101st CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7
AMENDMENT
HR 7 EAS
In the Senate of the United States,
April 5 (legislative day, January 23), 1990.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 7)
entitled `An Act to amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act
to improve the provision of services under such Act and to extend the
authorities contained in such Act through the fiscal year 1995, and for
other purposes', do pass with the following
TAMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

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This Act may be cited as the `Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act
Amendments of 1989'.

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(a) IN GENERAL- Section 101(a)(1) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational
Education Act (hereinafter referred to as the `Act') is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A) by--
(A) striking `2' and inserting `2.75'; and
(B) striking `part E' and inserting `part D'; and
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following new
subparagraphs:
`(B) 2 percent for the purpose of carrying out section 103; and
`(C) .25 percent for the purpose of carrying out section 104.'.
(b) TERRITORIES- Section 101 of the Act is amended by inserting at the
end thereof the following new subsection (d):
`(d) For the purpose of this section, the term `State' means any one of the
fifty States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia,
and the Virgin Islands.'.
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT- (1) Section 101(a)(3)(C) of the Act is amended
by striking `, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and
the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,'.
(2) Section 101(c)(1)(B) of the Act is amended by striking `, Guam, American
Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust
Territory of the Pacific Islands' and inserting `and the Virgin Islands'.

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TITLE I

-VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ASSISTANCE TO THE STATES

Section 102 of the Act is amended to read as follows:
`SEC. 102. (a) Each State shall reserve from its allotment of funds
appropriated under section 3(a) for each fiscal year an amount that does
not exceed--
`(1) 20 percent for State programs and State administration of which--
`(A) 75 percent of such 20 percent shall be available for State programs
and State leadership; and
`(B) the remainder of such 20 percent shall be available for State
administration;
`(2) 5 percent for technical preparation education under part B of title
II; and
`(3) 75 percent for basic programs under part C of title II of which--
`(A) 65 to 75 percent of such 75 percent shall be available for subpart
1 of part C of title II; and
`(B) the remainder of such 75 percent shall be available for subpart 2 of
part C of title II.
`(b) SPECIAL RULES- (1) From the amount reserved pursuant to subsections
(a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B) each State shall reserve 20 percent for sex equity
programs carried out in accordance with section 202.
`(2) From the amount reserved pursuant to subsection (a)(3)(B) each State
shall reserve for single parents, displaced homemakers, and single pregnant
women programs carried out in accordance with section 242 an amount which
equals or exceeds 10.5 percent of the total amount reserved pursuant to
subsection (a)(3) for subparts 1 and 2 of part C of title II.
`(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENT- Each State receiving financial assistance under
this Act shall match, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, the funds reserved
pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B) from non-Federal sources.
`(d) HOLD HARMLESS PROVISION- The requirements of subparagraphs (A) and
(B) of subsection (a)(3) shall only apply to--
`(1) 20 percent for fiscal year 1991,
`(2) 36 percent for fiscal year 1992, and
`(3) 51 percent for fiscal year 1993,
of the funds available under subsection (a)(3) to each State for basic
programs under part C of title II.'.

