Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act
PL 98-524 (H.R.4164), enacted 10/19/1984

PUBLIC LAW 98-524—OCT. 19, 1984 
98 STAT. 2435 
Public Law 98-524 
98th Congress 
An Act 
To amend the Vocational Education Act of 1963 to strengthen and expand the 
economic base of the Nation, develop human resources, reduce structural unem- 
Oct. 19, 1984 
ployment, increase productivity, and strengthen the Nation's defense capabilities 
[H.R. 4164] 
by assisting the States to expand, improve, and update high-quality programs of 
vocational-technical education, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of 
Carl D. Perkins 
December 18, 1963 (Public Law 88-210) is amended by striking out 
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all after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof the 
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following: 
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"SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS 
"SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the 'Carl D. Perkins Voca-
tional Education Act'. 
"TABLROF CONTENTS 
"Sec. 1. Short title. 
"Sec. 2. Statement of purpose. 
"Sec. 3. Authorization of appropriations. 
"TITLE I—VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ASSISTANCE TO THE STATES 
"PART A—ALLOTMENT AND ALLOCATION 
"Sec. 101. Allotment. 
"Sec. 102. Within State allocation. 
"Sec. 103. Indian and Hawaiian native programs. 
"PART B—STATE ORGANIZATIONAL AND PLANNING RESPONSIBILITIES 
"Sec. 111. State administration. 
"Sec. 112. State council on vocational education. 
"Sec. 113. State plans. 
"Sec. 114. Approval. 
"Sec. 115. Local application. 
"TITLE II—BASIC STATE GRANTS FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 
"PART A—VOCATIONAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES 
"Sec. 201. Uses of funds. 
"Sec. 202. Distribution of assistance. 
"Sec. 203. Within State allocation. 
"Sec. 204. Criteria for services and activities for the handicapped and for the disad-
vantaged. 
"PART B—VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT, INNOVATION, AND 
EXPANSION 
"Sec. 251. Uses of funds. 
"Sec. 252. Criteria for program improvement, innovation, and expansion. 
"TITLE III—SPECIAL PROGRAMS 
"PART A—STATE ASSISTANCE FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SUPPORT PROGRAMS BY 
COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS 
"Sec. 301. Applications. 
"Sec. 302. Uses of funds. 
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"PART B—CONSUMER AND HOMEMAKER EDUCATION 
"Sec. 311. Consumer and homemaker education grants. 
"Sec. 312. Use of funds from consumer and homemaker education grants. 
"Sec. 313. Information dissemination and leadership. 
"PART C—ADULT TRAINING, RETRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT 
"Sec. 321. Findings and purpose. 
"Sec. 322. Authorization of grants and uses of funds. 
"Sec. 323. Coordination with the Job Training Partnership Act. 
"PART D—COMPREHENSIVE CAREER GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING PROGRAMS 
"Sec. 331. Grants for career guidance and counseling. 
"Sec. 332. Use of funds from career guidance and counseling grants. 
"Sec. 333. Information dissemination and leadership. 
"PART E—INDUSTRY-EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP FOR TRAINING IN HIGH-TECHNOLOGY 
OCCUPATIONS 
"Sec. 341. Findings and purpose. 
"Sec. 342. Authorization of grants. 
"Sec. 343. Use of funds. 
"TITLE IV—NATIONAL PROGRAMS 
"PART A—RESEARCH 
"Sec. 401. Research objectives. 
"Sec. 402. Research activities. 
"Sec. 403. National assessment of vocational education programs assisted under 
this Act. 
"Sec. 404. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. 
"PART B—DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS 
"Subpart 1—Cooperative Demonstration Programs 
"Sec. 411. Program authorized. 
"Subpart 2—State Equipment Pools 
"Sec. 413. Program authorized. 
"Subpart 3—Demonstration Centers for the Retraining of Dislocated Workers 
"Sec. 415. Program authorized. 
"Subpart 4—Model Centers for Vocational Education for Older Individuals 
"Sec. 417. Program authorized. 
"PART C—VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION DATA SYSTEMS 
"Sec. 421. Data systems authorized. 
"Sec. 422. Occupational information system. 
"Sec. 423. Information base for vocational education data system. 
"PART D—NATIONAL COUNCIL ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 
"Sec. 431. Council established. 
"PART E—BIUNGUAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING 
"Sec. 441. Program authorized. 
"PART F—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
"Sec. 451. Distribution of assistance. 
"TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
"PART A—FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
"Sec. 501. Payments. 
"Sec. 502. Federal share. 
"Sec. 503. Maintenance of effort. 
"Sec. 504. Withholding; judicial review. 
"Sec. 505. Audits. 
"Sec. 506. Authority to make payments. 
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"PART B—DEFINITIONS 
"Sec. 521. Definitions. 
"STATEMENT OF PURPOSE 
"SEC. 2. It is the purpose of this Act to— 
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"(1) assist the States to expand, improve, modernize, and 
develop quality vocational education programs in order to meet 
the needs of the Nation's existing and future work force for 
marketable skills and to improve productivity and promote 
economic growth; 
"(2) assure that individuals who are inadequately served 
under vocational education programs are assured access to 
quality vocational education programs, especially individuals 
who are disadvantaged, who are handicapped, men and women 
who are entering nontraditional occupations, adults who are in 
need of training and retraining, individuals who are single 
parents or homemakers, individuals with limited English profi-
ciency, and individuals who are incarcerated in correctional 
institutions; 
"(3) promote greater cooperation between public agencies and 
the private sector in preparing individuals for employment, in 
promoting the quality of vocational education in the States, and 
in making the vocational system more responsive to the labor 
market in the States; 
"(4) improve the academic foundations of vocational students 
and to aid in the application of newer technologies (including 
the use of computers) in terms of emplojnnent or occupational 
goals; 
"(5) provide vocational education services to train, retrain, 
and upgrade employed and unemployed workers in new skills 
for which there is a demand in that State or employment 
market; 
"(6) assist the most economically depressed areas of a State to 
raise employment and occupational competencies of its citizens; 
"(7) to assist the State to utilize a full range of supportive 
services, special programs, and guidance counseling and place-
ment to achieve the basic purposes of this Act; 
"(8) improve the effectiveness of consumer and homemaking 
education and to reduce the limiting effects of sex-role stereo-
typing on occupations, job skills, levels of competency, and 
careers; and 
"(9) authorize national programs designed to meet designated 
vocational education needs and to strengthen the vocational 
education research process. 
"AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
"SEC. 3. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated $835,300,000 20 use 2302. 
for the fiscal year 1985 and such sums as may be necessary for each 
of the fiscal years 1986 through 1989 to carry out the provisions of 
titles I (other than section 112), II, and IV (other than part E) of this 
Act. 
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"(b)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for the 2443, 2450, 2447. 
fiscal year 1985 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
fiscal years 1986 through 1989 to carry out part A of title III, Post, p. 2457. 
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relating to State assistance for vocational education support pro-
grams by community-based organizations. 
"(2) There are authorized to be appropriated $32,000,000 for the 
fiscal year 1985 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
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fiscal years 1986 through 1989 to carry out part B of title III relating 
to consumer and homemaking education. 
"(3XA) There are authorized to be appropriated $35,000,000 for the 
fiscal year 1985 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
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fiscal years 1986 through 1989 to carry out part C of title III, 
relating to adult training, retraining, and employment development. 
"(B) Of the amount appropriated in each fiscal year pursuant to 
subparagraph (A) 50 percent shall be available in each fiscal year for 
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the purpc^e described in section 201(bX4), except that the amount 
made available by this subparagraph for fiscal years 1986 through 
1989 shall not exceed $30,000,000 in any fiscal year. 
"(4) There are authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 for the 
fiscal year 1985 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
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fiscal years 1986 through 1989 to carry out part D of title III, 
relating to career guidance and counseling. 
"(5) There are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for the 
fiscal year 1985 £md such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
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1986 through 1989 to carry out part E of title III, relating to 
industry-education partnerships for training in high-technology oc-
cupations. 
"(c) There are authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000 for the 
fiscal year 1985 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
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fiscal years 1986 through 1989 for section 112 of title I, relating to 
State councils on vocational education. 
"(d) There are authorized to be appropriated $3,700,000 for the 
fiscal year 1985 and such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal 
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years 1986 through 1989 to carry out part E of title IV, relating to 
bilingual vocational training programs. 
"(e) From the funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) for 
each fiscal year, 2 percent shall be available to carry out the 
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provisions of title IV (other than part E), relating to national 
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progr£uns. 
"TITLE I—VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ASSISTANCE TO THE 
STATES 
"PART A—ALLOTMENT AND ALLOCATION 
"ALLOTMENT 
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"SEC. 101. (aXD From the sums appropriated pursuant to section 
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3(a), the Secretary shall reserve— 
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"(A) 2 percent for the activities described in title IV (other 
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than part E); and 
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"(B) IVz percent for the purpose of carrying out section 103 of 
which (i) 1 Vi percent shall be for the purposes of section 103(b) 
and (ii) Vi percent shall be for the purposes of section 103(c). 
"(2) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (3), from the remainder 
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of the sums appropriated pursuant to sections 3(a) and 3(b), the 
Secretary shall allot to each State for each fiscal year— 
"(A) an amount which bears the same ratio to 50 percent of 
the sums being allotted as the product of the population aged 
fifteen to nineteen inclusive, in the State in the fiscal year 
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preceding the fiscal year for which the determinatioil is made 
and the State's allotment ratio bears to the sum of the corre-
sponding products for all the States; 
"(B) an amount which bears the same ratio to 20 percent of 
the sums being allotted as the product of the population aged 
twenty to twenty-four, inclusive, in the State in the fiscal year 
preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made 
and the State's allotment ratio bears to the sum of the corre-
sponding products for all the States; 
"(C) an amount which bears the same ratio to 15 percent of 
the sums being allotted as the product of the population aged 
twenty-five to sixty-five, inclusive, in the State in the fiscal year 
preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made 
and the State's allotment ratio bears to the sum of the corre-
sponding products for all the States; and 
"(D) an amount which bears the same ratio to 15 percent of 
the sums being allotted as the amounts allotted to the State 
under clauses (A), (B), and (C) for such years bears to the sum of 
the amounts allotted to all the States under clauses (A), (B), and 
(C) for such year. 
"(3)(A) No State shall receive in any fiscal year less than the total 
amount of payments made to the State under allotments determined 
under the Vocational Education Act of 1963 for fiscal year 1984. Any 
amounts necessary for increasing the sum of the allotments of 
certain States to comply with the preceding sentence shall be ob-
tained by ratably reducing the sums of the allotments of the other 
States, but no such sum shall be thereby reduced to an amount 
which is less than the total amount of payments made to the State 
under allotments determined under that Act for fiscal year 1984. 
"(B) In any fiscal year in which the amounts appropriated and 
available for allotments under this section exceeds the amounts so 
available for fiscal year 1984, and subject to the application of 
subparagraph (A), no State shall receive less than one-half of one 
percent of the amount available under this subsection for each such 
fiscal year except that in the case of the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust 
Territory of the Pacific Islands the minimum allotment shall be 
$200,000. 
"(C) No State shall, by reason of the application of the provisions 
of subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, be allotted more than 150 
percent of the allotment of that State in the fiscal year preceding 
the fiscal year for which the determination is made. 
"(D) For the purpose of this paragraph, the term 'State' does not 
include the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern 
Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 
"Ot>) If the Secretary determines that any amount of any State's 
allotment under subsection (a) for any fiscal year will not be re-
quired for such fiscal year for carrying out the program for which 
such amount has been allotted, the Secretary shall make such 
amount available for reallotment. Any such reallotment among Regulation 
other States shall occur on such dates during the same year as the 
Secretary shall fix, and shall be made on the basis of criteria 
established by regulation. No funds may be reallotted for any use 
other than the use for which they were appropriated. Any amount 
reallotted to a State under this subsection for any fiscal year shall 
remain available for obligation during the succeeding fiscal year 
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and shall be deemed to be part of its allotment foi the year in which 
it is obligated. 
"(cXl) The allotment ratio for any State shall be 1.00 less the 
product of— 
"(A) 0.50; and 
"(B) the quotient obtained by dividing the per capita income 
for the State by the per capita income for all the States (exclu-
sive of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, 
the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the 
Pacific Islands), except that (i) the allotment ratio in no case 
shall be more than 0.60 or less than 0.40 and (ii) the allotment 
ratio for Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin 
Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory 
of the Pacific Islands shall be 0.60. 
"(2) The allotment ratios shall be promulgated by the Secretary 
for each fiscal year between October 1 and December 31 of the fiscal 
year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is made. 
Allotment ratios shall be computed on the basis of the average of the 
appropriate per capita incomes for the three most recent consecu-
tive fiscal years for which satisfactory data are available. 
"(3) The term 'per capita income' means, with respect to a fiscal 
year, the total personal income in the calendar year ending in such 
year, divided by the population of the area concerned in such year. 
"(4) For the purposes of this section, population shall be deter-
mined by the Secretary on the basis of the latest estimates available 
to the Department. 
"WITHIN STATE ALLOCATION 
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"SEC. 102. (a) Each State shall allocate from its allotment in each 
fiscal year— 
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"(1) 57 percent for activities described in part A of title II, and 
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"(2) 43 percent for activities described in part B of title II. 
"(b) Each State, from the portion of its allotment available for 
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statewide activities under section 113(b), shall allocate not to exceed 
7 percent of the allotment of the State for administrative expenses 
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or if the cost of carrying out the provision of section 111(b)(1) exceeds 
1 percent of the allotment, the limitation under this subsection shall 
be 7 percent plus the excess costs. 
"INDIAN AND HAWAIIAN NATIVES PROGRAMS 
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"SEC. 103. (aXD For the purpose of this section— 
"(A) the term 'Act of April 16, 1934' means the Act entitled 
'An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to arrange 
with States or territories for the education, medical attention, 
relief of distress, and social welfare of Indians, and for other 
purposes', enacted April 16, 1934 (48 Stat. 596; 25 U.S.C. 452-
457); and 
"(B) the term 'Hawaiian native' means any individual any of 
whose ancestors were natives, prior to 1778, of the area which 
now comprises the State of Hawaii. 
eontracts with 
"(2) From the funds reserved pursuant to section 101(a)(1)(B), the 
U.S. 
Secretary shall enter into contracts for Indian and Hawaiian native 
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programs in accordance with the provisions of this section. 
"(b)(1) From the funds reserved pursuant to section 101(aXlXB)(i), 
the Secretary is directed, upon the request of any Indian tribe which 
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is eligible to contract with the Secretary of the Interior for the 
administration of programs under the Indian Self-Determination 
Act or under the Act of April 16, 1934, to enter into grants or 25 USC 450 note. 
contracts with any tribal organization of any such Indian tribe to 25 USC 452-457. 
plan, conduct, and administer programs, or portions thereof, which 
are authorized by and consistent with the purposes of this Act, 
except that such grants or contracts shall be subject to the terms 
and conditions of section 102 of the Indian Self-Determination Act 25 USC 450f. 
and shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of sections 
4, 5, and 6 of the Act of April 16, 1934, which are relevant to the 25 USC 455-457. 
programs administered under this sentence. From any remaining 
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subsection, the Secretary is authorized to enter into an agreement 
with the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs for 
the operation of vocational education programs authorized by this 
Act in institutions serving Indians eligible to receive educational 
benefits as Indians from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the 
Secretary of the Interior is authorized to receive the funds for the 
purposes described in this paragraph. 
"(2) The Bureau of Indian Affairs shall expend an amount equal to 
the amount made available under this subsection, relating to pro-
grams for Indians, to pay a part of the costs of programs funded 
under this subsection. During each fiscal year the Bureau of Indian 
Affairs shall expend no less than the amount expended during the 
prior fiscal year on vocational education programs, services, and 
activities administered either directly by, or under contract with, 
the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Secretary and the Assistant 
Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs shall jointly prepare a 
plan for the expenditure of funds made available and for the 
evaluation of programs assisted under this subsection. Upon the 
completion of a joint plan for the expenditure of these funds and the 
evaluation of the programs, the Secretary shall assume responsibil-
ity for the administration of the program, with the assistance and 
consultation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 
"(3) Programs funded under this subsection shall be in addition to 
such other programs, services, and activities as are made available 
to eligible Indians under other provisions of this Act. 
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"(4) For the purposes of this Act, the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
shall be deemed to be a State board; and all the provisions of this 
Act shall be applicable to the Bureau as if it were a State board. 
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the Secretary is directed, to enter into contracts with organizations 
primarily serving and representing Hawaiian natives which are 
recognized by the Governor of the State of Hawaii to plan, conduct, 
and administer programs, or portions thereof, which are authorized 
by and consistent with the provisions of this section for the benefit 
of Hawaiian natives. 
"PART B—STATE ORGANIZATIONAL AND PLANNING RESPONSIBIUTIES 
"STATE ADMINISTRATION 
"SEC. 111. (aXD Any State desiring to participate in the vocational 
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education program authorized by this Act shall, consistent with 
State law, designate or establish a State board of vocational educa-
tion which shall be the sole State agency responsible for the admin-
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istration or the supervision of the State vocational education pro-
gram. The responsibihties of the State board shall include— 
"(A) coordination of the development, submission, and imple-
mentation of the State plan, and the evaluation of the program. 
