‘‘SEC. 406. FEDERAL LAWS GUARANTEEING CIVIL RIGHTS.
‘‘Nothing in this Act shall be construed to be incon-
sistent with appropriate Federal laws guaranteeing civil
rights.
‘‘SEC. 407. AUTHORIZATION OF SECRETARY.
‘‘For the purposes of increasing and expanding the
use of technology in vocational-technical education in-
struction, including the training of vocational-technical
education personnel as provided in title II, the Secretary
of Education is authorized to receive funds collected by
the Federal Government from fees for the use of property,
rights-of-way, and easements under the control of Federal
departments and agencies for the placement of tele-
communications services that are dependent, in whole or
in part, upon the utilization of general spectrum rights
for the transmission or reception of such services.
‘‘PART B—STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
‘‘SEC. 411. JOINT FUNDING.
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Funds made available
to States under this Act may be used to provide additional
funds under an applicable program if—
‘‘(1) such program otherwise meets the require-
ments of this Act and the requirements of the appli-
cable program;
‘‘(2) such program serves the same individuals
that are served under this Act;
‘‘(3) such program provides services in a coordi-
nated manner with services provided under this Act;
and
‘‘(4) such funds would be used to supplement,
and not supplant, funds provided from non-Federal
sources.
‘‘(b) APPLICABLE PROGRAMS.—For the purposes of
this section, the term ‘applicable program’ means any pro-
gram under any of the following provisions of law:
‘‘(1) Section 123, title II, and title III of the
Job Training Partnership Act.
‘‘(2) The Wagner-Peyser Act.
‘‘(c) USE OF FUNDS AS MATCHING FUNDS.—For the
purposes of this section, the term ‘additional funds’ does
not include the use of funds as matching funds.
‘‘SEC. 412. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO INDUCE
OUT-OF-STATE RELOCATION OF BUSINESSES.
‘‘No funds provided under this Act shall be used for
the purpose of directly providing incentives or induce-
ments to an employer to relocate a business enterprise
from one State to another State if such relocation would
result in a reduction in the number of jobs available in
the State where the business enterprise is located before
such incentives or inducements are offered.
‘‘SEC. 413. STATE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
‘‘For each fiscal year for which a State receives as-
sistance under this Act, the State shall provide from non-
Federal sources for costs the State incurs for administra-
tion of programs under this Act an amount that is not
less than the amount provided by the State from non-Fed-
eral sources for such costs for the preceding fiscal year.
‘‘SEC. 414. LIMITATION ON FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
‘‘The Secretary may issue regulations under this Act
only to the extent necessary to administer and ensure com-
pliance with the specific requirements of this Act.
‘‘SEC. 415. REPEAL OF SMITH-HUGHES VOCATIONAL EDU-
CATION ACT.
‘‘The Act of February 23, 1917 (39 Stat. 929; 20
U.S.C. 11) (commonly known as the ‘Smith-Hughes Voca-
tional Education Act’) is repealed.
‘‘SEC. 416. EFFECTIVE DATE.
‘‘Except as otherwise provided, the repeals and
amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date
of the enactment of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational-Tech-
nical Education Act Amendments of 1997.
‘‘PART C—DEFINITIONS
‘‘SEC. 421. DEFINITIONS.
‘‘Except as otherwise specified in this Act, as used
in this Act:
‘‘(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘administra-
tion’ means programs of a State necessary for the
proper and efficient performance of its duties under
this Act, including supervision, but does not include
curriculum development programs, personnel devel-
opment, or research programs.
‘‘(2) ALL
ASPECTS
OF
THE
INDUSTRY.—The
term ‘all aspects of the industry’ means strong expe-
rience in, and comprehensive understanding of, the
industry that individuals are preparing to enter.
‘‘(3) APPRENTICESHIP
TRAINING
PROGRAM.—
The term ‘apprenticeship training program’ means a
program which is conducted or sponsored by an em-
ployer or a group of employers which contains all
terms and conditions for the qualification, recruit-
ment, selection, employment, and training of appren-
tices.
‘‘(4) AREA VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION
SCHOOL.—The term ‘area vocational-technical edu-
cation school’ means—
‘‘(A) a specialized secondary school used
exclusively or principally for the provision of vo-
cational-technical education to individuals who
are available for study in preparation for enter-
ing the labor market;
‘‘(B) the department of a secondary school
exclusively or principally used for providing vo-
cational-technical education in not fewer than 5
different occupational fields to individuals who
are available for study in preparation for enter-
ing the labor market;
‘‘(C) a technical institute or vocational-
technical education school used exclusively or
principally for the provision of vocational-tech-
nical education to individuals who have com-
pleted or left secondary school and who are
available for study in preparation for entering
the labor market, if the institute or school ad-
mits as regular students both individuals who
have completed secondary school and individ-
uals who have left secondary school; or
‘‘(D) the department or division of a junior
college, or community college, that operates
under the policies of the State Board and that
provides vocational-technical education in not
fewer than 5 different occupational fields lead-
ing to immediate employment but not nec-
essarily leading to a baccalaureate degree, if the
department or division admits as regular stu-
dents both individuals who have completed sec-
ondary school and individuals who have left sec-
ondary school.