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Section 103 of the Act is amended to read as follows:
`INDIAN AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN PROGRAMS
`SEC. 103. (a)(1)(A) From  7/12  of the amount of funds reserved under
section 101(a)(1)(B), the Secretary shall award grants to, or enter into
contract with--
`(i) Indian tribes that are eligible to receive a grant from, or to enter
into a contract with, the Secretary of the Interior under--
`(I) the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, or
`(II) the Act of April 16, 1934 (48 Stat. 596, chapter 147; 25 U.S.C. 452,
et seq.), and
`(ii) tribal organizations of such Indian tribes,
to plan, conduct, and administer programs, or portions of programs, that
provide vocational-technical training and related activities.
`(B) Grants awarded, and contracts entered into, under subparagraph
(A) shall--
`(i) be subject to the terms and conditions of section 102 of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, and
`(ii) be conducted in accordance with those provisions of sections 4, 5,
and 6 of the Act of April 16, 1934 (48 Stat. 596, chapter 147; 25 U.S.C. 455,
456, 457) that are relevant to the programs for which the grant or contract
is provided.
`(C) In awarding grants and entering into contracts under this section,
the Secretary shall give special consideration to applications from tribally
controlled community colleges which--
`(i) are accredited or candidates for accreditation by a nationally
recognized accreditation organization as an institution of postsecondary
vocational education; or
`(ii) operate vocational education programs that are accredited or candidates
for accreditation by a nationally recognized accreditation organization; and
`(iii) issue certificates for completion of vocational education courses.
`(2)(A) From  1/12  of the funds reserved under section 101(a)(1)(B),
the Secretary shall provide a grant to each Bureau funded school that
is a secondary school for the purpose of providing vocational education
programs for secondary students attending the school.
`(B)(i) The amount of each grant provided under subparagraph (A) shall
equal or exceed $35,000.
`(ii) If the amount of funds available for any fiscal year for grants
under subparagraph (A) exceeds the amount necessary to provide each Bureau
funded school a grant of $35,000 for the fiscal year, the excess shall be
used to increase the amount of the grants as follows:
`(I) 80 percent of such excess funds shall be allocated among Bureau
funded schools in accordance with the formula used to distribute funds
under section 1128 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2008), and
`(II) 20 percent of such excess funds shall be allocated among Bureau
funded schools in accordance with the formula used in allocating funds
under section 611 of the Education of the Handicapped Act (20 U.S.C. 1411).
`(C) Where a grant provided under subparagraph (A) is awarded on behalf of
a school operated directly by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Secretary
of the Interior is authorized and directed to accept and use such grant
for the purposes for which the grant is awarded.
`(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `Bureau funded school'
has the meaning given to such term under section 1139(3) of the Education
Amendments of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 2019(3)).
`(3)(A) From  2/12  of the funds reserved under section 101(a)(1)(B),
the Secretary shall award grants for vocational-technical training,
and related activities, to two or more schools of vocational-technical
education, each of which--
`(i) is governed by a board of directors or trustees, a majority of whom
are Indians,
`(ii) has been in operation for 5 or more years,
`(iii) enrolls the full-time equivalent of not less than 100 students,
of whom a majority are Indians, and
`(iv) is accredited, or a candidate for accreditation for not less than
five years, as a postsecondary vocational education institution by a
nationally recognized accrediting agency for postsecondary vocational
education institutions.
`(B) If any portion of the funds that are authorized to be used to
provide grants under subparagraph (A) for any fiscal year remains after
all schools eligible for the grant that submitted acceptable applications
for the grant have been awarded a grant under subparagraph (A) for the
fiscal year, the Secretary may use the remaining funds--
`(i) to award grants under subparagraph (A) to institutions of higher
education that are eligible for assistance under the Tribally Controlled
Community College Assistance Act of 1978, and
`(ii) if funds remain after all grants authorized under clause (i) have
been awarded to eligible institutions that submitted acceptable applications
for the grant, to fund grants and contracts provided under paragraph (1).
`(C) Each grant awarded under subparagraph (B)(i) shall equal or exceed
$50,000.
`(D) The Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations,
provide for each program year to each school of vocational-technical
education having an application approved by the Secretary under subparagraph
(A), an amount necessary to pay expenses associated with--
`(i) the maintenance and operation of the program, including development
costs, costs of basic and special instruction (including special programs
for individuals with handicaps and academic instruction), materials,
student costs, administrative expenses, boarding costs, transportation,
student services, day care and family support programs for students and their
families (including contribution to the costs of education for dependents);
`(ii) capital expenditures, including operations and maintenance and minor
improvements and repair, physical plant maintenance costs; and
`(iii) costs associated with repair, upkeep, replacement, and upgrading
of the instructional equipment.
`(4) For purposes of this Act, the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Department
of the Interior shall be considered to be a State board.
`(5) 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.
`(b)(1) From  2/12  of the funds reserved under section 101(a)(1)(B),
the Secretary shall enter into contracts with organizations primarily
serving and representing Native Hawaiians which are recognized by the
Governor of the State of Hawaii to plan, conduct, and administer programs,
or portions of programs, that provide vocational-technical training,
and related activities, for the benefit of Native Hawaiians.
`(2) For purposes of this section, the term `Native Hawaiian' means any
individual who has any ancestors that were natives, prior to 1778, of the
area which now constitutes the State of Hawaii.
`(c) Grants awarded, and contracts entered into, under this section shall
be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe
relating to satisfactory performance of the grant or contract.
`(d) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as affecting or limiting
the ability, or eligibility, of any person or agency to which this section
applies to apply for, or receive assistance from, any other source, including
assistance provided by the Federal Government under any provision of law
other than this title.'.

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Part B of title I of the Act is amended by inserting at the end thereof
the following new section:
`THE TERRITORIES
`SEC. 104. (a) THE TERRITORIES- From funds reserved pursuant to section
101(a)(1)(C), the Secretary shall make grants to--
`(1) both Guam and the Federated States of Micronesia in an amount which is
the same as the amount provided to Guam in fiscal year 1990 for vocational
education programs under this Act; and
`(2) each of American Samoa, Palau, the Marshall Islands and the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands in an amount which is the same as the amount
provided to American Samoa in 1990 for vocational education programs under
this Act.
`(b) REMAINDER- Subject to the provisions of subsection (a), the Secretary
shall make a grant of the remainder of funds reserved pursuant to section
101(a)(1)(C) to the Center for the Advancement of Pacific Education,
Honolulu, Hawaii, or its successor entity or entities to make vocational
education and training grants in Guam, American Samoa, Palau, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, the Federated States of Micronesia,
and the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or cooperative efforts involving
two or more of these entities for the purpose of--
`(1) teacher and counselor training and retraining;
`(2) curriculum development; and
`(3) improving vocational education and training programs in secondary
schools and institutions of higher education, or improving cooperative
programs involving both secondary schools and institutions of higher
education.
`(c) LIMITATION- The Center for the Advancement of Pacific Education may
use no more than 5 percent of the funds received pursuant to subsection
(b) for administrative costs.'.