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services, and activities assisted under this Act pursuant to 
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section 113(b)(9); and 
"(B) the development, in consultation with the State council 
on vocational education, and the submission to the Secretary, of 
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the State plan required by section 113 and by section 114; 
"(C) consultation with the State council established pursuant 
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to section 112, and other appropriate agencies, groups, and 
individuals involved in the planning, administration, evalua-
tion, and coordination of programs funded under this Act; 
"(D) convening and meeting as a State board (consistent with 
State law and procedure for the conduct of such meetings) at 
such time as the State board determines necessary to carry out 
its functions under this Act, but not less than four times 
annually; and 
"(E) the adoption of such procedures as the State board 
considers necessary to implement State level coordination with 
the State job training coordinating council to encourage coop-
eration in the conduct of their respective programs. 
Except with respect to the functions set forth in the preceding 
sentence, the State board may delegate any of its other responsibil-
ities involving administration, operation, or supervision, in whole or 
in part, to one or more appropriate State agencies. 
"(2) Each State shall include a description of any delegation of its 
functions under paragraph (1) in its State plan, or amendments to 
such plan, submitted to the Secretary. 
Women. 
"(b)(1) Any State desiring to participate in the programs author-
ized by this Act shall assign one individual within the appropriate 
agency established or designated by the State board under the last 
sentence of subsection (a)(1) to administer vocational education pro-
grams within the State, to work full time to assist the State board to 
fulfill the purposes of this Act by— 
"(A) administering the program of vocational education for 
single parents and homemakers described in section 201(f) and 
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the sex equity program described in section 201(g); 
"(B) gathering, analyzing, and disseminating data on the 
adequacy and effectiveness of vocational education programs in 
the State in meeting the education and employment needs of 
women (including preparation for employment in technical oc-
cupations, new and emerging occupational fields, and occupa-
tions regarded as nontraditional for women), and on the status 
of men and women students and employees in such programs; 
"(C) reviewing vocational education programs (including 
career guidance and counseling) for sex stereotyping and sex 
bias, with particular attention to practices which tend to inhibit 
the entry of women in high technology occupations, and submit-
ting (i) recommendations for inclusion in the State plan of 
programs and policies to overcome sex bias and sex stereotyping 
in such programs, and (ii) an assessment of the State's progress 
in meeting the purposes of this Act with regard to overcoming 
sex discrimination and sex stereotyping; 
"(D) reviewing proposed actions on grants, contracts, and the 
policies of the State board to ensure that the needs of women 
are addressed in the administration of this Act; 
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"(E) developing recommendations for programs of informa-
tion and outreach to women concerning vocational education 
and employment opportunities for women (including opportuni-
ties for careers as technicians and skilled workers in technical 
fields and new and emerging occupational fields); 
"(F) providing technical assistance and advice to local educa-
tional agencies, postsecondary institutions, and other interested 
parties in the State, in expanding vocational opportunities for 
women; and 
"(G) assisting administrators, instructors, and counselors in 
implementing programs and activities to increase access for 
women (including displaced homemakers and single heads of 
households) to vocational education and to increase male and 
female students' enrollment in nontraditional programs. 
"(2) For the purpose of this subsection, the term 'State' means any 
one of the fifty States and the District of Columbia. 
"(3) Each State shall expend not less than $60,000 in each fiscal 
year to carry out the provisions of this subsection. 
"(c) The State board shall make available to each private industry 
council established under section 102 of the Job Training Partner-
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"(d) Each State board, in consultation with the State council, shall 
establish a limited number of technical committees to advise the 
council and the board on the development of model curricula to 
address State labor market needs. Technical committees shall de-
velop an inventory of skills that may be used by the State board to 
define state-of-the-art model curricula. Such inventory will provide 
the type and level of knowledge and skills needed for entry, reten-
tion, and advancement in occupational areas taught in the State. 
The State board shall establish procedures for membership, oper-
ation, and duration of such committees consistent with the purposes 
of this Act. The membership shall be representatives of (1) em-
ployers from any relevant industry or occupation for which the 
committee is established; (2) trade or professional organizations 
representing any relevant occupations; and (3) organized labor, 
where appropriate. 
"(e) The imposition of any State rule or policy relating to the 
administration and operation of programs funded by this Act (in-
cluding any rule or policy based on State interpretation of any 
Federal law, regulation, or guideline) shall be identified as a State 
imposed requirement. 
"STATE COUNCIL ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 
"SEC. 112. (a) Each State which desires to participate in vocational Establishment. 
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establish a State council, which shall be appointed by the Governor 
or, in the case of States in which the members of the State board of 
education are elected (including election by the State legislature), by 
such board. Each State council shall be composed of 13 individuals, 
and shall be broadly representative of citizens and groups within the 
State having an interest in vocational education. Each State council 
shall consist o
f
— 
"(1) seven individuals who are representative of the private 
sector in the State who shall constitute a majority of the 
membership— 
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"(A) five of whom shall be representative of business, 
industry, and agriculture including— 
' (i) one member who is representative of small busi-
ness concerns; and 
"(ii) one member who is a private sector member of 
the State job training coordinating council (established 
pursuant to section 122 of the Job Training Partner-
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ship Act), and 
"(B) two of whom shall be representatives of labor organi-
zations; 
"(2) six individuals who are representative of secondary and 
postsecondary vocational institutions (equitably distributed 
among such institutions), career guidance and counseling orga-
nizations within the State, individuals who have special knowl-
edge and qualifications with respect to the special educational 
and career development needs of special populations (including 
women, the disadvantaged, the handicapped, individuals with 
limited English proficiency, and minorities) and of whom one 
member shall be representative of special education. 
In selecting individuals under subsection (a) to serve on the State 
council, due consideration shall be given to the appointment of 
individuals who serve on a private industry council under the Job 
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Training Partnership Act, or on State councils established under 
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other related Federal Acts. 
"(b) The State shall certify the establishment and membership of 
the State council at least 90 days prior to the beginning of each 
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planning period described in section 113(a)(1). 
"(c) Each State council shall meet as soon as practical after 
certification has been accepted by the Secretary and shall select 
from among its membership a chairperson who shall be representa-
tive of the private sector. The time, place, and manner of meeting, 
as well as council operating procedures and staffing, shall be as 
provided by the rules of the State council, except that such rules 
must provide for not less than one public meeting each year at 
which the public is given an opportunity to express views concern-
ing the vocational education program of the State, 
(d) Each State council shall— 
"(1) meet with the State board or its representatives during 
the planning year to advise on the development of the State 
plan; 
"(2) advise the State board and make reports to the Governor, 
the business community, and general public of the State, con-
cerning— 
"(A) policies the State should pursue to strengthen voca-
tional education (with particular attention to programs for 
the handicapped); and 
"(B) initiatives and methods the private sector could 
undertake to assist in the modernization of vocational edu-
cation programs; 
"(3) analyze and report on the distribution of spending for 
vocational education in the State and on the availability of 
vocational education activities and services within the State; 
"(4) furnish consultation to the State board on the establish-
ment of evaluation criteria for vocational education programs 
within the State; 
"(5) submit recommendations to the State board on the con-
duct of vocational education programs conducted in the State 
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note. 
Contracts with 
U.S. 
which emphasize the use of business concerns and labor organi-
zations; 
"(6) assess the distribution of financial assistance furnished 
under this Act, particularly with the analysis of the distribution 
Ante, p. 2435. 
of financial assistance between secondary vocational education 
programs and postsecondary vocational education programs; 
"(7) recommend procedures to the State board to ensure and 
enhance the participation of the public in the provision of 
vocational education at the local level within the State, particu-
larly the participation of local employers and local labor organi-
zations; 
"(8) report to the State board on the extent to which the 
individuals described in section 201(b) are provided with equal 
access to quality vocational education programs; and 
"(9)(A) evaluate at least once every two years (i) the voca-
tional education program delivery systems assisted under this 
Act, and under the Job Training Partnership Act, in terms of 
their adequacy and effectiveness in achieving the purposes of 
each of the two Acts and (ii) make recommendations to the 
State board on the adequacy and effectiveness of the coordina-
tion that takes place between vocational education and the Job 
Training Partnership Act and (B) advise the Governor, the State 
board, the State job training coordinating council, the Secre-
tary, and the Secretary of Labor of these findings and recom-
mendations. 
"(e) Each State council is authorized to obtain the services of such 
professional, technical, and clerical, personnel as may be necessary 
to enable it to carry out its functions under this Act and to contract 
for such services as may be necessary to enable the Council to carry 
out its evaluation functions, independent of programmatic and ad-
ministrative control by other State boards, agencies, and individ-
uals. 
"(f)(1)(A) From the amounts appropriated pursuant to section 3(c) Grants. 
the Secretary shall make grants to State councils from amounts 
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allotted to State councils in accordance with the method for allot-
ment contained in section 101(a)(2), without regard to paragraph (3), Ante, p. 2438. 
except that no State council shall be allotted less than $120,000 nor 
more than $225,000 for each fiscal year. 
"(B) For the purpose of subparagraph (A), the term 'State' shall 
not include the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the North-
ern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 
"(2) The expenditure of the funds paid pursuant to this subsection 
is to be determined solely by the State council for carrying out its 
functions under this Act, and may not be diverted or reprogramed 
for any other purpose by any State board, agency, or individual. 
Each State council shall designate an appropriate State agency or 
other public agency, eligible to receive funds under this Act, to act 
as its fiscal agent for purposes of disbursement, accounting, and 
auditing. 
"STATE PLANS 
"SEC. 113. (a)(1)(A) Any State desiring to receive funds from its 20 USC 2328. 
allotment for any fiscal year shall submit to the Secretary a State 
plan for a three-year period in the case of the initial plan and a 
2-year period thereafter, together with such annual revisions as the 
State board determines to be necessary. 
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"(B) The planning periods required by paragraph (1) of this subsec-
tion shall be coterminous with the planning program periods re-
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quired under section 104(a) of the Job Training Partnership Act. 
"(2)(A) In formulating the State plan (and amendments thereto) 
the State board shall meet with and utilize the State council, 
Ante, p. 2443. 
established pursuant to section 112 of this Act. 
"(B) 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 plan. A summary of such recommendations and 
the State board's response shall be included with the State plan. 
"(3) In developing the State plan, the State shall— 
"(A) assess the current and projected occupational needs and 
the current and projected demand for general occupational 
skills within the State; 
"(B) examine the needs of students, including adults, in order 
to determine how best to improve student skill levels in light of 
the State's occupational and skill requirements; 
"(C) assess the special needs of groups of individuals specified 
Post, p. 2450. 
in section 201(b) for access to vocational education and voca-
tional services in terms of labor market needs; 
"(D) assess the quality of vocational education in terms of— 
"(i) the pertinence of programs to the workplace and to 
new and emerging technologies, 
"(ii) the responsiveness of programs to the current and 
projected occupational needs in the State, 
"(iii) the capacity of programs to facilitate entry into, and 
participation in, vocational education and to ease the 
school-to-work and secondary-to-postsecondary transition, 
"(iv) the technological and educational quality of voca-
tional curricula, equipment, and instructional materials to 
enable vocational students and instructors to meet the 
challenges of increased technological demands of the work-
place; and 
"(v) the capability of vocational education programs to 
meet the needs for general occupational skills and improve-
ment of academic foundations in order to address the 
changing content of jobs; 
"(E) determine the capacity of local educational agencies, 
with respect to secondary education and postsecondary educa-
tional institutions, to deliver the vocational education services 
necessary to meet the needs identified through the assessments 
required by clauses (A) through (D) of this paragraph; and 
"(F) determine, for each fiscal year, how the services and 
Ante, p. 2435. 
activities supported by funds furnished under this Act may be 
expected to assist the State in meeting the needs identified 
through the assessments required by clauses (A) through (D) of 
this paragraph. 
"(b) Each such plan shall— 
"(1) provide assurances that, and where necessary a descrip-
tion of the manner in which, the State board will comply with 
Ante, p. 2438; 
the requirements of titles I, II, III, and V of this Act, including— 
post, pp. 2450, 
^'(A) a description of the manner in which the State will 
2457, 2479. 
comply with the criteria required for programs for the 
handicapped and for the disadvantaged prescribed by sec-
Post, p. 2454. 
tion 204; 
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98 STAT. 2447 
"(B) assurances that the State will comply with the distri-
bution of assistance requirements contained in section 203; Post, p. 2453. 
and 
"(C) assurances that, to the extent consistent with the 
number and location of individuals described in clauses (1) 
and (2) of section 201(b) in the State who are enrolled in 
Post, p. 2450. 
private elementary and secondary schools, provision is 
made for the participation of such individuals in the voca-
tional education program assisted under part A of title II of 
t h i s Act; 
Post, p. 2450. 
"(2) set forth the planned uses of Federal funds available for 
vocational education for each fiscal year for which the plan is 
submitted and describe how the State did carry out the provi-
sions of section 113(a)(3); 
Ante, p. 2445. 
"(3) describe progress the State has made in achieving the 
goals set forth in each State plan subsequent to the initial State 
plan; 
"(4) provide assurances that the State will distribute at least 
80 percent of the funds made available for parts A and B of title 
II to eligible recipients, or combination of eligible recipients. Post, pp. 2450, 
except that the State will distribute 100 percent of the funds 
2455. 
available for clauses (1) and (2) of section 202, relating to the 
Post, p. 2452. 
disadvantaged and the handicapped, to eligible recipients in 
accordance with section 203(a); 
Post, p. 2453. 
"(5) set forth the criteria the State board will use in approving 
applications of eligible recipients and allocating funds made 
available under this Act to such recipients, which shall ensure 
Ante, p. 2435. 
that States will allocate more Federal funds to eligible recipi-
ents in units of local government which are economically de-
pressed (including both urban and rural units) or which have 
high unemployment, as determined by the State; 
"(6) provide such methods of administration as are necessary 
for the proper and efficient administration of the Act; 
"(7) provide assurances that, in the use of funds available for 
single parents and homemakers under section 201(b)(3), that the Post, p. 2450. 
State will emphasize assisting individuals with the greatest 
financial need, and that in serving homemakers the State will 
give special consideration to homemakers who because of di-
vorce, separation, or the death or disability of a spouse must 
prepare for paid employment; 
"(8) provide assurances that the State will furnish relevant 
training and vocational education activities to men and women 
who desire to enter occupations that are not traditionally associ-
ated with their sex; 
"(9)(A) provide assurances that the State will develop meas-
ures for the effectiveness of programs assisted under this Act in 
meeting the needs identified in the State plan, including evalua-
tive measurements such as— 
"(i) the occupations to be trained for, which will reflect a 
realistic assessment of the labor market needs of the State; 
"(ii) the levels of skills to be achieved in particular occu-
pations, which will reflect the hiring needs of employers; 
and 
"(iii) the basic employment competencies to be used in 
performance outcomes, which will reflect the hiring needs 
of employers; 
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note. 
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note. 
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2462. 
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"(B) the State will, as a component of the measures under 
subclause (A) of this clause, establish appropriate measures for 
evaluating the effectiveness of programs for the handicapped 
assisted under this Act; and 
"(C) provide assurances that the State will evaluate not less 
than 20 percent of the eligible recipients assisted within the 
State in each fiscal year; 
"(10) describe the methods proposed for the joint planning and 
coordination of programs carried out under this Act with pro-
grams conducted under the Job Training Partnership Act, the 
Adult Education Act, title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 as modified by chapter 1 of the Education 
Consolidation and Improvement Act, the Education of the 
Handicapped Act, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and with 
apprenticeship training programs; 
(11) that programs of personnel development, and curricu-
lum development shall be funded to further the goals identified 
in the State plan; 
"(12) provide assurances that the vocational education needs 
of those identifiable segments of the population in the State 
that have the highest rates of unemployment have been thor-
oughly assessed, and that such needs are reflected in and 
addressed by the State plan; 
"(13) provide assurances that the State board will cooperate 
with the State council on vocational education in carrying out 
its duties under this part; 
"(14) provide assurance that none of the funds expended 
under this Act will be used to acquire equipment (including 
computer software) in any instance in which such acquisition 
results in a direct financial benefit to any organization repre-
senting the interests of the purchasing entity or its employees 
or any affiliate of such an organization; 
"(15) provide assurances that for each fiscal year, expendi-
tures for career guidance and counseling from allotments for 
title II and part D of title III will not be less than the expendi-
tures for such guidance and counseling in the State for the 
fiscal year 1984 assisted under section 134(a) of the Vocational 
Education Act of 1963; 
"(16) provide assurances that Federal funds made available 
under this Act will be used so as to supplement, and to the 
extent practicable increase the amount of State and local funds 
that would in the absence of such Federal funds be made 
available for the uses specified in the State plan, and in no case 
supplant such State or local funds; and 
(17) provide assurances that the State will provide for such 
fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be neces-
sary to assure the proper disbursement of, and accounting for. 
Federal funds paid to the State (including such funds paid by 
the State to eligible recipients under this Act). 
"(cXD When changes in program conditions, labor market condi-
tions, funding, or other factors require substantial amendment to an 
approved State plan, the State board, in consultation with the State 
council, shall submit amendments to such State plan to the Secre-
tary. Any such amendments shall be subject to review by the State 
job training coordinating council, and the State council. 
"(2) The Secretary shall approve, within sixty days of submission, 
the State plan amendments which meet the requirements of this 
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98 STAT. 2449 
section, unless such amendments propose changes that are inconsist-
ent with the requirements and purposes of this Act. The Secretary 
shall not finally disapprove such amendments except after giving 
reasonable notice and an opportunity for a hearing to the State 
board. 
