise provided by law or by this delegation, the authority to submit 

reports to Congress or the President.

B. Unless otherwise noted in existing or future delegations of authority, the following 

may not be exercised without prior approval by the Under Secretary of the content of 

the information to be transmitted: 

the authority to carry out the information dissemination functions described by 

section 113(b)(3)(C)(iv) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 

of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-270) as amended by the Strengthening Career and Technical 

Education for the 21st Century Act (Pub. L. 115-224 (20 U.S.C. §2301 et seq.)), and 

by section 116(d)(6)(D) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) 

(Pub. L. 113–128 (29 U.S.C. §3101 et seq.)).
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III. REDELEGATION

Unless otherwise noted in future delegations of authority, the following may not be 

redelegated: the authority to carry out the information dissemination functions described 

by section Section 113(b)(3)(C)(iv) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 

Education Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-270) as amended by the Strengthening Career and 

Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Pub. L. 115-224 (20 U.S.C. §2301 et

seq.)), and by section 116(d)(6)(D) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 

(WIOA) (Pub. L. 113–128 (29 U.S.C. §3101 et seq.)).

Subject to applicable provisions of law, and unless otherwise noted, you may redelegate 

any of the other authorities delegated to you and may authorize further redelegation. All 

redelegations must be prepared in accordance with the Administrative Communications 

System directive, OM:1-102: Delegations of Authority, dated August 26, 2016.

IV. CERTIFICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE

This delegation is effective upon certification by the Departmental Delegations Control 

Officer. This delegation supersedes delegation EA/EV/90 certified on May 11, 2009, 

EA/EV/90A certified on August 10, 2010, and EA/EV/50 certified on July 13, 1995.

I hereby ratify actions within the scope of this delegation taken by you, your predecessors 

in function, and anyone serving in an acting capacity for you or your predecessors prior 

to the date of certification.

________________/S_____________

Betsy DeVos

OGC Clearance: Debbie Friendly, 12/3/2019

Certified Date: 12/11/2019

Departmental Delegations Control Officer: Jim Clemmens

Control Number: EA/EV/98
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Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education

Delegation of Authority

APPENDIX

STATUTE DESCRIPTION OF DELEGATED 

AUTHORITY

 A. Sections 70904 and 70909 of the 

Federal Charter to the Future Farmers 

of America (FFA), as amended by

National FFA Organization’s Federal 

Charter Amendments Act (Pub. L. 116-

7) (36 U.S.C. §§70904 and 70909)

Duties of the Secretary of Education 

with respect to the National FFA and the 

relationship of the National FFA with 

the Department

B. Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 

Education Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-

270), as amended by the Strengthening 

Career and Technical Education for the 

21st Century Act

(Pub. L. 115-224)

(20 U.S.C. §2301 et seq.)

Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 

Education Act of 2006 (Pub. L. 109-

270), as amended by the Strengthening 

Career and Technical Education for the 

21st Century Act (Pub. L. 115-224)

C. Adult Education and Family Literacy 

Act, Title II of the Workforce 

Innovation and Opportunity Act 

(WIOA) (Pub. L. 113–128)

(29 U.S.C. §§3271-3333)

Adult Education and Family Literacy 

Act, Title II of WIOA

D. Sections 102 and 103 of the Workforce 

Innovation and Opportunity Act 

(WIOA) (Pub. L. 113–128)

(29 U.S.C. §§3112 and 3113)

Responsibilities of the Secretary with 

respect to the approval of WIOA 

Unified and Combined State Plans

E. Sections 116 and 212 of the Workforce 

Innovation and Opportunity Act 

(WIOA) (Pub. L. 113–128)

(29 U.S.C. §3141 and 29 U.S.C. §3292)

Responsibilities of the Secretary with 

respect to performance accountability

under WIOA
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F. Section 121 of the Workforce 

Innovation and Opportunity Act 

(WIOA)

(Pub. L. 113–128)

(29 U.S.C. §3151)

Responsibilities of the Secretary with 

respect to the one-stop delivery system

under WIOA

 G. Section 202(i) of the Department of 

Education Organization Act, as 

amended

(Pub. L. 96–88, as amended)

(20 U.S.C. §3412(i))

Coordination with respect to the 

Liaison for Community and Junior 

Colleges

H. Section 212 of the Department of 

Education Organization Act, as 

amended (Pub. L. 96-88, as amended) 

(20 U.S.C. §3423a)

Responsibilities of the Secretary for 

the coordination and support of all 

correctional education programs 

within the Department of Education, 

including Programs for Corrections 

Education and Other Institutionalized 

Individuals under section 225 of the 

Adult Education and Family Literacy 

Act, Title II of WIOA

I. Section 214 of the Appalachian Regional 

Development Act of 1965, as amended 

by Pub. L. 105-178, Supplements to 

Federal Grant-in-Aid Programs (Carl D. 

Perkins Career and Technical Education 

Act of 2006) (40 U.S.C. §14507)

Responsibilities to approve and/or 

administer Supplements to Federal 

Grant-in-Aid Programs as related to 

Title I of the Carl D. Perkins Career

and Technical Education Act

J. Sections 3404(b) and 3406 of the Indian 

Employment, Training, and Related 

Services Consolidation Act of 2017

(Pub. L. 115-93)

(25 U.S.C. §3401 et seq.)

Responsibilities to cooperate with the 

Secretary of Interior regarding the 

Secretary of Interior’s authority to 

approve or disapprove a 477 plan 

submitted by an Indian tribe or tribal 

organization under 25 U.S.C. §3407, to 

determine ED program eligibility, and 

to consult with the Secretary of Interior 

regarding those Department of 

Education programs over which the 

Assistant Secretary has authority, which 

are identified in the 477 plan; 

responsibilities to review and then 

approve or deny requests for waivers of 

any applicable statutory, regulatory, or 

administrative requirement, regulation, 

policy, or procedure promulgated by the 
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Department and over which the 

Assistant Secretary has authority that 

are submitted in a 477 plan.