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Section 111 of the Act is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A) by striking `113(b)(9)' and inserting
`113(b)(14), section 115 and section 232(b))';
(2) in subsection (a)(1)(C) by inserting `, including business and industry'
before `involved';
(3) in subsection (b)(1) by--
(A) redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F), and (G), as subparagraphs
(D), (E), (F), (G), and (H), respectively, and
(B) inserting the following new subparagraph (C) after subparagraph (B):
`(C) reviewing and commenting upon, and making recommendations concerning,
the plans of local educational agencies to ensure that the needs of women
and men for training in nontraditional jobs are met and recommending
programs concerning equity, single parents, and displaced homemakers,
for funding by the State board;';
(4) in subsection (b)(3) by inserting `from funds allocated under section
102(a)(1)(B)' before `expend';
(5) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (f),
(g), and (h), respectively; and
(6) by inserting the following new subsections after subsection (b):
`(c)(1) Any State desiring to participate in the programs authorized by
this Act shall designate or assign the head of the State office responsible
for administering part B of the Education of the Handicapped Act to--
`(A) review all plans of local eligible recipients to ensure that students
with disabilities are receiving vocational educational services required
by their individual educational program pursuant to Public Law 94-142;
`(B) ensure that the plans of the local educational agency, area vocational
school, or intermediate educational agency provide assurances of compliance
with the provisions of section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of
1973 and the Education of Handicapped Act regarding equal access to programs;
`(C) review all plans of local eligible recipients to ensure that local
educational agencies, area vocational schools or intermediate educational
agencies have--
`(i) identified the number of students with disabilities enrolled in
vocational programs operated by the local eligible recipient,
`(ii) assessed the vocational needs of the students identified pursuant
to clause (i), and
`(iii) developed an adequate plan to provide supplementary services
sufficient to meet the needs of such students; and
`(D) evaluate the plans of all local eligible recipients with respect to
the appropriateness of the program and the quality of the program.
`(2) For purposes of this subsection and subsections (d) and (e), the term
`State' means any one of the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
`(d) Any State desiring to participate in the programs authorized by this
Act shall assign the individual responsible for coordinating services
under chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 to review the plans of the local eligible recipients to ensure that
the number of economically disadvantaged students have been identified,
and that the needs of such students are being met as outlined by such plans.
`(e) Any State desiring to participate in the programs authorized by this
Act shall designate or assign the head of the State office responsible for
administering programs for students with limited English proficiency to
review the plans of the local educational agencies, area vocational schools,
or intermediate educational agencies to ensure that the number of students
with limited English proficiency have been identified and that the needs
of such students for participation in vocational education programs are
being met as outlined by such plans.
`(f) The State board shall consult with parents, students, and teachers
in the planning of programs funded under this Act.'.