"APPROVAL 
"SEC. 114. (a)(1) Each State plan shall, not less than 60 days before 
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the plan is to be submitted to the Secretary, be furnished to the 
State legislature and the State job training coordinating council of 
the State under section 122 of the Job Training Partnership Act for 
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review and comment. If the matters covered by the comments of the 
State legislature and the State job training coordinating council are 
not covered by the State plan, the State shall submit the comments 
with the State plan to the Secretary. 
"(2) If the State legislature is not in session during the period 
described in paragraph (1), the State board shall submit the plan for 
review and comment to the next meeting of the State legislature 
and forward the comments of the State legislature to the Secretary 
when the comments are received. 
"(b)(1) Each State plan shall be submitted to the State council on 
vocational education for review and comment not later than 60 days 
prior to the submission of the plan to the Secretary. 
"(2) If the State council finds that the final State plan is objection-
able for any reason, including that it does not meet the labor market 
needs of the State, the State council shall file its objections with the 
State board. The State board shall respond to any objections of the 
State council in submitting such plan to the Secretary. The Secre-
tary shall consider such comments in reviewing the State plan. 
"(c)(1) The Secretary shall provide technical assistance and guid-
ance to the States in order to assist the States to fulfill the require-
ments of section 113(a)(3). 
Ante, p. 2445. 
"(2)(A) Each State plan shall be submitted to the Secretary by 
May 1 preceding the beginning of the first fiscal year for which such 
plan is to be in effect. The Secretary shall approve, within sixty 
days, each such plan which meets the requirements of section 113, 
and shall not finally disapprove a State plan except after giving 
reasonable notice and an opportunity for a hearing to the State 
board. 
"(B) The document submitted under subparagraph (A) shall be 
considered to be the general application required to be submitted by 
the State for funds received under this Act for purposes of the 
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"LOCAL APPLICATION 
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recipient desiring to receive assistance under this Act shall, accord-
ing to requirements established by the State board, submit to the 
St-ate board an application, covering the same period as the State 
plan, for the use of such assistance. The State board shall determine 
requirements for local applications (and amendments thereto), 
except that each such application shall— 
"(1) set forth the vocational education programs, services, and 
activities proposed to be funded; and 
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"(2) describe the coordination with relevant programs con-
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ducted under the Job Training Partnership Act and the Adult 
note. 
Education Act, to avoid duplication. 
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"(b) Each such local application shall be available for review and 
Public 
comment by interested parties, including the appropriate adminis-
inspection. 
trative entity under the Job Training Partnership Act. 
"(c)(1) Eligible recipients providing relatively few vocational edu-
cation programs, services, and activities funded with limited total 
Federal and State funds may, as determined by the State board, be 
exempt from the requirements of subsection (a) or (b) or both. 
"(2) Each State board shall identify in its State plan the appropri-
ate criteria for determining such exemptions. 
"TITLE II—BASIC STATE GRANTS FOR VOCATIONAL 
EDUCATION 
"PART A—VOCATIONAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES 
"USES OF FUNDS 
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"SEC. 201. (a) From the portion of the allotment of each State 
Ante, p. 2438. 
Under section 101 available for this part, each State shall provide 
vocational education services and activities designed to meet the 
special needs of groups of individuals specified in subsection (b). 
"(b) To meet the needs identified in the State plan, each State 
shall use the portion of its allotment available for this part in any 
fiscal year to provide vocational education services and activities 
designed to meet the special needs of, and to enhance the participa-
tion of^ 
"(1) handicapped individuals; 
"(2) disadvantaged individuals; 
"(3) adults who are in need of training and retraining; 
"(.4) individuals who are single parents or homemakers; 
"(5) individuals who participate in programs designed to 
eliminate sex bias and stereotyping in vocational education; and 
"(6) criminal offenders who are serving in a correctional 
institution. 
"(cXl) Each State shall use the portion of its allotment available 
for this part in any fiscal year for handicapped individuals only for 
the Federal share of expenditures limited to supplemental or addi-
tional staff, equipment, materials, and services not provided to other 
individuals in vocational education that are essential for handi-
capped individuals to participate in vocational education. If the 
conditions of handicapped students require a separate program, 
each State may use such funds for the Federal share of the costs of 
the services and activities in separate vocational education pro-
grams for handicapped individuals which exceed the average aver-
age per-pupil expenditures for regular services and activities of the 
eligible recipient. 
"(2) Each State shall use the portion of its allotment available for 
this part in any fiscal year for disadvantaged individuals only for 
the Federal share of expenditures limited to supplemental or addi-
tional staff, equipment, materials, and services not provided to other 
individuals in vocational education that are essential for disadvan-
taged individuals to participate in vocational education. If the condi-
tions of disadvantaged individuals require a separate program, each 
State may use such funds for the Federal share of the costs of the 
PUBLIC LAW 98-524—OCT. 19, 1984 
98 STAT. 2451 
services and activities in separate vocational education programs for 
disadvantaged individuals which exceed the average per-pupil ex-
penditures for regular services and activities of the eligible recipi-
ent. 
"(d)(1) Each State may use the portion of its allotment available 
for this part for any fiscal year for the improvement of vocational 
education services and activities designed to provide equal access to 
quality vocational education to disadvantaged individuals, the costs 
of services and activities which apply the latest technological ad-
vances to courses of instruction, and, subject to the provisions of 
paragraph (2), the acquisition of modern machinery and tools. 
"(2) Funds available to each recipient under this part for the 
disadvantaged may be expended for the acquisition of modern ma-
chinery and tools in schools at which at least 75 percent of the 
students enrolled are economically disadvantaged. 
"(e)(1) Each State shall use the portion of its allotment available 
for this part to provide, improve, and expand adult and postsecond-
ary vocational education services and activities to train and retrain 
adults. 
"(2) Funds used for the purpose described in subsection (a) may be 
used for services and activities developed in coordination with the 
State agency administering title III of the Job Training Partnership 
Act. 
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"(3) Funds for services and activities under this section may be 
used for— 
"(A) additional training under title III of the Job Training 
Partnership Act; 
"(B) vocational education programs for training or retraining 
adults, including programs for older individuals and displaced 
homemakers; 
"(C) the costs of serving adults in other vocational education 
programs, including paying the costs of instruction or the costs 
of keeping school facilities open longer; 
"(D) individuals who have completed or left high school and 
who are enrolled in organized programs of study for which 
credit is given toward an associate or other degree, but which 
programs are not designed as baccalaureate or higher degree 
programs; and 
"(E) individuals who have already entered the labor market, 
or have completed or left high school, and who are not described 
in clause (D). 
"(f) Each State may only use the portion of its allotment available 
for this part to— 
"(1) provide, subsidize, reimburse or pay for vocational educa-
tion and training activities, including basic literacy instruction 
and necessary educational materials, that will furnish single 
parents and homemakers with marketable skills; 
"(2) make grants to eligible recipients for expanding voca-
tional education services when this expansion directly increases 
the eligible recipients' capacity for providing single parents and 
homemakers with marketable skills; 
"(3) make grants to community-based organizations for the 
provision of vocational education services to single parents and 
homemakers, if the State determines that the community-based 
organization has demonstrated effectiveness in providing com-
parable or related services to single parents and homemakers, 
taking into account the demonstrated performance of such an 
98 STAT. 2452 
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Infra. 
Ante, p. 2441. 
organization in terms of cost, the quality of training and the 
characteristics of the participants; 
"(4) make vocational education and training more accessible 
to single parents and homemakers by assisting them with child 
care or transportation services or by organizing and scheduling 
the programs so that such programs are more accessible; or 
"(5) provide information to single parents and homemakers to 
inform them of vocational education programs and related sup-
port services. 
"(g) That portion of the allotment described in section 202(5) shall 
be available for— 
"(1) programs, services, and activities to eliminate sex bias 
and stereotyping in secondary and postsecondary vocational 
education; 
"(2) vocational education programs, services, and activities for 
girls and women, aged 14 through 25, designed to enable the 
participants to support themselves and their families; and 
"(3) support services for individuals participating in voca-
tional education programs, services, and activities described in 
clauses (1) and (2) including dependent-care services and trans-
portation. 
The requirement with respect to age limitations contained in clause 
(2) of subsection (a) may be waived whenever the individual de-
scribed in section lll(bXl) determines that the waiver is essential to 
meet the objectives of this section. 
"(hXD Each State may use the portion of its allotment available 
for this part in any fiscal year for basic skills instruction for 
vocational education students and related to their instructional 
program whenever the State board determines that such instruction 
is necessary to carry out the purposes described in subsection (b) of 
this section. 
"(2) Each State may use the portion of its allotment available for 
this part in any fiscal year for the provision of educational training 
through arrangements with private vocational training institutions, 
private postsecondary educational institutions, and employers when-
ever such institutions or employers can make a significant contribu-
tion to obtaining the objectives of the State plan and can provide 
substantially equivalent training at a lesser cost, or can provide 
equipment or services not available in public institutions. 
"(iXD Vocational education services and activities described in 
subsection (b) shall, to the extent practicable, include work-site 
programs such as cooperative vocational education, work-study, and 
apprenticeship programs. 
"(2) Vocational education services and activities described in sub-
section (b) may include placement services for students who have 
successfully completed vocational education programs. 
DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE 
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"SEC. 202. From the portion of the allotment of each State avail-
able for this part for each fiscal year— 
Handicapped 
"(1) 10 percent of the funds available for this title shall be 
persons. 
available for handicapped individuals; 
Disadvantaged 
"(2) 22 percent of such funds shall be available for disadvan-
persons, 
taged individuals; 
"(3) 12 percent of such funds shall be available for adults who 
are in need of training and retraining; 
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98 STAT. 2453 
"(4) 8.5 percent of such funds shall be available for individuals 
who are single parents and homemakers; 
"(5) 3.5 percent of such funds shall be available for individuals 
who are participants in programs designed to eliminate sex bias 
and stereotyping in vocational education; and 
"(6) 1 percent of such funds shall be made available for 
criminal offenders who are in correctional institutions. 
WITHIN STATE ALLOCATION 
"SEC. 203. (a)(1)(A) The State board shall allocate the 10 percent of 
the amount allotted to the State and available for this title for 
vocational education services and activities for the handicapped to 
eligible recipients in accordance with the provisions of this para-
graph. 
"(B) Of the amount allocated under this paragraph— 
"(i) 50 percent of such amount shall be allocated to eligible 
recipients on the basis of the relative number of economically 
disadvantaged individuals enrolled in each eligible recipient in 
the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the determina-
tion is made to the total number of such individuals enrolled in 
all eligible recipients within the State in such year; and 
"(ii) 50 percent shall be allocated on the basis of the relative 
number of handicapped students served in vocational education 
programs by each eligible recipient within the State in the fiscal 
year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is 
made as compared to the total number of such individuals 
served by all eligible recipients within the State in such year. 
"(2)(A) The State board shall allocate the 22 percent of the amount 
allotted to the State and available for this title for vocational 
education services and activities for the disadvantaged to eligible 
recipients in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph. 
"(B) Of the amount allocated under this paragraph— 
"(i) 50 percent of such amount shall be allocated to eligible 
recipients on the basis of the relative number of economically 
disadvantaged individuals enrolled in each eligible recipient in 
the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the determina-
tion is made compared to the total number of such individuals 
enrolled in all eligible recipients within the State in such year; 
and 
"(ii) 50 percent shall be allocated on the basis of the rela-
tive number of disadvantaged individuals and individuals with 
limited English proficiency served in vocational education pro-
grams by each eligible recipient within the State in the fiscal 
year preceding the fiscal year for which the determination is 
made as compared to the total number of such individuals 
served by all eligible recipients within the State in such year. 
"(3) The State board shall assure that sums allocated among 
eligible recipients pursuant to this subsection shall be used by an 
eligible recipient for vocational education services and activities for 
individuals with limited English proficiency in the same proportion 
as the number of individuals with limited English proficiency served 
by each eligible recipient within the State in the fiscal year preced-
ing the fiscal year for which the determination is made bears to the 
population of the State in that year. 
'(4) Each local educational agency shall use, to the extent feasible, 
community-based organizations of demonstrated effectiveness, in 
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Disadvantaged 
persons. 
Handicapped 
persons. 
Disadvantaged 
persons. 
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addition to other eligible recipients, for the use of funds available 
under this part in areas of the State in which there is an absence of 
sufficient vocational education facilities or in which the vocational 
education programs do not adequately address the needs of disad-
vantaged students, or in which the local educational agency deter-
mines that the community-based organization can better serve 
disadvantaged students. 
"(5) Each local educational agency is authorized to use funds 
allocated under paragraph (1) of this subsection for joint projects 
with one or more other local educational agencies. 
"(b) The State board may encourage any eligible recipient within 
the State which is eligible to receive a grant under this part which is 
$1,000 or less in any fiscal year to operate programs jointly with 
another eligible recipient. 
"(c) The State board shall establish criteria for the distribution of 
the remaining amount of the allotment of the State available for 
this part to eligible recipients and to community-based organizations 
Ante, p. 2450. 
pursuant to section 201(c)(3) within the State for the purposes 
Ante, p. 2452. 
described in clauses (3), (4), (5), and (6) of section 202. 
"CRITERIA FOR SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE HANDICAPPED AND 
FOR THE DISADVANTAGED 
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"SEC. 204. (a) The State board shall, with respect to that portion of 
Ante, p. 2453. 
the allotment distributed in accordance with section 203(a) for 
vocational education services and activities for handicapped individ-
uals and disadvantaged individuals, provide assurances that— 
"(1) equal access will be provided to handicapped and disad-
vantaged individuals in recruitment, enrollment, and place-
ment activities; 
"(2) equal access will be provided to handicapped and disad-
vantaged individuals to the full range of vocational programs 
available to nonhandicapped and nondisadvantaged individuals, 
including occupationally specific courses of study, cooperative 
education, and apprenticeship programs; and 
"(3)(A) vocational education programs and activities for 
handicapped individuals will be provided in the least restrictive 
environment in accordance with section 612(5)(B) of the Educa-
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tion of the Handicapped Act and will, whenever appropriate, be 
included as a component of the individualized education plan 
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required under section 612(4) and section 614(a)(5) of such Act; 
and 
"(B) vocational education planning for handicapped individ-
uals will be coordinated between appropriate representatives of 
vocational education and special education. 
"(b) Each local educational agency shall, with respect to that 
portion of the allotment distributed in accordance with section 
Ante, p. 2453. 
203(a) for vocational education services and activities for handi-
capped individuals and disadvantaged individuals, provide informa-
tion to handicapped and disadvantaged students and parents of such 
students concerning the opportunities available in vocational educa-
tion at least one year before the students enter the grade level in 
which vocational education programs are first generally available in 
the State, but in no event later than the beginning of the ninth 
grade, together with the requirements for eligibility for enrollment 
in such vocational education programs. 
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98 STAT. 2455 
"(c) Each student who enrolls in vocational education programs 
and to whom subsection (b) applies shall receive— 
"(1) assessment of the interests, abilities, and special needs of 
such student with respect to completing successfully the voca-
tional education program; 
"(2) special services, including adaptation of curriculum, in-
struction, equipment, and facilities, designed to meet the needs 
described in clause (1); 
"(3) guidance, counseling, and career development activities 
conducted by professionally trained counselors who are associ-
ated with the provision of such special services; and 
"(4) counseling services designed to facilitate the transition 
from school to post-school employment and career opportuni-
ties. 
"PART B—VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT, 
INNOVATION, AND EXPANSION 
"USES OF FUNDS 
"SEC. 251. (a) From the portion of the allotment of each State 
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under section 101 available for this part from amounts appropriated 
Ante, p. 2438. 
pursuant to section 3(a) for each fiscal year, each State may use Ante, p. 2437. 
funds so available to meet the needs identified in the State plan 
for— 
"(1) the improvement of vocational education programs 
within the State designed to improve the quality of vocational 
education, including high-technology programs involving an in-
dustry-education partnership as described in part D of title III, Post, p. 2462. 
apprenticeship training programs, and the provision of techni-
cal assistance; 
"(2) the expansion of vocational education activities necessary 
to meet student needs and the introduction of new vocational 
education programs, particularly in economically depressed 
urban and rural areas of the State; 
"(3) the introduction of new vocational education programs, 
particularly in economically depressed urban and rural areas; 
"(4) the creation or expansion of programs to train workers in 
skilled occupations needed to revitalize businesses and indus-
tries or to promote the entry of new businesses and industries 
into a State or community; 
"(5) exemplary and innovative programs which stress new 
and emerging technologies and which are designed 
to 
strengthen vocational education services and activities; 
"(6) the improvement and expansion of postsecondary and 
adult vocational education programs and related services for 
out-of-school youth and adults, which may include upgrading 
the skills of (A) employed workers, (B) workers who are unem-
ployed or threatened with unemployment as a result of techno-
logical change or industrial dislocation, (C) workers with limited 
English proficiency, and (D) displaced homemakers and single 
heads of households; 
"(7) the improvement and expansion of career counseling and 
guidance authorized by part D of title III; 
"(8) programs relating to curriculum development in voca-
tional education within the State, including the application of 
basic skills training; 
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"(9) the expansion and improvement of programs at area 
vocational education schools; 
"(10) the acquisition of equipment and the renovation of 
facilities necessary to improve or expand vocational education 
programs within the State; 
"(11) the conduct of special courses and teaching strategies 
designed to teach the fundamental principles of mathematics 
and science through practical applications which are an inte-
gral part of the student's occupational program; 
"(12) the assignment of personnel to work with employers and 
eligible recipients in a region to coordinate efforts to ensure 
that vocational programs are responsive to the labor market 
and supportive of apprenticeship training programs; 
"(13) the activities of vocational student organizations carried 
out as an integral part of the secondary and postsecondary 
instructional program; 
"(14) prevocational programs; 
"(15) programs of modern industrial and agricultural arts; 
"(16) support for full-time personnel to carry out section 
Ante, p. 2441. 
