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20 U.S.C. § 2321 — Purpose

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20 U.S.C. § 2321 — Purpose

The purpose of this chapter is to develop more fully the academic knowledge and technical and employability skills of secondary education students and postsecondary education students who elect to enroll in career and technical education programs and programs of study, by— (1) building on the efforts of States and localities to develop challenging academic and technical standards and to assist students in meeting such standards, including preparation for high skill, high wage, or in-demand occupations in current or emerging professions; (2) promoting the development of services and activities that integrate rigorous and challenging academic and career and technical instruction, and that link secondary education and postsecondary education for participating career and technical education students; (3) increasing State and local flexibility in providing services and activities designed to develop, implement, and improve career and technical education; (4) conducting and disseminating national research and disseminating information on best practices that improve career and technical education programs and programs of study, services, and activities; (5) providing technical assistance that— (A) promotes leadership, initial preparation, and professional development at the State and local levels; and (B) improves the quality of career and technical education teachers, faculty, administrators, and counselors; (6) supporting partnerships among secondary schools, postsecondary institutions, baccalaureate degree granting institutions, area career and technical education schools, local workforce investment boards, business and industry, and intermediaries; (7) providing individuals with opportunities throughout their lifetimes to develop, in conjunction with other edu

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48 U.S.C. § 1667 — Repealed. Pub. L. 90–576, title I, § 103, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1091

### Statutory Notes Section, Pub. L. 87–688, § 2, Sept. 25, 1962, 76 Stat. 586, extended to American Samoa the benefits of the Vocational Education Act of 1946 and authorized an annual appropriation of $80,000 therefor. #### Effective Date of Repeal Pub. L. 90–576, title I, § 103, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1091, provided that the repeal of this section is effective July 1, 1969.

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20 U.S.C. § 2399 — Local uses of funds

**(a) General authority** Each eligible recipient that receives funds under this part shall use such funds to develop, coordinate, implement, or improve career and technical education programs to meet the needs identified in the comprehensive needs assessment described in [section 2354(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section2354/c&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Requirements for uses of funds** Funds made available to eligible recipients under this part shall be used to support career and technical education programs that are of sufficient size, scope, and quality to be effective and that— (1) provide career exploration and career development activities through an organized, systematic framework designed to aid students, including in the middle grades, before enrolling and while participating in a career and technical education program, in making informed plans and decisions about future education and career opportunities and programs of study, which may include— (A) introductory courses or activities focused on career exploration and career awareness, including non-traditional fields; (B) readily available career and labor market information, including information on— (i) occupational supply and demand; (ii) educational requirements; (iii) other information on careers aligned to State, local, or Tribal (as applicable) economic priorities; and (iv) employment sectors; (C) programs and activities related to the development of student graduation and career plans; (D) career guidance and academic counselors that provide information on postsecondary education and career options; (E) any other activity that advances knowledge of career opportunities and assists students in making informe

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20 U.S.C. § 2341 — Interdepartmental Task Force on Vocational Education and Related Programs

**(a) Establishment** There is established the Interdepartmental Task Force on Vocational Education and Related Programs (in this section referred to as the “Task Force”). **(b) Membership** The Task Force shall consist of the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and such other personnel of the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services as the Secretaries consider appropriate. **(c) Duties** The Task Force shall— (1) examine principal data required for programs under the Adult Education Act, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, the Job Training Partnership Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 [[29 U.S.C. 701](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section701&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], and the Wagner-Peyser Act [[29 U.S.C. 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section49&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.]; (2) examine possible common objectives, definitions, measures, and standards for such programs; and (3) consider integration of research and development conducted with Federal assistance in the area of vocational education and related areas, including areas of emerging technologies.

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20 U.S.C. § 2343 — Within State allocation

**(a) In general** From the amount allotted to each State under [section 2321 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section2321&num=0&edition=prelim) for a fiscal year, the eligible agency shall make available— (1) not less than 85 percent for distribution under section 2351 or 2352 of this title, of which not more than 15 percent of the 85 percent may be used in accordance with subsection (c); (2) not more than 10 percent to carry out State leadership activities described in [section 2344 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section2344&num=0&edition=prelim), of which— (A) an amount equal to not more than 2 percent of the amount allotted to the State under [section 2321 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section2321&num=0&edition=prelim) for the fiscal year shall be made available to serve individuals in State institutions, such as State correctional institutions, juvenile justice facilities, and educational institutions that serve individuals with disabilities; (B) not less than $60,000 and not more than $150,000 shall be available for services that prepare individuals for non-traditional fields; and (C) an amount shall be made available for the recruitment of special populations to enroll in career and technical education programs, which shall be not less than the lesser of— (i) an amount equal to 0.1 percent; or (ii) $50,000; and (3) an amount equal to not more than 5 percent, or $250,000, whichever is greater, for administration of the State plan, which may be used for the costs of— (A) developing the State plan; (B) reviewing local applications; (C) monitoring and evaluating program effectivene

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20 U.S.C. § 2344 — Accountability