‘‘(5) COOPERATIVE EDUCATION.—The term ‘co-
operative education’ means a method of instruction
of education for individuals who, through written co-
operative arrangements between a school and em-
ployers, receive instruction, including required aca-
demic courses and related instruction, by alternation
of study in school with a job in any occupational
field, which alternation shall be planned and super-
vised by the school and employer so that each con-
tributes to the education and employability of the in-
dividual, and may include an arrangement in which
work periods and school attendance may be on alter-
nate half days, full days, weeks, or other periods of
time in fulfilling the cooperative program.
‘‘(6) DISPLACED HOMEMAKER.—The term ‘dis-
placed homemaker’ means an individual who—
‘‘(A) has attained 16 years of age; and
‘‘(B)(i) has worked primarily without re-
muneration to care for a home and family, and
for that reason has diminished marketable
skills; or
‘‘(ii) is a parent whose youngest dependent
child will become ineligible to receive assistance
under the program for aid to families with de-
pendent children under part A of title IV of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) not
later than 2 years after the date on which the
parent applies for assistance under this title.
‘‘(7) EDUCATIONAL
SERVICE
AGENCY.—The
term ‘educational service agency’ means a regional
public multiservice agency authorized by State stat-
ute to develop and manage a service or program and
provide the service or program to a local educational
agency.
‘‘(8) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—The term ‘eligible
recipient’ means a local educational agency, an area
vocational-technical education school, an educational
service agency, an institution of higher education (as
such term is defined in section 1201(a) of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a))), and
a consortium of such entities.
‘‘(9) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term
‘local educational agency’ has the meaning given
such term in section 14101 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
‘‘(10) OUTLYING
AREA.—The term ‘outlying
area’ means the United States Virgin Islands,
Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Mar-
shall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia,
and the Republic of Palau.
‘‘(11) REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPLOYEES.—For
purposes of section 122, the term ‘representatives of
employees’ means—
‘‘(A) individuals who have been elected by
organizations, associations, or a network of
similar institutions to represent the economic
interests of employees at a significant segment
of workplaces located in, or adjacent to, the
local workforce development area; or
‘‘(B) individuals from organizations, asso-
ciations, or a network of similar institutions,
with expertise to represent, or experience rep-
resenting, the interests of employees with re-
spect to the job training priorities in the local
workforce development area.
‘‘(12) SECONDARY SCHOOL.—The term ‘second-
ary school’ has the meaning given the term in sec-
tion 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801).
‘‘(13) SPECIAL POPULATIONS.—The term ‘‘spe-
cial populations’’ includes individuals with disabil-
ities, economically disadvantaged individuals, individ-
uals of limited English proficiency, and individuals
participating in nontraditional training and employ-
ment.
‘‘(14) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘Secretary’
means the Secretary of Education.
‘‘(15) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of
the several States of the United States, the District
of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
‘‘(16) TECH-PREP PROGRAM.—The term ‘tech-
prep program’ means a program of study that—
‘‘(A) combines at least 2 years of second-
ary education (as determined under State law)
and 2 years of postsecondary education in a
nonduplicative sequential course of study;
‘‘(B) strengthens the applied academic
component of vocational-technical education
through the integration of academic and voca-
tional-technical instruction;
‘‘(C) provides technical preparation in an
area such as engineering technology, applied
science, a mechanical, industrial, or practical
art or trade, agriculture, a health occupation,
business, or applied economics;
‘‘(D) builds student competence in mathe-
matics, science, and communications through
applied academics in a coherent sequence of
courses; and
‘‘(E) leads to an associate degree or a cer-
tificate in a specific career field and to high
skill, high wage employment or further edu-
cation.
‘‘(17) VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL
EDUCATION.—
The term ‘vocational-technical education’ means or-
ganized educational programs that—
‘‘(A) offer a sequence of courses that pro-
vide individuals with the academic knowledge
and skills the individuals need to prepare for
further education and careers in current or
emerging employment sectors; and
‘‘(B) include competency-based applied
learning that contributes to the academic
knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-
solving skills, work attitudes, general employ-
ability skills, and occupation-specific skills, of
an individual.
‘‘(18) VOCATIONAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION.—
The term ‘vocational student organization’ means an
organization, for individuals enrolled in programs of
vocational-technical education programs, that en-
gages in programs as an integral part of the instruc-
tional component of such programs, which organiza-
tion may have State and national units.’’.
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