111(b) which shall be paid for from administrative expenses of 
Ante, p. 2440. 
the State available under section 102(b); 
"(17) the provision of stipends, which shall not exceed reason-
able amounts as prescribed by the Secretary by regulation, for 
students entering or already enrolled in vocational education 
programs who have acute economic needs which cannot be met 
under work-study programs; 
"(18) placement services for students who have successfully 
completed vocational education programs (including special 
services for the handicapped and cooperative efforts with reha-
bilitation programs); 
"(19) day care services for children of students in secondary 
and postsecondary vocational education programs; 
"(20) the construction of area vocational education school 
facilities in areas having a demonstrated need for such facili-
ties; 
"(21) the acquisition of high-technology equipment for voca-
tional education programs; 
"(22) the provision of vocational education through arrange-
ments with private vocational education institutions, private 
postsecondary educational institutions, and employers when-
ever such private institutions or employers can make a signifi-
Ante, p. 2435. 
cant Contribution to attaining the objectives of this Act and can 
provide substantially equivalent preparation at a lesser cost, or 
can provide equipment or services not available in public insti-
tutions; 
"(23) the acquisition and operation of communications and 
telecommunications equipment for vocational education pro-
grams; and 
"(24) the improvement or expansion of any other vocational 
Ante, p. 2450. 
education activities authorized under part A. 
"(b) From the portion of the allotment of each State under section 
Ante, p. 2438. 
101 available for this part from amounts appropriated pursuant to 
Ante, p. 2437. 
section 3(a) for each fiscal year, each State shall use grants for the 
provision of inservice and preservice training designed to increase 
the competence of vocational education teachers, counselors, and 
administrators, including special emphasis on the integration of 
PUBLIC LAW 98-524—OCT. 19, 1984 
98 STAT. 2457 
handicapped and disadvantaged students in regular courses of voca-
tional education. 
"CRITERIA FOR PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT, INNOVATION, AND EXPANSION 
"SEC. 252. (a) Subject to the provisions of this part, each State may 20 use 2342. 
expend funds available under this part in the manner best suited to 
carry out the purposes of this Act within the State. 
Ante, p. 2435. 
"(b) Each State may make use of community-based organizations 
of demonstrated effectiveness, in addition to eligible recipients, for 
the use of funds available under this part in areas of the State in 
which there is an absence of sufficient vocational education facilities 
or in which the vocational education programs do not adequately 
address the needs of disadvantaged students or wherever the com-
munity-based organization can better serve disadvantaged students. 
"(c) Any project assisted with funds made available under this 
part shall be of sufficient size, scope, and quality to give reasonable 
promise of meeting the vocational education needs of the students 
involved in the project. 
"TITLE III—SPECIAL PROGRAMS 
"PART A—STATE ASSISTANCE FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SUPPORT 
PROGRAMS BY COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS 
"APPLICATIONS 
"SEC. 301. (a) Each community-based organization which desires to 20 use 2351. 
receive assistance under this part shall prepare jointly with the 
appropriate eligible recipient and submit an application to the State 
board at such time, in such manner, and containing or accompanied 
by such information as the State board may require. Each such 
application shall— 
"(1) contain an agreement between the community-based or-
ganization and the eligible recipients in the area to be served, 
which includes the designation of fiscal agents established for 
the program; 
"(2) provide a description of the uses for which assistance is 
sought pursuant to section 302(b) together with evaluation crite- Post, p. 2458. 
ria to be applied to the program; 
"(3) provide assurances that the community-based organiza-
tion will give special consideration to the needs of severely 
economically and educationally disadvantaged youth ages six-
teen through twenty-one, inclusive; 
"(4) provide assurances that business concerns will be in-
volved, as appropriate, in services and activities for which 
assistance is sought; 
"(5) describe the collaborative efforts with the eligible recipi-
ents and the manner in which the services and activities for 
which assistance is sought will serve to enhance the enrollment 
of severely economically and educationally disadvantaged youth 
into the vocational education programs; and 
"(6) provide assurances that the programs conducted by the 
community-based organization will conform to the applicable 
standards of performance and measures of effectiveness re-
quired of vocational education programs in the State. 
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"USES OF FUNDS 
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"SEC. 302. (a) From the portion of the allotment of each State 
Ante, p. 2438. 
under section 101 available for this part, each State shall provide 
financial assistance to joint programs of eligible recipients and 
community-based organizations within the State for the conduct of 
special vocational education services and activities described in 
subsection (b). 
"(b) Funds provided under this section may be used in accordance 
with State plans for— 
"(1) outreach programs to facilitate the entrance of youth into 
a program of transitional services and subsequent entrance into 
vocational education, employment or other education and 
training; 
"(2) transitional services such as attitudinal and motivational 
prevocational training programs; 
"(3) prevocational educational preparation and basic skills 
development conducted in cooperation with business concerns; 
"(4) special prevocational preparations programs targeted to 
inner-city youth, non-English speaking youth, Appalachian 
youth, and the youth of other urban and rural areas having a 
high density of poverty who need special prevocational educa-
tion programs; 
"(5) career intern programs; 
"(6) assessment of students needs in relation to vocational 
education and jobs; and 
"(7) guidance and counseling to assist students with occupa-
tional choices and with the selection of a vocational education 
program. 
"PART B—CONSUMER AND HOMEMAKER EDUCATION 
"CONSUMER AND HOMEMAKER EDUCATION GRANTS 
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"SEC. 311. From the portion of the allotment of each State under 
section 101 available for this part, the Secretary is authorized to 
make grants to States to assist them in conducting consumer and 
homemaker education programs. Such programs may include (1) 
instructional programs, services, and activities that prepare youth 
and adults for the occupation of homemaking, and (2) instruction in 
the areas of food and nutrition, consumer education, family living 
and parenthood education, child development and guidance, hous-
ing, home management (including resource management), and cloth-
ing and textiles. 
"USE OF FUNDS FROM CONSUMER AND HOMEMAKER EDUCATION 
GRANTS 
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"SEC. 312. (a) Grants to any State under this part shall be used, in 
Ante, p. 2449. 
accordance with State plans approved under section 114— 
"(1) to conduct programs in economically depressed areas; 
"(2) to encourage participation of traditionally underserved 
populations; 
(3) to encourage the elimination of sex bias and sex stereo-
typing; 
(4) to improve, expand, and update programs with an empha-
sis on those which specifically address needs described under 
clauses (1), (2), and (3); and 
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98 STAT. 2459 
"(5) to address priorities and emerging concerns at the local, 
State, and national levels. 
"(b) Grants for the purposes set forth in subsection (a) may be used 
for— 
"(1) program development and improvement of instruction 
and curricula relating to managing individual and family re-
sources, making consumer choices, managing home and work 
responsibilities, improving responses to individual and family 
crises, strengthening parenting skills, assisting aged and handi-
capped individuals, improving nutrition, conserving limited re-
sources, understanding the impact of new technology on life and 
work, applying consumer and homemaker education skills to 
jobs and careers, and other needs as determined by the State; 
and 
"(2) support services and activities designed to ensure the 
quality and effectiveness of programs, including demonstration 
of innovative and exemplary projects, community outreach to 
underserved populations, application of academic skills (such as 
reading, writing, mathematics, and science) through consumer 
and homemaker education programs, curriculum development, 
research, program evaluation, development of instructional ma-
terials, teacher education, upgrading of equipment, teacher su-
pervision, and State administration and leadership, including 
activities of the student organization. 
"(c) Not less than one-third of the Federal funds made available to 
any State under this section shall be expended in economically 
depressed areas or areas with high rates of unemployment for 
programs designed to assist consumers and to help improve home 
environments and the quality of family life. 
"INFORMATION DISSEMINATION AND LEADERSHIP 
"SEC. 313. (a) The State board shall ensure that the experience 
20 use 2363. 
and information gained through carrying out programs assisted 
under this part is shared with administrators for the purpose of 
program planning. Funds available under this part shall be used to 
assist in providing State leadership qualified by experience and 
preparation in home economics education. 
"(b) Not more than 6 percent of the funds available under this 
part may be used to carry out leadership activities under this 
section. 
"PART C—ADULT TRAINING, RETRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT 
DEVELOPMENT 
"FINDINGS AND PURPOSE 
"SEC. 321. (a) The Congress finds that— 
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"(1) technological change, international competition, and the 
demographics of the Nation's work force have resulted in in-
creases in the numbers of adult workers who are unemployed, 
who have been dislocated, or who require training, retraining, 
or upgrading of skills, 
"(2) many women entering and reentering the paid labor 
market are disproportionately employed in low-wage occupa-
tions and require additional training. 
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"(3) many adults cannot gain access to or benefit fully from 
vocational education due to limited English proficiency, and 
"(4) these needs can be met by vocational education programs 
that are responsive to the needs of individuals and the demands 
of the labor market. 
"(b) It is the purpose of this part (1) to provide financial assistance 
to the States to enable them to expand and improve vocational 
education programs designed to meet urgent needs for training, 
retraining, and employment development of adults who have com-
pleted or left high school and are preparing to enter or have entered 
the labor market, in order to equip adults with the competencies 
and skills required for productive employment, and (2) to ensure 
that such programs are relevant to the labor market needs and 
accessible to all segments of the population, including women, 
minorities, the handicapped, individuals with limited English 
proficiency, workers fifty-five and older, and the economically 
disadvantaged. 
"AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS AND USES OF FUNDS 
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"SEC. 322. (a) From the portion of the allotment of each State 
Ante, p. 2438. 
under section 101 available for this part, the Secretary shall make 
grants to the States for programs, services, and activities authorized 
by this part. 
"OJXI) Grants to States under this part may be used, in accordance 
with State plans, for— 
"(A) vocational education programs, services, activities, and 
Ante, p. 2450. 
employment development authorized by title II which are de-
signed to meet the needs of— 
"(i) individuals who have graduated from or left high 
school and who need additional vocational education for 
entry into the labor force; 
"(ii) unemployed individuals who require training to 
obtain employment or increase their employability; 
"(iii) employed individuals who require retraining to 
retain their jobs, or who need training to upgrade 
their skills to qualify for higher paid or more dependable 
employment; 
"(iv) displaced homemakers and single heads of house-
holds who are entering or reentering the labor force; 
"(v) employers who require assistance in training individ-
uals for new employment opportunities or in retraining 
employees in new skills required by changes in technology, 
products, or processes; and 
"(vi) workers fifty-five and older; 
"(B) short-term programs of retraining designed to upgrade or 
update skills in accordance with changed work requirements; 
"(C) education and training programs designed cooperatively 
with employers, such as— 
"(i) institutional and worksite programs, including ap-
prenticeship training programs (or combinations of such 
programs) especially tailored to the needs of an industry or 
group of industries for skilled workers, technicians, or man-
agers, or to assist their existing work force to adjust to 
changes in technology or work requirements; and 
"(ii) quick-start, customized training for workers in new 
and expanding industries, or for workers for placement in 
PUBLIC LAW 98-524—OCT. 19, 1984 
98 STAT. 2461 
jobs that are difficult to fill because of a shortage of workers 
with the requisite skills, 
"(D) building more effective linkages between vocational 
education programs and private sector employers (through a 
variety of programs including programs where secondary school 
students are employed on a part-time basis as registered ap-
prentices with transition to full-time apprenticeships upon grad-
uation), and between eligible recipients of assistance under this 
Act and economic development agencies and other public and 
Ante, p. 2435. 
private agencies providing job training and employment serv-
ices, in order to more effectively reach out to and serve individ-
uals described in subparagraph (A); 
"(E) cooperative education programs with public and private 
sector employers and economic development agencies, including 
seminars in institutional or worksite settings, designed to im-
prove management and increase productivity; 
"(F) entrepreneurship training programs which assist individ-
uals in the establishment, management, and operation of small 
business enterprises; 
"(G) recruitment, job search assistance, counseling, remedial 
services, and information and outreach programs designed to 
encourage and assist males and females to take advantage of 
vocational education programs and services, with particular 
attention to reaching women, older workers, individuals with 
limited English proficiency, the handicapped, and the disadvan-
taged; 
"(H) curriculum development, acquisition of instructional 
equipment and materials, personnel training, pilot projects, and 
related and additional services and activities required to effec-
tively carry out the purposes of this part; 
"(I) the costs of serving adults in other vocational education 
programs, including paying the costs of instruction or the costs 
of keeping school facilities open longer; and 
"(J) related instruction for apprentices in apprenticeship 
training programs. 
"(2) In making grants under this part, the Secretary shall require 
each State, in its State plan (or an amendment thereto), to assure 
that programs— 
"(A) are designed with the active participation of the State 
council established pursuant to section 112; 
Ante, p. 2443. 
"(B) make maximum effective use of existing institutions, are 
planned to avoid duplication of programs or institutional capa-
bilities, and to the fullest extent practicable are designed to 
strengthen institutional capacity to meet the education and 
training needs addressed by this part; 
"(C) involve close cooperation with and participation by public 
and private sector employers and public and private agencies 
working with problems of employment and training and eco-
nomic development; and 
"(D) where appropriate, involve coordination with programs 
under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Education of the 29 use 701 note. 
Handicapped Act. 
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"COORDINATION WITH THE JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT 
"SEC. 323. (a) Each State receiving grants under this part shall 20 use 2373. 
include in the State plan methods and procedures for coordinating 
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vocational education programs, services, and activities funded under 
this part to provide programs of assistance for dislocated workers 
29 use 1651. 
funded under title III of the Job Training Partnership Act. 
"(b)(1) The State board shall consult with the State job training 
coordinating council (established under section 122 of the Job Train-
29 use 1532. 
ing Partnership Act) in order that programs assisted under this part 
may be taken into account by such council in formulating recom-
mendations to the Governor for the Governor's coordination and 
29 use 1531. 
special services plan required by section 121 of such Act. 
"(2) The State board shall also adopt such procedures as it consid-
ers necessary to encourage coordination between eligible recipients 
receiving funds under this part and the appropriate administrative 
29 use 1501 
entity established under the Job Training Partnership Act in the 
note. 
conduct of their respective programs, in order to achieve the most 
effective use of all Federal funds through programs that comple-
ment and supplement each other, and, to the extent feasible, provide 
an ongoing and integrated program of training and services for 
workers in need of such assistance. 
"PART D—COMPREHENSIVE CAREER GUIDANCE AND COUNSEUNG 
PROGRAMS 
"GRANTS FOR CAREER GUIDANCE AND COUNSEUNG 
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"SEC. 331. From the portion of the allotment of each State under 
Ante, p. 2438. 
section 101 available for this part, the Secretary is authorized to 
make grants to States to assist them in conducting career guidance 
and counseling programs authorized by this part. 
"USE OF FUNDS FROM CAREER GUIDANCE AND COUNSEUNG GRANTS 
20 use 2382. 
"SEC. 332. (a) Grants to any State under this part shall be used, in 
accordance with State plans (and amendments thereto), for pro-
grams (organized and administered by certified counselors) designed 
to improve, expand, and extend career guidance and counseling 
programs to meet the career development, vocational education, and 
employment needs of vocational education students and potential 
students. Such programs shall be designed to assist individuals— 
"(1) to acquire self-assessment, career planning, career deci-
sionmaking, and employability skills; 
"(2) to make the transition from education and training to 
work; 
"(3) to maintain marketability of current job skills in estab-
lished occupations; 
"(4) to develop new skills to move away from declining occu-
pational fields and enter new and emerging fields in high-
technology areas and fields experiencing skill shortages; 
"(5) to develop midcareer job search skills and to clarify 
career goals; and 
"(6) to obtain and use information on financial assistance for 
postsecondary and vocational education, and job training. 
"(b) Programs of career guidance and counseling under this part 
shall encourage the elimination of sex, age, handicapping condition, 
and race bias and stereotyping, provide for community outreach, 
enlist the collaboration of the family, the community, business, 
industry, and labor and be accessible to all segments of the popula-
tion, including women, minorities, the handicapped, and the eco-
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98 STAT. 2463 
nomically disadvantaged. The programs authorized by this part 
shall consist of— 
"(1) instructional activities and other services at all educa-
tional levels to help students with the skills described in clauses 
(1) through (6) of subsection (a); and 
"(2) services and activities designed to ensure the quality and 
effectiveness of career guidance and counseling programs and 
projects assisted under this part, such as counselor education 
(including education of counselors working with individuals 
with limited English proficiency), training of support personnel, 
curriculum development, research and demonstration projects, 
experimental programs, instructional materials development, 
equipment acquisition, and State and local leadership and su-
pervision; and 
"(3) projects which provide opportunities for counselors to 
obtain firsthand experience in business and industry, and 
projects which provide opportunities to acquaint students with 
business, industry, the labor market, and training opportunities 
(including secondary educational programs that have at least 
one characteristic of an apprenticeable occupation as recognized 
by the Department of Labor or the State Apprenticeship Agency 
in accordance with the Act of August 16, 1937, known as the 
National Apprenticeship Act, in concert with local business, 29 use 50 note. 
industry, labor, and other appropriate apprenticeship training 
entities, designed to prepare participants for an apprenticeable 
occupation or provide information concerning apprenticeable 
occupations and their prerequisites). 
"(c) Not less than 20 percent of the sums made available to a State 
under this part shall be used for programs designed to eliminate sex, 
age, and race bias and stereotyping under subsection (b) and for 
activities to ensure that programs under this part are accessible to 
all segments of the population, including women, the disadvantaged, 
the hahdicapped, individuals with limited English proficiency, and 
minorities. 