**(a) Purpose** The purpose of this section is to establish and support State and local performance accountability systems, comprised of the activities described in this section, to assess the effectiveness of the State and the eligible recipients of the State in achieving statewide progress in career and technical education, and to optimize the return of investment of Federal funds in career and technical education activities. **(b) State determined performance measures** (1) **In general** — Each eligible agency, with input from eligible recipients, shall establish State determined performance measures for a State that consist of— (A) the core indicators of performance described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2); and (B) a State determined level of performance described in paragraph (3)(A) for each core indicator of performance. (2) **Indicators of performance** (A) *Core indicators of performance for CTE concentrators at the secondary level* — Each eligible agency shall identify in the State plan core indicators of performance for CTE concentrators at the secondary level that are valid and reliable, and that include, at a minimum, measures of each of the following: (i) The percentage of CTE concentrators who graduate high school, as measured by— (I) the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (defined in [section 7801 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section7801&num=0&edition=prelim)); and (II) at the State’s discretion, the extended-year adjusted cohort graduation rate defined in such section 7801. (ii) CTE concentrator proficiency in the challenging State academic standards adopted by the State under [section 6311(b)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.x

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20 U.S.C. § 2392 — State plan

**(a) State plan** (1) **In general** — Each eligible agency desiring assistance under this subchapter for any fiscal year shall prepare and submit to the Secretary a State plan for a 4-year period, consistent with subsection (b) and paragraph (5), together with such annual revisions as the eligible agency determines to be necessary, except that, during the period described in [section 2303 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section2303&num=0&edition=prelim), each eligible agency may submit a transition plan that shall fulfill the eligible agency’s obligation to submit a State plan under this section for the first fiscal year following July 31, 2018. (2) **Revisions** — Each eligible agency— (A) may submit such annual revisions of the State plan to the Secretary as the eligible agency determines to be necessary; and (B) shall, after the second year of the 4-year period, conduct a review of activities assisted under this subchapter and submit any revisions of the State plan that the eligible agency determines necessary to the Secretary. (3) **Hearing process** — The eligible agency 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 (including teachers, faculty, specialized instructional support personnel, paraprofessionals, school leaders, authorized public chartering agencies and charter school leaders (consistent with State law), employers, labor organizations, parents, students, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations that may be present in the State, and community organizations), an opportunity to present their views and make recommendations regarding the State plan. A summary of suc

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48 U.S.C. § 1921d — Supplemental provisions

**(a) Domestic program requirements** Except as may otherwise be provided in this joint resolution, all United States Federal programs and services extended to or operated in the Federated States of Micronesia or the Republic of the Marshall Islands are and shall remain subject to all applicable criteria, standards, reporting requirements, auditing procedures, and other rules and regulations applicable to such programs when operating in the United States (including its territories and commonwealths). **(b) Relations with the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands** (1) Appropriations made pursuant to Article I of Title Two and subsection (a)(2) of section 221 of article II of Title Two of the U.S.-FSM Compact and the U.S.-RMI Compact shall be made to the Secretary of the Interior, who shall have the authority necessary to fulfill his responsibilities for monitoring and managing the funds so appropriated consistent with the U.S.-FSM Compact and the U.S.-RMI Compact, including the agreements referred to in section 462(b)(4) of the U.S.-FSM Compact and U.S.-RMI Compact (relating to Fiscal Procedures) and the agreements referred to in section 462(b)(5) of the U.S.-FSM Compact and the U.S.-RMI Compact (regarding the Trust Funds). (2) Appropriations made pursuant to subsections (a)(1) and (a)(3) through (6) of section 221 of Article II of Title Two of the U.S.-FSM Compact and subsection (a)(1) and (a)(3) through (5) of the U.S.-RMI Compact shall be made directly to the agencies named in those subsections. (3) Appropriations for services and programs referred to in subsection (b) of section 221 of Article II of Title Two of the U.S.-FSM Compact or U.S.-RMI Compact and appropriations for services and programs referred to in subsection (f) an

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20 U.S.C. § 2321 — Reservations and State allotment

Page 1062 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 2321 retary of Health and Human Services, and such other personnel of the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services as the Secretaries consider appropriate. (c) Duties The Task Force shall— (1) examine principal data required for pro- grams under the Adult Education Act, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Tech- nology Education Act, the Job Training Part- nership Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 [29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.], and the Wagner-Peyser Act [29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.]; (2) examine possible common objectives, definitions, measures, and standards for such programs; and (3) consider integration of research and de- velopment conducted with Federal assistance in the area of vocational education and related areas, including areas of emerging tech- nologies. (Pub. L. 101–392, § 4, Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 758; Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1041(f), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 715.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Adult Education Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), was title III of Pub. L. 89–750, Nov. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 1216, which was classified generally to chapter 30 (§ 1201 et seq.) of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–220, title II, § 251(a)(1), Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1079. For com- plete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Tech- nology Education Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), was Pub. L. 88–210, Dec. 18, 1963, 77 Stat. 403, which was clas- sified generally to this chapter, prior to being amended generally and renamed the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 by Pub. L. 105–332, § 1(b), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3076, and amended gen- erally and rena

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