PART B—STATE ORGANIZATIONAL AND
PLANNING RESPONSIBILITIES
SEC. 111. STATE ADMINISTRATION.
Section 111 of this Act is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘pursu-
ant to section 113(b)(8), section 116, and section
117’’;
(2) by striking subsection (a)(1)(B);
(3) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by striking ‘‘con-
sultation with’’ and all that follows through the
semicolon at the end of subsection (a)(1)(C) and in-
serting ‘‘consultation with the Governor and appro-
priate agencies, groups, and individuals, including
business, industry and representatives of employees
involved in the planning, administration, evaluation,
and coordination of programs funded under this
Act;’’; and
(4) by striking subsections (b) through (g) and
inserting the following:
‘‘(b) LIST
OF PROGRAMS ASSISTED.—The State
board shall make available to each Private Industry Coun-
cil established under section 102 of the Job Training Part-
nership Act within the State a listing of all programs as-
sisted under this Act.’’.
SEC. 112. STATE COUNCIL ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION.
Section 112 of the Act is repealed.
SEC. 113. STATE APPLICATION.
Section 113 of the Act is amended—
(1) by redesignating such section as section
112;
(2) by striking ‘‘PLAN’’ in the section heading
and inserting ‘‘APPLICATION’’;
(3) in subsection (a)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘(A)’’
and further by striking all that follows after
‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘an application in
such manner and accompanied by such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require but which, at
a minimum, shall be for a 5-year period.’’;
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking subpara-
graph (B);
(C) by amending paragraph (2) to read as
follows:
‘‘(2) The State board shall conduct public hearings
in the State, after appropriate and sufficient notice, for
the purpose of affording all segments of the public and
interested organizations and groups an opportunity to
present their views and make recommendations regarding
the State application. A summary of such recommenda-
tions and the State board’s response shall be included with
the State application.’’; and
(D) by amending paragraph (3) to read as
follows:
‘‘(3) The State board shall, for secondary vocational-
technical education programs, establish effective activities
and procedures, by which parents, students, teachers, and
area residents concerned will be able to participate in
State and local decisions that influence programs under
this Act, and ensure that such individuals are given access
to the information needed to use such procedures.’’.
(4) by striking subsections (b) and (c) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—Each State application shall—
‘‘(1) describe the vocational-technical education
programs that will be carried out with funds re-
ceived by the State under this Act, including a de-
scription of—
‘‘(A) the secondary and postsecondary vo-
cational-technical education programs to be car-
ried out at the State level pursuant to section
201, including programs that will be carried out
by the State to develop, improve, and expand
access to quality, state-of-the-art technology in
vocational-technical education programs;
‘‘(B) the criteria that will be used by the
State in approving applications of eligible re-
cipients of funds under this Act;
‘‘(C) how such programs will prepare voca-
tional-technical education students for opportu-
nities in postsecondary education or entry into
high skill, high wage jobs in current and emerg-
ing occupations; and
‘‘(D) how funds will be used to improve or
develop 
new 
vocational-technical 
education
courses.
‘‘(2) describe how the State will actively involve
parents, teachers, local businesses (including small-
and medium-sized businesses) and representatives of
employees in the planning, development, implemen-
tation, and evaluation of such vocational-technical
education programs;
‘‘(3) describe how funds received by the State
through the allotment made under section 102 will
be allocated among secondary school vocational-tech-
nical education, or postsecondary and adult voca-
tional-technical education, or both, including the ra-
tionale for such allotment;
‘‘(4) describe how the State will—
‘‘(A) improve the academic and technical
skills of students participating in vocational-
technical education programs which includes
strengthening the academic and vocational com-
ponents of vocational-technical education pro-
grams through the integration of academics
with vocational-technical education to ensure
learning in the core academic and vocational
subjects and provide students with strong expe-
rience and understanding of all aspects of the
industry; and
‘‘(B) ensure that students who participate
in such vocational-technical education programs
are taught to the same challenging academic
proficiencies as are provided for all other stu-
dents;
‘‘(5) describe how the State will annually evalu-
ate the effectiveness of such vocational-technical
education programs and describe, to the extent prac-
ticable, how the State is coordinating such programs
to ensure nonduplication with other existing Federal
programs;
‘‘(6) identify the benchmarks that the State will
use to measure the progress of the State, including
a description of how such benchmarks will ensure
continuous improvement for vocational-technical stu-
dents in meeting such benchmarks;
‘‘(7) describe how the State will—
‘‘(A) provide vocational-technical education
programs that lead to high skill, high wage ca-
reers for members of special populations, dis-
placed homemakers, single parents, and single
pregnant women; and
‘‘(B) ensure that members of special popu-
lations meet State benchmarks established
under section 114 and are prepared for post-
secondary education, further learning, and high
skill, high wage careers;
‘‘(8) describe what steps the State shall take to
involve representatives of local school boards in the
development of the State’s benchmarks;
‘‘(9) provide a financial audit of funds received
under this Act which may be included as part of an
audit of other Federal or State programs; and
‘‘(10) provide assurances that none of the funds
expended under this Act will be used to acquire
equipment (including computer software) in any in-
stance in which such acquisition results in a direct
financial benefit to any organization representing