"INFORMATION DISSEMINATION AND LEADERSHIP 
"SEC. 333. (a) The State board shall ensure that the experience 20 use 2383. 
and information gained through programs assisted under this part 
is shared with administrators for the purpose of program planning. 
Funds available under this part shall be used to assist in providing 
State leadership qualified by experience and knowledge in guidance 
and counseling. 
"(b) Not more than 6 percent of the funds available under this 
part may be used to carry out leadership activities under this 
section. 
"PART E—INDUSTRY-EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP FOR TRAINING IN 
HIGH-TECHNOLOGY OCCUPATIONS 
"FINDINGS AND PURPOSE 
"SEC. 341. (a) The Congress finds that— 
"(1) shortages of technicians in high-technology fields are 20 use 2391. 
adversely affecting the Nation's productivity, its competitive-
ness in world markets, defense capability, and economic health; 
and 
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"(2) the Nation's vocational education system can make a 
major contribution in meeting the need for trained technicians 
and skilled workers in these fields, particularly through part-
nerships between vocational agencies and institutions and pri-
vate business and industry. 
"(b) It is therefore the purpose of this part— 
"(1) to provide incentives for business and industry and the 
vocational education community to develop programs to train 
the skilled workers needed to produce, install, operate, and 
maintain high-technology equipment, systems, and processes; 
and 
"(2) to ensure that such programs are relevant to the labor 
market and accessible to all segments of the population, includ-
ing women, minorities, the handicapped, and the economically 
disadvantaged. 
"AUTHORIZATION OP GRANTS 
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"SEC. 342. (a) From the portion of the allotment of each State 
Ante, p. 2438. 
under section 101 available for this part, the Secretary shall make 
grants to the States to carry out industry-education partnership 
training programs in high-technology occupations in accordance 
with this part. 
"(b) Grants to any State under this part shall be used, in accord-
ance with State plans which contain assurances to the Secretary 
that— 
"(1) funds received under this part will be used solely for 
vocational education programs designed to train skilled workers 
and technicians in high-technology occupations (including pro-
grams providing related instruction to apprentices) and projects 
to train skilled workers needed to produce, install, operate, and 
maintain high-technology equipment, systems, and processes; 
"(2) to the maximum extent practicable, funds received under 
this part will be utilized in coordination with the Job Training 
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Partnership Act to avoid duplication of effort and to ensure 
note. 
maximum effective utilization of funds under this Act and the 
Job Training Partnership Act; 
"(3) except as provided in subsection (c), not less than 50 per 
centum of the aggregate costs of programs and projects assisted 
under this part will be provided from non-Federal sources, and 
not less than 50 per centum of such non-Federal share of 
aggregate costs in the State will be provided by participating 
business and industrial firms; 
"(4) programs and projects assisted under this part will be 
Ante, p. 2450. 
Coordinated with those assisted under title II, and to the msixi-
mum extent practicable (consistent with the purposes of pro-
grams assisted under title II), supportive services will be so 
organized as to serve programs under both titles; and 
"(5) programs and projects assisted under this part will be 
developed with the active participation of the State council 
Ante, p. 2443. 
established pursuant to section 112. 
"(cXl) The business and industrial share of the costs required by 
subsection (b)(2) may be in the form of cash or of in-kind contribu-
tions (such as facilities, overhead, personnel, and equipment) fairly 
valued. 
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98 STAT. 2465 
"(2) The Federal share of such costs shall be available equally 
from funds available to the States under this part and from funds 
allotted to the States under title IL 
Ante, p. 2450. 
"(3) If an eligible recipient demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
State that it is incapable of providing all or part of the non-Federal 
portion of such costs as required by subsection (b)(2), the State may 
designate funds available under part B of title II or funds avail- 
Ante, p. 2455. 
able from State sources in lieu of such non-Federal portion. 
"USE OF FUNDS 
"SEC. 343. (a) Funds made available to the States by grants under 
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this part may be used solely for the establishment and operation of 
programs and projects described by section 342(b) and for— 
Ante, p. 2464. 
"(1) necessary administrative costs of the State board and of 
eligible recipients associated with the establishment and oper-
ation of programs authorized by this part; 
Ante, p. 2463. 
"(2) training and retraining of instructional and guidance 
personnel; 
"(3) curriculum development and the development or acquisi-
tion of instructional and guidance equipment and materials; 
"(4) acquisition and operation of communications and tele-
communications equipment and other high-technology equip-
ment for programs authorized by this part; and 
"(5) such other activities authorized by this title as may be 
essential to the successful establishment and operation of pro-
grams and projects authorized by this part, including activities 
and related services to ensure access of women, minorities, the 
handicapped, and the economically disadvantaged. 
"(b) In approving programs and projects assisted under this part, 
the State board shall give special consideration to— 
"(1) the level and degree of business and industry participa-
tion in the development and operation of the program; 
"(2) the current and projected demand within the State or 
relevant labor market area for workers with the level and type 
of skills the program is designed to produce; 
"(3) the overall quality of the proposal, with particular em-
phasis on the probability of successful completion of the pro-
gram by prospective trainees and the capability of the eligible 
recipient (with assistance from participating business or indus-
try) to provide high quality training for skilled workers and 
technicians in high technology; and 
"(4) the commitment to serve all segments of the population, 
including women, minorities, the handicapped, and the eco-
nomically disadvantaged (as demonstrated by special efforts to 
provide outreach, information, and counseling, and by the provi-
sion of remedial instruction and other assistance). 
"(c) Expenditures for administrative costs pursuant to subsection 
(a)(1) may not exceed 10 per centum of the State's allotment for this 
part in the first year and 5 per centum of such allotment in each 
subsequent year. 
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"TITLE IV—NATIONAL PROGRAMS 
"PART A—RESEARCH 
"RESEARCH OBJECTIVES 
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"SEC. 401. It is the purpose of this part— 
"(1) to authorize research activities which contribute to im-
proving the access to vocational education programs of individ-
uals who are disadvantaged, who are handicapped, women who 
are entering nontraditional occupations, adults who are in need 
of retraining, individuals who are single parents or homemak-
ers, individuals with limited English proficiency, and individ-
uals who are incarcerated in correctional institutions; 
"(2) to improve the competitive process by which research 
projects are awarded; 
"(3) to encourage the dissemination of findings of research 
Ante, p. 2435. 
projects assisted under this Act to all States; and 
"(4) to authorize research activities which are readily applica-
ble to the vocational education setting and are of practical 
application to vocational education administrators, counselors, 
and instructors and others involved in vocational education. 
"RESEARCH ACTIVITIES 
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"SEC. 402. (a) In order to carry out the objectives set forth in 
Supra. 
section 401, the Secretary shall conduct applied research on aspects 
of vocational education specifically related to this Act. Such re-
search may be conducted through the National Institute of Educa-
tion or any other division of the Department of Education which the 
Secretary determines to be appropriate. Such research shall 
include— 
"(1) effective methods for providing quality vocational educa-
tion to handicapped individuals, disadvantaged individuals, men 
and women in nontraditional fields, adults, individuals who are 
single parents or homemakers, individuals with limited English 
proficiency, and individuals who are incarcerated in correc-
tional institutions; 
"(2) strategies for coordinating local, State, and Federal voca-
tional education, employment training, and economic develop-
ment programs to maximize their efficacy and for improving 
worker training and retraining; 
"(3) the constructive involvement of the private sector in 
public vocational education; 
"(4) successful methods of reinforcing and enhancing basic 
academic skills in vocational settings; 
"(5) the development of curriculum materials and instruc-
tional methods relating to new and emerging technologies, and 
assessments of the nature of change in the workplace and its 
effect on individual jobs; 
"(6) the identification of institutional characteristics which 
improve the preparation of youth and adults for employment; 
and 
"(7) the development of effective methods for providing qual-
ity vocational education to individuals of limited English profi-
ciency, including research related to bilingual vocational 
training. 
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98 STAT. 2467 
"(b) In addition, the Secretary shall— 
"(1) initiate leadership development and inservice education 
activities for State and local vocational education instructors, 
counselors, and administrators; and 
"(2) support meritorious, unsolicited research proposals from 
individual researchers community colleges. State advisory coun-
cils, and State and local educators relating to the goals of this 
Act. 
"(c) The Secretary shall give preference in carrying out the provi-
sions of this part to public and private postsecondary institutions in 
conducting vocational education research. 
"(dXD The Secretary shall institute measures designed to ensure 
that program improvement activities carried out under this section 
represent a coordinated effort to improve the quality of vocational 
education. 
"(2) The Secretary shall include in the annual report of the 
Secretary a summary of activities funded under this section, 
together with an appraisal of their contributions to the improve-
ment and expansion of vocational education. 
"NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS 
ASSISTED UNDER THIS ACT 
"SEC. 403. (a) The Secretary shall conduct a national assessment of 20 use 2403. 
vocational education assisted under this Act, through independent Ante, p. 2435. 
studies and analysis by the National Institute of Education. The 
assessment shall include descriptions and evaluations o
f
— 
"(1) the vocational education activities and services delivered 
to the individuals who benefit from vocational education activi-
ties and services assisted under this Act, including the expan-
sion of access to quality vocational education for individuals 
described in section 201(b) and adults; 
Ante, p. 2450. 
"(2) the impact of this Act in modernizing the Nation's voca-
tional education system and expanding its capacity to meet the 
changing needs of the workplace; 
"(3) the resources needed to meet adequately the Nation's job 
training needs; 
"(4) the coordination of vocational education programs with 
employment training and economic development among the 
States; 
"(5) the impact of vocational education programs on the 
achievement of academic skills and employment opportunities 
of students; 
"(6) the coordination of vocational education and postsecond-
ary programing for handicapped and disadvantaged individuals; 
"(7) the skill and competency levels developed by States pur-
suant to section 113(b); 
Ante, p. 2445. 
"(8) the effectiveness of vocational education programs and 
services for individuals of limited English proficiency; and 
"(9) the effectiveness of bilingual vocational training, includ-
ing bilingual vocational instructor training, to address the 
unmet needs of individuals of limited English proficiency. 
The National Institute of Education shall consult with the Commit-
tee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Commit-
tee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives in the 
design and implementation of the assessment required by this sec-
tion. The National Institute of Education shall report to Congress Report. 
98 STAT. 2468 
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Ante, p. 2445. 
President of U.S. 
the preliminary results of the assessment required by this section in 
January and July of 1988, and a final report shall be prepared and 
submitted to the Congress not later than January 1,1989. 
"(b) The Secretary shall conduct an analysis of State plans and of 
the findings of evaluations conducted pursuant to section 113(b) and 
make suggestions to State boards for improvements in planning or 
program operation. 
"(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, 
such reports shall not be subject to any review outside of the 
National Institute of Education before their transmittal to the 
Congress, but the President and the Secretary may make such 
additional recommendations to the Congress with respect to the 
assessment as they deem appropriate. 
"(d) Not more than 20 percent of the amounts available under this 
part in any fiscal year may be expended to carry out the assessment 
authorized by this section. 
NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 
20 use 2404. 
"SEC. 404. (a)(1) The National Center for Research in Vocational 
Ante, p. 2435. 
Education established pursuant to this Act (hereinafter in this 
section referred to as the 'National Center') shall continue to be 
operated with funds made available under this Act. 
Grants. 
"(2) The Secretary shall provide support for the National Center 
through an annual grant for its operation. The National Center 
shall be a nonprofit entity associated with a public or private 
nonprofit university which is prepared to make a substantial finan-
cial contribution toward its establishment. The Secretary shall, on 
the basis of solicited applications, designate the entity to be the 
National Center once every five years, acting with the advice of a 
panel composed of individuals appointed by the Secretary who are 
not Federal employees and who are recognized nationally as experts 
in vocational education administration and research. 
"(3) The National Center shall have a Director, appointed by the 
university with which it is associated, and shall be assisted by the 
advisory committee under subsection (c). 
Research and 
"(b) The National Center shall have as its primary purposes the 
development. 
design and conduct of research and developmental projects and 
programs, including longitudinal studies, which extend over a 
period of years (with such supplementary and short-term activities 
through other grants and contracts as the Director may choose to 
undertake consistent with the purpose of this Act). Such projects, 
programs, and activities shall be conducted by the National Center 
directly and through subcontracts (subject to the availability of 
appropriations therefor) with other public agencies and public or 
private institutions of higher education. The National Center 
shall— 
"(1) conduct applied research and development on— 
"(A) effective methods for providing quality vocational 
education to handicapped individuals, disadvantaged indi-
viduals, men and women in nontraditional fields, adults, 
individuals who are single parents or homemakers, individ-
uals with limited English proficiency, and individuals who 
are incarcerated in correctional institutions; 
"(B) the constructive involvement of the private sector in 
public vocational education; 
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98 STAT. 2469 
"(C) successful methods of reinforcing and enhancing 
basic academic skills in vocational settings; 
"(D) the development of curriculum materials and in-
structional methods relating to new and emerging technol-
ogies, and assessments of the nature of change in the 
workplace and its effect on individual jobs; and 
"(E) the identification of institutional characteristics 
which improve the preparation of youth and adults for 
employment; 
"(2) provide leadership development through an advanced 
study center and inservice education activities for State and 
local leaders in vocational education; 
"(3) disseminate the results of the research and development 
projects funded by the Center; 
"(4) develop and provide information to facilitate national 
planning and policy development in vocational education; 
"(5) provide technical assistance to programs serving special 
populations, including the handicapped and individuals with 
limited English proficiency; 
"(6) act as a clearinghouse for information on contracts or 
grants made by the States to carry out research, curriculum, 
and personnel development activities and on contracts or grants 
made by the Secretary pursuant to this title; 
"(7) work with States, local educational agencies, and other 
public agencies in developing methods of planning and evaluat-
ing programs, including the foUowup studies of individuals who 
complete the program so that such agencies can offer vocational 
education programs which are more closely related to the types 
of jobs available in their communities, States, and regions; and 
"(8) after consultation with the National Commission for 
Employment Policy, report annually to the Congress, the Secre-
tary of Education, and the Secretary of Labor on the extent, 
efficiency, and effectiveness of joint planning and coordination 
under this Act and the Job Training Partnership Act. 
"(c) The Secretary shall appoint an advisory committee which 
shall advise the Secretary and the Director with respect to policy 
issues in the administration of the National Center and in the 
selection and conduct of major research and demonstration projects 
and activities of the National Center. The advisory committee shall 
meet at the call of the Secretary at least three times annually at the 
site of the National Center. The advisory committee shall consist of 
not more than twelve members, who shall not be employees of the 
Federal Government, who shall include— 
"(1) two members designated by the university with which the 
National Center is associated; 
"(2) at least one member selected from individuals nominated 
by national organizations representing State and local educa-
tion administrators and teachers; 
"(3) one member who is an individual recognized nationally 
for work in the field of vocational education research; 
"(4) one member who is the owner, chief executive officer, or 
senior manager of a private business or industry which employs 
skilled workers and technicians in high-technology occupations; 
"(5) one member who is an individual recognized nationally 
for work in the field of labor market economics; 
"(6) one member who is recognized nationally for work in 
curriculum in vocational education; 
Public 
information. 
Report. 
Ante, p. 2435. 
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note. 
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"(7) one member who represents organized labor; 
"(8) one member who is an individual recognized nationally 
for work with individuals with limited English proficiency in 
the field of vocational education; 
"(9) one member who is an individual recognized nationally 
for work in guidance and counseling in the field of vocational 
education; and 
"(10) one member who is an individual recognized nationally 
for work with the handicapped in the field of vocational educa-
tion. 
"PART B—DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS 
"Subpart 1—Cooperative Demonstration Programs 
"PROGRAM AUTHORIZED 
Grants. 
"SEC. 411. (a) From the amounts available for this part under 
Contracts with 
section 451 for each fiscal year, the Secretary is authorized to carry 
20 use 2411 
®^^' directly or through grants to or contracts with State and local 
Post, p. 2479. 
educational agencies, postsecondary educational institutions, insti-
tutions of higher education, and other public and private agencies, 
organizations, and institutions, programs and projects which sup-
port— 
"(1) model programs providing improved access to quality 
vocational education programs for those individuals described 
Ante, p. 2450. 
in section 2010?) of this Act and for men and women seeking 
nontraditional occupations; 
"(2) examples of successful cooperation between the private 
sector and public agencies in vocational education, involving 
employers or consortia of employers or labor organizations and 
building trade councils, and State boards or eligible recipients 
designed to demonstrate ways in which vocational education 
and the private sector of the economy can work together effec-
tively to assist vocational education students to attain the 
advanced level of skills needed to make the transition from 
school to productive employment, including— 
"(A) work experience and apprenticeship programs; 
"(B) transitional worksite job training for vocational edu-
cation students which is related to their occupational goals 
and closely linked to classroom and laboratory instruction 
provided by an eligible recipient; 
"(C) placement services in occupations which the students 
are preparing to enter; and 
"(D) where practical, projects (such as the rehabilitation 
of public schools or housing in inner cities or economically 
depressed rural areas) that will benefit the public; 
"(3) programs to overcome national skill shortages, as desig-
nated by the Secretary in cooperation with the Secretary of 
Labor, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Commerce; and 
"(4) such other activities which the Secretary may designate 
which are related to the purposes of this Act. 
"Ot)Xl) Projects described in clause (2) of subsection (a) may include 
institutional and on-the-job training, supportive services authorized 
by this Act, and such other necessary assistance as the Secretary 
determines to be necessary for the successful completion of the 
project. 
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STAT. 2471 
"(2) Not less than 25 percent of the cost of the demonstration 
programs authorized by this subpart shall be provided by the recipi-
ent of the grant or contract, and such share may be in the form of 
cash or in-kind contributions, including facilities, overhead, person-
nel, and equipment fairly valued. 
"(c) All programs assisted under this section shall be— 
"(1) of direct service to individuals enrolled in such programs; 
and 
"(2) capable of wide replication by service providers. 
"(d) The Secretary shall disseminate the results of the programs 
and projects assisted under this section in a manner designed to 
improve the training of teachers, other instructional personnel, 
counsellors, and administrators who are needed to carry out the 
purposes of this Act. 
"(e) Not later than one year after the date of enactment of the 
Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act, the Secretary of Labor 
and the Secretary of Education shall develop and implement a plan 
for greater coordination between vocational education programs and 
apprenticeship training programs. Linkages between such programs 
shall be established relating to apprentice-school programs, and 
preapprenticeship programs, and program evaluation and perform-
ance standards (particularly with respect to apprenticeship training 
and programs of related instruction). The Secretaries shall establish 
such other collaborative and cooperative efforts as are considered 
feasible and appropriate. 
Public 
availability. 
"Subpart 2—State Equipment Pools 
PROGRAM AUTHORIZED 
"SEC. 413. From funds made available to carry out this subpart, 
the Secretary shall develop and implement a program of competitive 
grants to State boards for the operation of State programs involving 
the loan of high-technology, state-of-the-art equipment to eligible 
recipients for use in local vocational education programs. The Secre-
tary shall determine the appropriate amount of any grant. No State 
may qualify for more than two consecutive years for a grant under 
this subpart. 
Grants. 
20 u s e 2413. 
"Subpart 3—Demonstration Centers for the Retraining of 
Dislocated Workers 
PROGRAM AUTHORIZED 
"SEC. 415. The Secretary shall establish one or more demonstra-
tion centers for the retraining of dislocated workers in order to 
demonstrate the application of general theories of vocational educa-
tion to the specific problems of retraining displaced workers. 
20 u s e 2415. 
"Subpart 4—Model Centers for Vocational Education for Older 
Individuals 
PROGRAM AUTHORIZED 
"SEC. 417. (a) The Secretary shall establish a grant program to 
establish and operate model centers to focus greater attention on 
the special vocational education needs of older individuals and to 
Grants. 
20 u s e 2417. 
98 STAT. 2472 
PUBLIC LAW 98-524—OCT. 19, 1984 
promote employment opportunities for older individuals in accord-
ance with this subpart. 
"(b) Any center established and operated by an eligible recipient 
under this subpart— 
"(1) provide training or retraining to update older individuals' 
skills, prepare such individuals for new careers when their 
skills have been rendered obsolete by technological advances, 
and promote employment through training or retraining in 
areas of job potential in growth industries utilizing new technol-
ogies; 
"(2) provide assistance for later-life career changes, with spe-
cial emphasis on the needs of older individuals who are dis-
placed homemakers; 
"(3) provide information, counseling, and support services to 
assist older individuals in obtaining employment; 
"(4) encourage providers of vocational education, including 
community colleges and technical schools, to offer more job 
training opportunities targeted to or easily accessible to older 
individuals; and 
"(5) promote training of paraprofessionals in gerontology and 
geriatrics. 
Public 
"(c) The Secretary shall establish and operate a national clearing-
information, 
house within the Department of Education to provide State and 
local governments, and interested organizations and individuals 
with information concerning centers established under this subpart 
and their programs. 
"(d) For purposes of this subpart, the term 'older individual' 
means an individual fifty-five years of age or older. 
"PART C—VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND OCCUPATIONAL 
INFORMATION DATA SYSTEMS 
"DATA SYSTEMS AUTHORIZED 
20 use 2421. 
"SEC. 421. (a)(1) The Secretary shall develop, within the National 
Center for Education Statistics, a national vocational education data 
reporting and accounting system using uniform definitions. The 
system required by this section shall include information on voca-
tional education— 
"(A) students (including information concerning race, sex, and 
handicapping condition), 
"(B) programs, 
"(C) program completers and leavers, 
"(D) placement and foUowup, 
"(E) staff, 
"(F) facilities, and 
"(G) expenditures in relation to the principal purposes of this 
Act. 
Such information shall include the participation of special popula-
tions, including women, the disadvantaged, the handicapped, indi-
viduals of limited English proficiency, and minorities. 
"(2) The Secretary shall take such action as may be necessary to 
secure the data required by this section at reasonable cost. The 
Secretary, in consultation with the Congress, shall determine the 
number and types of vocational education institutions to be sampled, 
the methodology to be used, group sample sizes, appropriate break-
down analyses of such groups, and the frequency with which such 
studies under this section are to be conducted. 
PUBLIC LAW 98-524—OCT. 19, 1984 
STAT. 2473 
"(bXD In maintaining and updating such system, the Secretary 
shall endeavor to the fullest extent feasible to make the system 
compatible with the occupational information system (established 
pursuant to section 422), with the vocational education data system 
authorized under section 161(a) of the Vocational Education Act of 
1963, and with other systems developed or assisted under the Job 
Training Partnership Act and with information collected pursuant 
to the Education of the Handicapped Act. 
"(2) Any State receiving assistance under this Act shall cooperate 
with the Secretary in supplying the information required to be 
submitted by the Secretary and shall comply in its reports with the 
vocational education data system developed by the Secretary pursu-
ant to subsection (a). Each State shall submit the data required to 
carry out this subsection to the Secretary in whatever form the 
Secretary requires. 
"(3) The Secretary shall every 2 years update the national voca-
tional education information and accounting system and prepare 
acquisition plans of data for operating the system. In carrying out 
the requirements under this paragraph, the Secretary shall use 
scientific sample surveys for the information required, except that 
the information required with respect to handicapped students shall 
be furnished in accordance with section 423 of this Act. 
"(4) The Secretary may conduct special studies on enrollment of 
disadvantaged students in vocational education programs, on the 
participation of handicapped students in vocational education pro-
grams, and any other similar subjects which the Secretary deems 
appropriate. 
'(c) In carrying out the responsibilities imposed by this section, 
the Secretary shall cooperate with the Secretary of Labor in imple-
menting section 463 of the Job Training Partnership Act to ensure 
that the data system operated under this section is compatible with 
and complementary to other occupational supply and demand infor-
mation systems developed or maintained with Federal assistance. 
Infra. 
20 u s e 2391. 
29 u s e 1501 
note. 
20 u s e 1400. 
Post, p. 2474. 
29 u s e 1753. 
OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEM 
"SEC. 422, (a) There is established a National Occupational Infor-
mation Coordinating Committee which shall consist of the Assistant 
Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education, the Commissioner of 
the Rehabilitative Services Administration, the Director of the 
Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs, and 
the Administrator of the National Center for Education Statistics of 
the Department of Education, the Commissioner of Labor Statistics 
and the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training of the 
Department of Labor, the Undersecretary for Small Community and 
Rural Development of the Department of Agriculture, the Assistant 
Secretary for Economic Development of the Department of Com-
merce, and the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Manpower, Reserve 
Affairs, and Logistics). The Committee, with funds available to it 
under section 451, shall provide funds, on an annual basis, to State 
occupational information coordinating committees and to eligible 
recipients and shall— 
"(1) in the use of program data and employment data, im-
prove coordination and communication among administrators 
and planners of programs authorized by this Act and by the Job 
Training Partnership Act, employment security agency admin-
istrators, research personnel, and personnel of employment and 
National 
Occupational 
Information 
eoordinating 
eommittee, 
establishment. 
20 u s e 2422. 
Post, p. 2479. 
Ante, p. 2435. 
29 u s e 1501 
note. 
98 STAT. 2474 
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training planning and administering agencies (including ap-
prenticeship training agencies) at the Federal, State, and local 
levels; 
"(2) develop and implement, in cooperation with State and 
local agencies, an occupational information system to meet the 
common occupational information needs of vocational education 
programs and employment and training programs at the 
national. State, and local levels, which system shall include 
data on occupational demand and supply based on uniform 
definitions, standardized estimating procedures, and standard-
ized occupational classifications; 
"(3) conduct studies on the effects of technological change on 
new and existing occupational areas and the required changes 
in knowledge and job skills; and 
"(4) assist State occupational information coordinating com-
mittees established pursuant to subsection (b). 
"(b) Each State receiving assistance under this Act shall establish 
a State occupational information coordinating committee composed 
of representatives of the State board, the State employment secu-
rity agency, the State economic development agency, the State job 
training coordinating council, and the agency administering the 
vocational rehabilitation program. Such committee shall, with funds 
available to it from the National Occupational Information Coordi-
nating Committee established pursuant to subsection (a)— 
"(A) implement an occupational information system in the 
State which will meet the common needs for the planning for, 
and the operation of, programs of the State board assisted under 
Ante, p. 2435. 
this Act and of the administering agencies under the Job Train-
29 use 1501 
ing Partnership Act; and 
note. 
"(B) use the occupational information system to implement a 
career information delivery system. 
"INFORMATION BASE FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION DATA SYSTEM 
20 use 2423. 
"SEC. 423. The Secretary shall assure that adequate information 
on the access to vocational education programs by handicapped 
secondary school students be included in the national vocational 
education data system, required by section 161 of the Vocational 
20 use 2391. 
Education Act of 1963 and by this part, for the biennial survey. The 
information base for the biennial survey for the handicapped shall 
be in 4-digit detail as defined in A Classification of Instructional 
Programs published by the National Center for Educational Statis-
tics. The survey shall include information with respect to total 
handicapped enrollment by program, by type of instructional set-
ting, and by t3rpe of handicapping condition. 
"PART D—NATIONAL COUNCIL ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 
"COUNCIL ESTABUSHED 
20 use 2431. 
"SEC. 431. (aXD There is established the National Council on 
Vocational Education. The Council shall consist of 17 members 
appointed by the President of whom 9 shall be representative of the 
private sector. 
"(2) The members of the Council shall serve for such terms as the 
President may prescribe. Members of the Council shall be individ-
uals who are owners, chief executives or chief operating officers of 
PUBLIC LAW 98-524—OCT. 19, 1984 
98 STAT. 2475 
private business concerns, private for profit and nonprofit health 
and educational institutions and executives of business concerns and 
business associations who have substantial management and policy 
responsibility including agriculture, small business, and organized 
labor, except that at least one member shall be a nonpublic rnember 
appointed from among members of the National Commission for 
Employment Policy established under the Job Training Partnership 
Act, and at least 3 members shall be individuals with broad experi- 
29 use 1501 
ence in education and human resources development. 
note. 
"(3) The Chairperson of the Council shall be selected by the 
President. The Council shall meet not fewer than 4 times each year 
at the call of the Chairperson. A majority of the members of the 
Council shall constitute a quorum (but a lesser number may conduct 
hearings on behalf of the Council), and recommendations may be 
made, or other actions taken, only by a majority of the members 
present. 
"(b) The Council shall advise the President, Congress, and the 
Secretary on— 
"(1) the effectiveness of this Act or its implementation in 
Ante, p. 2435. 
achieving the stated purposes of this Act and in providing 
students with skills that meet needs of employers; 
"(2) strategies for increasing cooperation between business 
and vocational education so that training is available for new 
technologies for which there is a demand; 
"(3) practical approaches to retraining adult workers, and to 
enhancing education, business, and labor cooperation in retrain-
ing efforts; 
"(4) effective ways of providing access to information regard-
ing the market demand for skills that will enable State and 
local personnel to develop responsive vocational education cur-
ricula; 
"(5) the vocational education needs of the handicapped and 
the level of participation of the handicapped in vocational 
education programs; and 
"(6) the implementation of this Act and the Job Training 
Partnership Act, and policies needed to expand and improve 
vocational-technical education programs (and apprenticeship 
programs) in order to build a coordinated capacity to adequately 
prepare America's work force for employment. 
"(c) Subject to such rules and regulations as may be adopted by 
the Council, the Chairperson is authorized to— 
"(1) prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary 
for conducting the business of the Council; 
"(2) appoint and fix the compensation of such personnel as the 
Chairperson considers necessary (including not to exceed five 
professional personnel), and appoint (with the approval of the 
Council) a Director, who shall be the chief executive officer of 
the Council and perform such duties as are prescribed by the 
Chairperson; 
"(3) procure the services of experts and consultants in accord-
ance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; 
"(4) accept voluntary and uncompensated services of profes-
sional personnel, consultants, and experts, notwithstanding any 
other provision of the law; 
"(5) accept in the name of the United States and employ or 
dispose of gifts or bequests to carry out the functions of the 
Council under this section; 
98 STAT. 2476 
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Grants. 
Contracts with 
U.S. 
31 use 3324. 
Report. 
"(6) enter into contracts and grants and make such other 
arrangements and modifications, as may be necessary; 
"(7) conduct such hearings, studies, and research activities as 
the Council deems necessary to enable it to carry out its func-
tions under this section; 
"(8) use the services, personnel, facilities, and information of 
any department, agency, or instrumentality of the executive 
branch of the Federal Government and the services, personnel, 
facilities, and information of State and local public agencies and 
private agencies and organizations, with the consent of such 
agencies, with or without reimbursement therefor; and 
"(9) make advance, progress, and other payments necessary 
under this section without regard to the provisions of section 
3648 of the Revised Statutes (31 U.S.C. 529). 
"(d) Upon request made by the Chairperson of the Council, each 
department, agency, and instrumentality of the executive branch of 
the Federal Government is authorized and directed to make its 
services, personnel, facilities, and information available to the great-
est practicable extent to the Council in the performance of its 
functions under this section. 
"(e) The Council may establish working groups on occupational 
competencies to provide the Secretary, the President, the Congress, 
and the States with current information on the types and levels of 
occupational competencies necessary for entry and sustained pro-
ductive employment in given jobs or industries, including levels of 
skills required, and equipment, methods, and facilities needed for 
the occupation. The Council may establish working groups for the 
occupations the Council considers important or necessary and may 
reconstitute such groups as occupational priorities are revised. 
Members of the working groups shall be appointed by the Council on 
the advice of national trade and professional associations and labor 
organizations. Working group members shall be individuals with 
specific knowledge in the technology and practice of the occupations 
relevant to the task of the group. The Council may provide the 
results and recommendations of the working groups to each State 
council on vocational education and other appropriate State agen-
cies. 
"(f) The Council may use funds available for this part to obtain 
the services of staff specialists for working groups who have demon-
strated technical skills and instructional ability in the occupations 
in question. 
"(g) The Council shall make a report of its findings and recom-
mendations to the President, the Congress, and the Secretary every 
second year, and may make such interim reports and recommenda-
tions as the Council may consider desirable. The Council shall 
include in such reports the manner in which the competency state-
ments provided by the Council have been used by the States. The 
Council may include in such reports its evaluation of the status, 
progress, and needs of vocational education (including recommenda-
tions for Federal legislation and appropriations). Each such report 
shall include any minority, dissenting, or supplementary view sub-
mitted by any member of the Council. 
PUBLIC LAW 98-524—OCT. 19, 1984 
98 STAT. 2477 
"PART E—BIUNGUAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING 
"PROGRAM AUTHORIZED 
"Sec. 441. (aXD From the sums made available to carry out this 
Grants. 
section in each fiscal year under section 3(d), the Secretary is 
Contracts with 
authorized to make grants to and to enter into contracts with 
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appropriate State agencies, local educational agencies, postsecond- 
Ante, p. 2437. 
ary educational institutions, private nonprofit vocational training 
institutions, and other nonprofit organizations specially created to 
serve individuals who normally use a language other than English, 
for bilingual vocational education and training for individuals with 
limited English proficiency to prepare such individuals for jobs in 
recognized occupations and new and emerging occupations. Such 
training shall include instruction in the English language to ensure 
that participants in such training will be equipped to pursue such 
occupations in an English language environment. The Secretary 
may also enter into contracts with private for-profit agencies and 
organizations for bilingual vocational education and training pro-
grams. 
"(2) Grants and contracts under this subsection may be used for— 
"(A) bilingual vocational training programs for individuals 
who have completed or left elementary or secondary school and 
who are available for education in a postsecondary educational 
institution; 
"(B) bilingual vocational education and training programs for 
individuals who have already entered the labor market and who 
desire or need training or retraining to achieve year-round 
employment, adjust to changing manpower needs, expand their 
range of skills, or advance in employment; and 
"(C) training allowances for participants in bilingual voca-
tional training programs. 
"(b)(1) From the sums made available to carry out this section, the 
Secretary is authorized to make grants to and to enter into contracts 
with State agencies and public and private nonprofit educational 
institutions and to enter into contracts with private for-profit educa-
tional institutions to assist such entities in conducting training for 
instructors of bilingual vocational education and training programs. 
"(2) Grants and contracts under this subsection may be used for— 
"(A) preservice and inservice training for instructors, aides, 
counselors, or other ancillary personnel participating or prepar-
ing to participate in bilingual vocational training programs; and 
"(B) fellowships and traineeships for individuals participating 
in preservice or inservice training. 
"(3) The Secretary may not make a grant or enter into a contract 
under this subsection unless the Secretary determines that the 
applicant has an ongoing vocational training program in the field in 
which participants will be trained and can provide instructors with 
adequate language capabilities in the langugige other than English 
to be used in the program. 
"(cXD From the sums made available to carry out this section, the 
Secretary is authorized to make grants to and to enter into contracts 
with State agencies, educational institutions, and appropriate non-
profit organizations, and to enter into contracts with private for-
profit organizations and individuals, to assist in the development of 
instructional and curriculum materials, methods, or techniques for 
bilingual vocational training. 
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Ante, p. 2441. 
Public 
information. 
Report. 
"(2) Grants and contracts under this subsection may be used for— 
"(A) research in bihngual vocational training; 
"(B) training programs to familiarize State agencies and 
training institutions with research findings and with successful 
pilot and demonstration projects in bilingual vocational educa-
tion and training; and 
"(C) experimental, developmental, pilot, and demonstration 
projects. 
"(d)(1) Any eligible entity which desires to receive a grant from 
the Secretary under subsection (a), (b), or (c) shall submit an 
application to the Secretary in such form, at such times, and accom-
panied by such information as the Secretary may require. Such 
application shall provide that the activities and services for which 
assistance is sought will be administered by or under the supervi-
sion of the applicant. 
"(2) An application pursuant to subsection (a) shall (A) set forth a 
program of such size, scope, and design as will make a substantial 
contribution toward carrying out the purposes of this section, and 
(B) be submitted to the State board or agency under section 111 for 
review and comment. Any such comments shall be included for 
submission to the Secretary. 
"(3) An application pursuant to subsection (c) shall set forth the 
qualifications of staff responsible for any such program. 
"(4) An application pursuant to subsection (b) shall— 
"(A) describe the capabilities of the applicant (including voca-
tional training or education courses offered by the applicant, 
accreditation, and any certification of courses by appropriate 
State agencies); 
"(B) describe the qualifications of principal staff responsible 
for any program under subsection (b); and 
"(C) describe minimum qualifications for individuals partici-
pating or to participate in any program, describe the selection 
process for such individuals, and the projected amount of the 
fellowships or traineeships, if any. 
"(5) Prior to making grants or contracts under subsection (a) or (b), 
the Secretary shall consult with the State board under section 111 to 
ensure an equitable distribution of assistance among populations of 
individuals with limited English proficiency within the State. 
"(6) The Secretary may approve an application for assistance 
under this section only if the application meets the requirements set 
forth under this section. An amendment to an application shall, 
except as the Secretary may otherwise provide, be subject to 
approval in the same manner as the initial application. 
"(e)(1) The Secretary shall administer programs under this section 
in consultation with the Secretary of Labor. 
"(2) Programs of bilingual vocational education and training 
under this section in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may provide 
for the needs of students of limited Spanish proficiency. 
"(3) The Secretary of Education, in consultation with the Secre-
tary of Labor, shall gather and disseminate information concerning 
the status of bilingual vocational education in all geographic regions 
and shall evaluate the impact of bilingual vocational education on 
occupational shortages of skilled workers, the unemployment or 
underemployment of individuals with limited English proficiency, 
and the ability of such individuals to acquire sufficient job skills and 
English language skills to fully contribute to the economy. The 
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98 STAT. 2479 
Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Labor shall annually 
report their findings to the President and the Congress. 
"(0(1) For each fiscal year, not less than 75 per centum of sums 
appropriated for the purposes of this section shall be available only 
for grants and contracts under subsection (a). 
"(2) For each fiscal year, not less than 15 per centum of the sums 
appropriated for the purposes of this section shall be available only 
for grants and contracts under subsection (b). 
"(3) For each fiscal year, not less than 10 per centum of sums 
appropriated for the purposes of this section shall be available only 
for grants and contracts under subsection (c). 
"PART F—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
"DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTANCE 
"SEC. 451. (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), of the 
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amounts available pursuant to section 3(e) for any fiscal year for 
Ante, p. 2437. 
this title— 
"(1) 35 percent shall be available for part A, relating to 
Ante, p. 2466. 
research; 
"(2) 35 percent shall be available for part B, relating to 
Ante, p. 2470. 
demonstration projects; and 
"(3) 30 percent shall be available for part C, relating to 
Ante, p. 2472. 
vocational education in occupational information data systems. 
"Ot>) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)— 
"(1) there shall be available in each fiscal year not less than 
$6,000,000 to carry out the provisions of section 404, relating to 
Ante, p. 2468. 
the National Center for Research; 
"(2) there shall be available for each fiscal year not less than 
$3,500,000 for the purpose of carrying out section 422, relating 
Ante, p. 2473. 
to the occupational information system; and 
"(3) there shall be available in each fiscal year $500,000 for 
the purpose of carrying out part D, relating to the National 
Ante, p. 2474. 
Council. 
"TITLE V-GENERAL PROVISIONS 
"PART A—FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS 
"PAYMENTS 
"SEC. 501. (a) The Secretary shall pay from its allotment under 
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section 101 to each State for any fiscal year for which the State has 
Ante, p. 2438. 
a State plan approved in accordance with section 114 (including any 
Ante, p. 2449. 
amendment to such plan) the Federal share of the costs of carrying 
out the State plan. 
"Ot)) The Secretary shall pay to each State council of a State which 
has a State plan approved in accordance with section 114, from its 
allotment under section 112(f), an amount equal to the reasonable 
Ante, p. 2443. 
amounts expended by the State council in carrying out its functions 
under this Act in such fiscal year. 
Ante, p. 2435. 
"FEDERAL SHARE 
"SEC. 502. (a) The Federal share for each fiscal year shall be— 
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"(1) 50 percent of the costs of administration of the State plan; 
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"(2) not to exceed 50 percent of the costs of administration of 
vocational education services and activities of eligible recipi-
ents; 
"(3)(A) 50 percent of the costs of vocational education services 
Ante, p. 2450. 
and activities under part A of title II for individuals described in 
Ante, p. 2450. 
clauses (1), (2), and (3) of section 201(b); 
"(B) 100 percent of the costs of vocational education programs, 
services, and activities under part A of title II for individuals 
described in clauses (4), (5), and (6) of section 201(b); 
"(4) 50 percent of the costs of vocational education improve-
ment, innovation, and expansion programs under part B of title 
Ante, p. 2455. 
II; 
"(5) 100 percent of the costs of the State council under section 
Ante, p. 2443. 
112; 
"(6) 100 percent of the costs to carry out the provisions of 
Ante, p. 2441. 
section 111(b)(3); and 
"(7) except as otherwise provided, 100 percent of the costs of 
Ante, p. 2457. 
programs under title III. 
"(b) The non-Federal contribution for the costs of vocational edu-
cation programs, services, and activities for the handicapped and the 
Ante, p. 2450. 
disadvantaged under part A of title II shall be furnished equitably 
by the State from State and local sources, except that the non-
Federal contributions of such costs shall be furnished by the State 
from State sources if the State board determines that an eligible 
recipient cannot reasonably be expected to provide such costs from 
local sources. 
"MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT 
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"SEC. 503. (a) No payments shall be made under this Act for any 
Ante, p. 2435. 
fiscal year to a State unless the Secretary determines that the fiscal 
effort per student or the aggregate expenditures of such State for 
vocational education for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for 
which the determination is made, equaled or exceeded such effort or 
expenditures for vocational education for the second preceding fiscal 
year. 
"(b) The Secretary may waive the requirements of this section for 
one fiscal year only, upon making a determination that such waiver 
would be equitable due to exceptional or uncontrollable circum-
stances affecting the ability of the applicant to meet such require-
ments, such as a natural disaster or an unforeseen and precipitous 
decline in financial resources. No level of funding permitted under 
such a waiver may be used as the basis for computing the fiscal 
effort required under this section for years subsequent to the year 
covered by such waiver; such fiscal effort shall be computed on the 
basis of the level of funding which would, but for such waiver, have 
been required. 
"WITHHOLDING; JUDICIAL REVIEW 
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"SEC. 504. (a) Whenever the Secretary, after reasonable notice and 
opportunity for hearing to the State board, finds that— 
Ante, p. 2449. 
"(1) the State plan approved under section 114 has been so 
changed that it no longer complies with the provisions of this 
Act; or 
"(2) in the administration of the State plan or of programs 
conducted pursuant to it there is a failure to comply substan-
tially with any such provision, 
PUBLIC LAW 98-524—OCT. 19, 1984 
98 STAT. 2481 
the Secretary shall notify such State board that no further pay-
ments will be made to the State under this Act (or, further pay-
ments to the State will be limited to programs under or portions of 
the State plan not affected by such failure) until satisfied that there 
will no longer be any failure to comply. Until so satisfied, the 
Secretary shall make no further payments to such State under this 
Act (or shall limit payments to programs under, or portions of, the 
State plan not affected by such failure). 
"(b) A State board which is dissatisfied with a final action of the 
Courts, U.S. 
Secretary under this section may appeal to the United States court 
of appeals for the circuit in which the State is located, by filing a 
petition with such court within sixty days after such final action. A 
copy of the petition shall be forthwith transmitted by the clerk of 
the court to the Secretary, or any officer designated by him for that 
purpose. The Secretary thereupon shall file in the court the record 
of the proceedings on which action is based, as provided in section 
2112 of title 28, United States Code. Upon the filing of such petition, 
the court shall have jurisdiction to affirm the action of the Secretary 
or to set aside such action, in whole or in part, temporarily or 
permanently, but until the filing of the record, the Secretary may 
modify or set aside his action. The findings of the Secretary as to the 
facts, if supported by substantial evidence, shall be conclusive, but 
the court, for good cause shown, may remand the case to the 
Secretary to take further evidence, and the Secretary may there-
upon make new or modified findings of fact and may modify his 
previous action, and shall file in the court the record of the further 
proceedings. Such new or modified findings of fact shall likewise be 
conclusive if supported by substantial evidence. The judgment of the 
court affirming or setting aside, in whole or in part, any action of 
the Secretary shall be final, subject to review by the Supreme Court 
of the United States upon certiorari certification as provided in 
section 1254 of title 28, United States Code. The commencement of 
proceedings under this subsection shall, unless specifically ordered 
otherwise by the court, operate as a stay of the Secretary's action. 
"(c)(1) If any eligible recipient is dissatisfied with the final action 
of the State board or other appropriate State administering agency 
with respect to approval of its local application, such eligible recipi-
ent may, within sixty days after such final action or notice thereof, 
whichever is later, file with the United States court of appeals for 
the circuit in which the State is located a petition for review of that 
action. A copy of the petition shall be forthwith transmitted by the 
clerk of the court to the State board or other appropriate State 
administering agency. The State board or such other agency there-
upon shall file in the court the record of the proceeding on which 
the State board or such other agency based its action, as provided in 
section 2112 of title 28, United States Code. 
"(2) The findings of fact by the State board or other appropriate 
administering agency, if supported by substantial evidence, shall be 
conclusive; but the court, for good cause shown, may remand the 
case to the State board or such other agency to take further evi-
dence, and the State board or such other agency may thereupon 
make new or modified findings of fact and may modify its previous 
action, and shall certify to the court the record of the further 
proceedings. 
"(3) The court shall have jurisdiction to affirm the action of the 
State board or other appropriate administering agency or to set it 
aside, in whole or in part. The judgment of the court shall be subject 
98 STAT. 2482 
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to review by the Supreme Court of the United States upon certiorari 
certification as provided in section 1254 of title 28, United States 
Code. 
"(dXD The Secretary shall prescribe and implement rules to 
assure that any hearing conducted under section 434(c) of the 
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General Eklucation Provisions Act in connection with funds made 
available from appropriations under this Act shall be held within 
the State of the affected unit of local government or geographic area 
within the State. 
"(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)— 
"(A) the term 'unit of local government' means a county, 
municipality, town, township, village, or other unit of general 
government below the State level; and 
"(B) the term 'geographic area within a State' means a special 
purpose district or other region recognized for governmental 
purposes within such State which is not a unit of local govern-
ment. 
"AUDITS 
20 use 2465. 
"SEC. 505. Each State shall obtain financial and compliance audits 
Ante, p. 2435. 
of any funds which the State receives under this Act. Such audits 
shall be made public within the State on a timely basis. Audits shall 
be conducted at least every two years and shall be conducted in 
accordance with the Comptroller General's Standard for Audit of 
Governmental Organizations, Programs, Activities, and Functions. 
"AUTHORITY TO MAKE PAYMENTS 
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"SEC. 506. Any authority to make payments or to enter into 
contracts under this Act shall be available only to such extent or in 
such amounts as are provided in advance appropriation Acts. 
"PART B—DEFINITIONS 
"DEFINITIONS 
20 use 2471. 
"SEC. 521. As used in this Act: 
"(1) The term 'administration' means activities of a State 
necessary for the proper and efficient performance of its duties 
under this Act, including supervision, but does not include 
curriculum development activities, personnel development, 
technical assistance, or research activities. 
"(2) The term 'apprenticeship training program' means a 
prc^am registered with the Department of Labor or the State 
apprenticeship agency in accordance with the Act of August 16, 
29 use 50 note. 
1937, known as the National Apprenticeship Act, which is 
conducted or sponsored by an employer, a group of employers, 
or a joint apprenticeship committee representing both employ-
ers and a union, and which contains all terms and conditions for 
the qualification, recruitment, selection, employment, and 
training of apprentices. 
"(3) The term 'area vocational education school' means— 
"(A) a specialized high school used exclusively or princi-
pally for the provision of vocational education to individ-
uals who are available for study in preparation for entering 
the labor market; 
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98 STAT. 2483 
"(B) the department of a high school exclusively or princi-
pally used for providing vocational education in no less 
than five different occupational fields to individuals who 
are available for study in preparation for entering the labor 
market; 
"(C) a technical institute or vocational school used exclu-
sively or principally for the provision of vocational educa-
tion to individuals who have completed or left high school 
and who are available for study in preparation for entering 
the labor market; or 
"(D) the department or division of a junior college or 
community college or university operating under the poli-
cies of the State board and which provides vocational educa-
tion in no less than five different occupational fields leading 
to immediate employment but not necessarily leading to a 
baccalaureate degree, if, in the case of a school, department, 
or division described in subparagraph (C) or this subpara-
graph, it admits as regular students both individuals who 
have completed high school and individuals who have left 
high school. 
"(4) The term 'career guidance and counseling' means those 
programs (A) which pertain to the body of subject matter and 
related techniques and methods organized for the development 
in individuals of career awareness, career planning, career 
decisionmaking, placement skills, and knowledge and under-
standing of local, State, and national occupational, educational, 
and labor market needs, trends, and opportunities, and (B) 
which assist them in making and implementing informed edu-
cational and occupational choices. 
"(5) The term 'community-based organization' means any 
such organization of demonstrated effectiveness described in 
section 4(5) of the Job Training Partnership Act. 
29 USC 1503. 
"(6) The term 'construction' includes construction of new 
buildings and acquisition, and expansion, remodeling, and alter-
ation of existing buildings, and includes site grading and im-
provement and architect fees. 
"(7) The term 'cooperative education' means a method of 
instruction of vocational education for individuals who, through 
written cooperative arrangements between the school and 
employers, receive instruction, including required academic 
courses and related vocational instruction by alternation of 
study in school with a job in any occupational field, but the 
two experiences must be planned and supervised by the school 
and employers so that each contributes to the student's educa-
tion and to his or her employability. Work periods and school 
attendance may be on alternate half days, full days, weeks, or 
other periods of time in fulfilling the cooperative program. 
"(8) The term 'criminal offender' means any individual who is 
charged with or convicted of any criminal offense, including a 
youth offender or a juvenile offender. 
"(9) The term 'correctional institution' means any— 
"(A) prison, 
"(B) jail, 
"(C) reformatory, 
"(D) work farm, 
"(E) detention center, or 
98 STAT. 2484 
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"(F) halfway 
house, community-based 
rehabilitation 
center, or any other similar institution designed for the 
confinement or rehabilitation of criminal offenders. 
"(10) The term 'Council' means the National Council on 
Vocational Education. 
"(11) The term 'curriculum materials' means instructional 
and related or supportive material, including materials using 
advanced learning technology, in any occupational field which 
is designed to strengthen the academic foundation and prepare 
individuals for employment at the entry level or to upgrade 
occupational competencies of those previously or presently em-
ployed in any occupational field, and appropriate counseling 
and guidance material. 
"(12) The term 'disadvantaged' means individuals (other than 
handicapped individuals) who have economic or academic disad-
vantages and who require special services and assistance in 
order to enable them to succeed in vocational education pro-
grams. Such term includes individuals who are members of 
economically disadvantaged families, migrants, individuals who 
have limited English proficiency and individuals who are drop-
outs from, or who are identified as potential dropouts from, 
secondary school. 
"(13) The term 'economically depressed area' means an eco-
nomically integrated area within any State in which a chron-
ically low level of economic activity or a deteriorating economic 
base has caused such adverse effects as (A) a rate of unemploy-
ment which has exceeded by 50 per centum or more the average 
rate of unemployment in the State, or in the Nation, for each of 
the three years preceding the year for which such designation is 
made, or (B) a large concentration of low-income families, and 
Ante, p. 2435. 
for which such designation for the purposes of this Act is 
approved by the Secretary as consistent with these and such 
other criteria as may be prescribed, and with the purposes of 
this Act. 
"(14) The term 'eligible recipient' means a local educational 
agency or a postsecondaiy educational institution. 
"(15) The term 'handicapped', when applied to individuals, 
means individuals who are mentally retarded, hard of hearing, 
deaf, speech impaired, visually handicapped, seriously emotion-
ally disturbed, orthopedically impaired, or other health im-
paired persons, or persons with specific learning disabilities, 
who by reason thereof require special education and related 
services, and who, because of their handicapping condition, 
cannot succeed in the regular vocational education program 
without special education assistance. 
"(16) The term 'high technology' means state-of-the-art com-
puter, microelectronic, hydraulic, pneumatic, laser, nuclear, 
chemical, telecommunication, and other technologies being used 
to enhance productivity in manufacturing, communication, 
transportation, agriculture, mining, energy, commercial, and 
similar economic activity, and to improve the provision of 
health care. 
"(17) The term 'homemaker' means an individual who— 
"(A) is an adult, and 
"(B) has worked as an adult primarily without remunera-
tion to care for the home and family, and for that reason 
has diminished marketable skills. 
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98 STAT. 2485 
The Secretary may not prescribe the manner in which the 
States will comply with the application of the definition con-
tained in this paragraph. 
"(18) The term 'limited English proficiency' has the meaning 
given such term in section 703(aXl) of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act of 1965. 
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"(19) The term 'local educational agency' means a board of 
education or other legally constituted local school authority 
having administrative control and direction of public elemen-
tary or secondary schools in a city, county, township, school 
district, or political subdivision in a State, or any other public 
educational institution or agency having administrative control 
and direction of a vocational education program. 
"(20) The term 'economically disadvantaged family or individ-
ual' means such families or individuals who are determined by 
the Secretary to be low-income according to the latest available 
data from the Department of Commerce. 
"(21) The term 'postsecondary educational institution' means 
an institution legally authorized to provide postsecondary edu-
cation within a State, or any postsecondary educational institu-
tion operated by or on behalf of any Indian tribe which is 
eligible to contract with the Secretary of the Interior for the 
administration of programs under the Indian Self-Determina-
tion Act or under the Act of April 16,1934. 
25 use 450 note. 
"(22) The term 'private vocational training institution' means 
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a business or trade school, or technical institution or other 
technical or vocational school, in any State, which (A) admits as 
regular students only persons who have completed or left ele-
mentary or secondary school and who have the ability to benefit 
from the training offered by such institution; (B) is legally 
authorized to provide, and provides within that State, a pro-
gram of postsecondary vocational or technical education de-
signed to fit individuals for useful employment in recognized 
occupations; (C) has been in existence for two years or has been 
specially accredited by the Secretary as an institution meeting 
the other requirements of this subsection; and (D) is accredited 
(i) by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association 
listed by the Secretary pursuant to this clause, or (ii) if the 
Secretary determines that there is no nationally recognized 
accrediting agency or association qualified to accredit schools of 
a particular category, by a State ^ency listed by the Secretary 
pursuant to this clause, or (iii) if the Secretary determines that 
there is no nationally recognized or State agency or association 
qualified to accredit schools of a particular category, by an 
advisory committee appointed by the Secretary and composed of 
persons specially qualified to evaluate training provided by 
schools of that category, which committee shall prescribe the 
standards of content, scope, and quality which must be met by 
those schools and shall also determine whether particular 
schools meet those standards. For the purpose of this para- 
Public 
graph, the Secretary shall publish a list of nationally recognized 
information. 
accrediting agencies or associations and State agencies which 
the Secretary determines to be reliable authority as to the 
quality of education or training afforded. 
"(23) The term 'school facilities' means classrooms and related 
facilities (including initial equipment) and interests in lands on 
which such facilities are constructed. Such term shall not in-
98 STAT. 2486 
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elude any facility intended primarily for events for which ad-
mission is to be charged to the general public. 
"(24) The term 'Secretary' means the Secretary of Education. 
"(25) The term 'single parent' means an individual who— 
"(A) is unmarried or legally separated from a spouse, and 
"(B) has a minor child or children for which the parent 
has either custody or joint custody. 
"(26) The term 'small business' means for-profit enterprises 
employing five hundred or fewer employees. 
"(27) The term 'State' includes, in addition to the several 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern 
Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. 
"(28) The term 'State board' means a State board designated 
or created by State law as the sole State agency responsible for 
the administration of vocational education, or for supervision of 
the administration of vocational education in the State. 
"(29) The term 'State council' means the State council on 
Ante, p. 2443. 
vocational education established in accordance with section 112. 
"(30) The term 'State educational agency' means the State 
board of education or other agency or officer primarily responsi-
ble for the State supervision of public elementary or secondary 
schools, or, if there is no such officer or agency, an officer or 
agency designated by the Governor or by State law. 
"(31) The term 'vocational education' means organized educa-
tional programs which are directly related to the preparation of 
individuals in paid or unpaid employment in such fields as 
agriculture, business occupations, home economics, health occu-
pations, marketing and distributive occupations, technical and 
emerging occupations, modern industrial and agriculture arts, 
and trades and industrial occupations, or for additional prepara-
tion for a career in such fields, and in other occupations, 
requiring other than a baccalaureate or advanced degree and 
vocational student organization activities as an integral part of 
the program; and for purposes of this paragraph, the term 
'organized education program' means only (A) instruction (in-
cluding career guidance and counseling) related to the occupa-
tion or occupations for which the students are in training or 
instruction necessary for students to benefit from such training, 
and (B) the acquisition (including leasing), maintenance, and 
repair of instructional equipment, supplies, and teaching aids; 
but the terms do not mean the construction, acquisition, or 
initial equipment of buildings, or the acquisition or rental of 
land. 
"(32) The term 'vocational student organizations' means those 
organizations for individuals enrolled in vocational education 
programs which engage in activities as an integral part of the 
instructional program. Such organizations may have State and 
national units which aggregate the work and purposes of in-
struction in vocational education at the local level.". 
EFFECTIVE DATE 
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SEC. 2. (a) This Act shall take effect for fiscal years beginning on 
note. 
or after October 1, 1984, except that the authority of the Secretary 
to prescribe regulations under this Act and the responsibility of 
PUBLIC LAW 98-524—OCT. 19, 1984 
98 STAT. 2487 
States to submit State plans are effective upon the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
(b) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations for carrying out the 
provisions of this Act. 
TRANSITION PROVISIONS 
SEC. 3. (a) Each State and eligible recipient of financial assistance 
under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act, or under the 
Vocational Education Act of 1963, may expend funds received under 
the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act or under the Voca-
tional Education Act of 1963 to— 
(1) conduct planning for any program or activity authorized 
under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act; and 
(2) conduct any other activity deemed necessary by the recipi-
ent to provide for an orderly transition to the operation of 
programs under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act. 
(b)(1) On the effective date of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
Education Act, the personnel, property, and records of the National 
Occupational Information Coordinating Committee established 
under section 161(b) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 shall be 
transferred to the National Occupational Information Coordinating 
Committee established pursuant to section 422 of this Act. 
(2) On the effective date of this Act, the personnel, property, and 
records of the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education 
shall be transferred to the National Council on Vocational Educa-
tion established under section 431 of this Act. 
Regulations. 
Ante, p. 2435. 
20 u s e 2301 
note. 
Ante, p. 2435. 
20 u s e 2301 
note. 
20 u s e 2422 
note. 
20 u s e 2391. 
Ante, p. 2473. 
20 u s e 2431 
note. 
Ante, p. 2474. 
CONFORMING AMENDMENTS 
SEC. 4. (a)(1) Section 4 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) is amended— 
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(A) by striking out "section 195(10) of the Vocational Educa-
tion Act of 1963" in paragraph (14) and inserting in lieu thereof 
"section 4(15) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act"; 
(B) by striking out "section 195(11) of the Vocational Educa-
tion Act of 1963" in paragraph (23) and inserting in lieu thereof 
"section 1201(h) of the Higher Education Act of 1965"; and 
(C) by striking out "section 195(1) of the Vocational Education 
Act of 1963" in paragraph (28) and inserting in lieu thereof 
"section 521(31) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education 
Act". 
(2) Section 122 of such Act is amended— 
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(A) by striking out paragraph (8) of subsection (a); and 
(B) by striking out "reports required pursuant to section 
105(d)(3) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963" in subsection 
(bX7XB) and inserting in lieu thereof "the measures taken 
pursuant to section 113(bX9) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
Education Act". 
(3) Section 125(bXl) of such Act is amended by striking out "the 
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Vocational Education Act of 1963" and inserting in lieu thereof "the 
Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act". 
(4) Section 427(aXl) of such Act is amended by striking out "sec- 
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tion 104(aXl) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963" and inserting 
in lieu thereof "section lll(aXl) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
Education Act". 
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(5) Section 461(c) of such Act is amended by striking out "the 
Vocational Education Act of 1963" and inserting in Heu thereof "the 
Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act". 
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(6)(A) Section 463(a) of such Act is amended by striking out 
"section 161(b) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "section 422 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
Education Act". 
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(B) Section 464(a)(1) of such Act is amended by striking out 
"section 161(b) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963" and insert-
ing in lieu thereof "section 422 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
Education Act". 
(C) Section 464(c) of such Act is amended by striking out "section 
161(b) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "section 422 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education 
Act". 
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(D) Section 463(a) of such Act is amended by striking out "section 
161(b) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963" and inserting in lieu 
thereof "section 422 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education 
Act". 
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(E) Section 464(b) of such Act is amended by striking out "the 
Vocational Education Act of 1963" and inserting in lieu thereof "the 
Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act". 
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(7) Section 472 of such Act is amended by striking out "National 
Advisory Council on Vocational Education (established under sec-
tion 162 of the Vocational Education Act of 1963)" in subsection (a) 
and inserting in lieu thereof "National Council on Vocational Edu-
cation (established under section 431 of the Carl D. Perkins Voca-
tional Education Act)". 
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(8) Section 473 of such Act is amended— 
(A) by striking out "National Advisory Council on Voca-
tional Education" in paragraph (7)(A) and each place it appears 
in paragraph (7)(B) and inserting in lieu thereof "National 
Council on Vocational Education"; and 
(B) by striking out "section 162 of the Vocational Education 
Act of 1963" and inserting in lieu thereof "part D of title IV of 
the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act". 
(b) Section 703(a)(8) of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 3223(a)(8)) is amended by striking out "section 
122(a)(4) and part J of the Vocational Education Act of 1963" and 
inserting in lieu thereof "the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education 
Act". 
(c)(1) Section 113(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1013(d)) is amended by striking out "the Vocational Education Act of 
1963" and inserting in lieu thereof "the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
Education Act". 
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(2) Section 114(b) of such Act is amended by striking out "the 
Vocational Education Act of 1963" and inserting in lieu thereof "the 
Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act". 
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(3) Section 1022(a) of such Act is amended by striking out "the 
Vocational Education Act of 1963" and inserting in lieu thereof "the 
Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act". 
(d)(1) Section 306(b)(ll) of the Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
1205(b)(ll)) is amended by striking out "the Vocational Education 
Act of 1963" and inserting in lieu thereof "the Carl D. Perkins 
Vocational Education Act". 
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98 STAT. 2489 
(2) Section 318(a)(4) of such Act is amended by striking out "the 
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Vocational Education Act of 1963" and inserting in lieu thereof "the 
Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act". 
(e)(1) Section 113(a) of the Appalachian Regional Development Act 
of 1965 (40 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking out "the Vocational 
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Education Act of 1963 (77 Stat. 403)" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act". 
(2) Section 114(c) of such Act is amended by striking out "the 
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Vocational Education Act of 1963" and inserting in lieu thereof "the 
Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act". 
(f) Section lOl(aXll) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
721(aXll)) is amended by striking out "the Vocational Education 
Act" and inserting in lieu thereof "the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
Education Act". 
(h) Section 104 of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 
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is amended by striking out "section 102(a) of this Act (as such Act 
will be in effect on October 1, 1977)" and inserting in lieu thereof 
"section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational BJducation Act". 
NATIONAL SUMMIT CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION 
SEC. 5. (a) This section may be cited as the "National Summit 
Conference on Education Act of 1984". 
(b)(1) The Congress finds that— 
(A) increased economic competition requires the development 
of a better trained and educated workforce which our educa-
tional institutions must provide; 
(B) problems and deficiencies in American elementary and 
secondary education require consideration of possible new direc-
tions in setting national education policy; and 
(C) there should be a National Summit Conference on Educa-
tion authorized by law by Congress to provide directions for 
such policy, and any conference established by the Department 
of Education should be complementary to the National Summit 
Conference on Education. 
(2) For the purpose of this section, the term "Conference" means 
the National Summit Conference on Education established by this 
title. 
(c) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
Education $500,000 for the purpose of conducting a National 
Summit Conference on Education, in accordance with the provisions 
of this section. 
(d) The participants in the Conference shall consist of not more 
than two hundred individuals. The participants in the Conference 
shall be representative of teachers, parents, school administrators, 
school board members. State education officials. State legislators, 
Governors, students, business, labor, and special populations, includ-
ing females, racial and ethnic minorities, and the disabled. The 
participants in the Conference shall be selected so as to provide 
racial, political, and geographic balance. 
(e) The participants in the Conference shall be chosen from among 
nominees submitted to the Executive Committee (established pursu-
ant to section 605) by organizations representing public and private 
elementary and secondary education, vocational education, adult 
education, teacher training, women, racial and ethnic minorities, 
and the handicapped, as well as from among nominees supplied by 
National 
Summit 
eonference on 
Education Act of 
1984. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
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organizations representing business, organized labor, parents, li-
braries, and all levels of government. 
(fXD There shall be an Executive Committee of the Conference 
consisting of— 
(A) two individuals appointed by the President, 
(B) two individuals appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, 
(C) two individuals appointed by the Majority Leader of the 
Senate, and 
(D) six individuals appointed by the Governors of the States 
acting as a group. 
The six individuals appointed by the Governors shall be appointed 
from individuals representing chief State school officers, local and 
State school boards. State legislatures, and Governors. 
(2) The Executive Committee shall be responsible for selecting a 
presiding officer and for selecting the organizations (described in 
section 604) to supply a list of nominees for selection as participants 
in the Conference. Not less than 30 organizations shall be so selected 
by the Executive Committee. Each organization selected shall nomi-
nate at least the number of individuals specified by the Executive 
Committee for that organization in order to provide the representa-
tion required by sections 603 and 604. The Executive Committee 
shall determine the total number of individuals to be selected for 
participation, consistent with the requirements of this title. 
(3) The Executive Committee shall serve without compensation. 
(g) The Executive Committee shall appoint and fix the compensa-
tion of such staff as may be necessary, not to exceed the equivalent 
of four full-time employees. The staff shall assist the Executive 
Committee in planning, conducting, and completing the work of the 
Conference. The administrative support for the staff and the Execu-
tive Committee shall be the responsibility of the Department of 
Education in conjunction with the Speaker of the House of Repre-
Report. 
sentatives and the Majority Leader of the Senate. The staff and the 
Executive Committee shall report, through properly established 
lines of authority, to the Congress. 
(h)(1) A majority of participants of the Conference shall constitute 
a quorum if votes are required. If task forces are created, the 
majority of task force participants shall constitute a quorum if a 
vote is required. 
(2)(A) The Executive Committee shall select the Conference site 
and shall determine the duration of the Conference. The duration of 
the Conference shall not exceed six days. Neither the regional 
meetings (described in section 608(a)) nor the Conference shall meet 
before January 1,1985. 
(B) The Conference shall prepare and transmit a written record of 
its recommendations to the President, to the Congress, and to the 
States not later than four months after the last meeting of the 
Conference. 
(i)(l) The Executive Committee, using data concerning education 
supplied by the Secretary of Education and by the States, shall 
develop an agenda for the Conference prior to the Conference. The 
data will include information furnished to the Secretary from state-
wide and regional summit conferences devoted to obtaining citizen 
views about education. The purpose of this agenda shall be to 
facilitate the development of recommendations on various issues 
raised by such recently issued education reports as the report of the 
National Commission on Excellence in Education, the Carnegie 
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98 STAT. 2491 
Report on American High Schools, the National Science Boards' 
Report on Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, and 
others. 
(2) The agenda so developed shall take into account that it shall be 
the purpose of the Conference to create national bipartisan support 
for education at all levels of government, and to make recommenda-
tions for the development of viable local. State, and national inter-
governmental and intragovernmental cooperation in education to 
make the most efficient use of funds from all levels of government. 
(3) The agenda shall also provide for procedures for determining 
national consensus regarding types of strategies to be used and the 
appropriate levels of government to have primary responsibility for 
implementing educational policy. 
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION POUCY 
SEC. 6. It is the sense of the Congress that effective vocational 
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education programs are essential to our future as a free and demo- '
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cratic society; that such programs are best administered by local 
communities, and community colleges school boards, where the 
primacy of parental control can be emphasized with a minimum of 
Federal interference; and that as a means to strengthening voca-
tional education and training programs, nongovernmental alterna-
tives promoting links between public school needs and private sector 
sources of support should be encouraged and implemented. 
JOB TRAINING REGULATIONS 
SEC. 7. Notwithstanding section 629.38(eX2Xiii) of title 20 of the 
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Code of Federal Regulations, relating to allowable training costs note. 
under the Job Training Partnership Act, payment for training 
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packages purchased competitively pursuant to section 141(dX3) of note. 
such Act in the case of youth shall include payment for the full unit 
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price if the training results in either placement in unsubsidized 
employment or the attainment of an outcome specified in section 
106(bX2)ofsuchAct. 
Approved October 19, 1984. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4164 (S. 2341): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 98-612 (eomm. on Education and Labor) and No. 98-1129 
(eomm. of Conference). 
SENATE REPORT No. 98-507 accompanying S. 2341 (eomm. on Labor and Human 
R©sou.rc©s) 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 130 (1984): 
Mar. 7, 8, considered and passed House. 
Aug. 8, considered and passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 2341. 
Oct. 3, Senate agreed to conference report. 
Oct. 4, House agreed to conference report.