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Section 112 of the Act is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(A) by inserting `trade organizations,' after
`industry,';
(2) in subsection (a)(2) by striking the period at the end thereof and
inserting in lieu thereof `and may include members of vocational student
organizations and school board members.';
(3) in subsection (a) by inserting the following new sentence after the
matter following paragraph (2): `No employee of the State board shall
serve on the State council.';
(4) in subsection (d)(2) by--
(A) striking `advise' and inserting `make recommendations to';
(B) redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C),
respectively; and
(C) inserting the following new subparagraph (A) immediately preceding
subparagraph (B) (as redesignated in subparagraph (B)):
`(A) the State plan;';
(6) in subsection (d)(8) by--
(A) striking `201(b)' and inserting `223'; and
(B) striking `and' at the end thereof;
(7) by striking subsection (d)(9) and inserting in lieu thereof the
following new paragraph:
`(9) analyze and review corrections education programs; and
`(10)(A) evaluate at least once every 2 years--
`(i) the extent to which vocational education, employment and training
programs in the State represent a consistent, integrated, and coordinated
approach to meeting the economic needs of the State,
`(ii) the vocational educational program delivery system assisted under
this Act, and under the Job Training Partnership Act, in terms of such
delivery systems' adequacy and effectiveness in achieving the purposes of
each of the two Acts, and
`(iii) make recommendations to the State board on the adequacy and
effectiveness of the coordination that takes place between vocational
education and the Job Training Partnership Act;
`(B) comment on the adequacy or inadequacy of State action as put into
practice;
`(C) make recommendations to the State board on ways to create greater
incentives for joint planning and collaboration between the vocational
education system and the job training system at the State and local
levels; and
`(D) advise the Governor, the State board, the State job training
coordinating council, the Secretary, and the Secretary of Labor regarding
such evaluation, findings, and recommendations.';
(8) in subsection (e) by inserting the following new sentences at the
end thereof: `Each State Council may submit a statement to the Secretary
reviewing and commenting upon the State plan. Such statement shall be sent
to the Secretary with the State Plan.';
(9) by amending subsection (f)(1)(A) to read as follows:
`(f)(1)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), from the sums appropriated
pursuant to section 3(c) the Secretary shall first make grants of $150,000
to each State council. From the remainder of such sums the Secretary shall
allot to each State council an amount in accordance with the method of
allotment set forth section 101(a)(2) of this Act, provided that--
`(i) no State council shall receive more than $250,000 for each fiscal
year; and
`(ii) no State council shall receive less than $150,000 for each fiscal
year; and
`(iii) no State council shall receive less than such State council was
allotted in fiscal year 1990;'; and
(10) in subsection (f) by amending paragraph (1)(B) to read as follows:
`(B) From the amounts appropriated pursuant to section 3(c), for each
fiscal year, the Secretary shall make grants of--
`(i) $60,000 to each of the State councils of the Virgin Islands, Guam,
and the Federated States of Micronesia; and
`(ii) $25,000 to each of the State councils of American Samoa, Palau,
the Marshall Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.'.

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Section 113 of the Act is amended to read as follows:
`SEC. 113. (a)(1)(A) Any State desiring to receive funds from its allotment
under this Act for any fiscal year shall submit to the Secretary a State
plan for a 3-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.
`(B) The planning periods required by paragraph (1) of this subsection
shall be coterminous with the planning program periods required 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, before the development of such plan,
the State Council, 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 conduct a State assessment
according to section 115.
`(b) Each State plan shall--
`(1) describe the procedures and the results of each of the assessments
required by paragraphs (A) through (F) of section 115(a)(1), including
the needs identified by such assessments; and
`(2) describe how uses of funds reflect the needs described in paragraph (1);
`(3) provide assurances that, and where necessary a description of the
manner in which eligible recipients will comply with the requirements of
titles I, II, and III of this Act including--
`(A) a description of the manner in which the State will comply with the
criteria required for programs for the special populations described in
section 223;
`(B) assurances that the State board will develop measurable goals and
accountability measures for meeting the needs of special populations;
`(C) an assurance that the State board will conduct adequate monitoring of
programs in local educational agencies, area vocational schools, intermediate
educational agencies, and other eligible recipients to ensure that programs
within the State are meeting the goals described in subparagraph (B); and
`(D) assurances that, to the extent consistent with the number and location
of individuals described in section 223, who are enrolled in private
elementary and secondary schools, provision is made for the participation
of such individuals in the vocational education program assisted under
subpart 1 of part C of title II;
`(4) set forth the planned distribution to local educational agencies, area
vocational schools, correctional institutions, or intermediate educational
agencies as prescribed by section 221;
`(5) provide assurances that the State will comply with the provisions of
section 102;
`(6) set forth the criteria the State board will use--
`(A) in approving applications of eligible recipients, and
`(B) for spending the 20 percent reserve for the State as authorized under
section 102(a)(1);
`(7) provide assurances that if the State exercises the option to
redistribute the 10 percent reserve described in section 222, the State
will match the reserve as prescribed under section 101(c);
`(8) describe how funds expended for occupationally specific training will be
used only for occupations in which job openings are projected or available;
`(9) provide assurances that the goal of each program shall be to give a
student experience in, and understanding of, all aspects of the industry
in which the student is preparing to enter;
`(10) describe in each State plan submitted after fiscal year 1991, the
progress the State has made in achieving the goals set forth in previous
State plans;
`(11) provide such methods of administration as are necessary for the
proper and efficient administration of the Act;
`(12) provide assurances that, in the use of funds available for single
parents, displaced homemakers, and single pregnant women under section
242, the State will emphasize assisting individuals with the greatest
financial need, and that the State will give special consideration to
displaced homemakers who because of divorce, separation, or the death or
disability of a spouse must prepare for paid employment;
`(13) 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 associated with their sex;
`(14) describe how the State is implementing performance evaluations with
eligible recipients as prescribed in section 231;
`(15) provide a description of how the State will--
`(A) develop measures of the effectiveness of programs assisted under this
Act in meeting the needs described in paragraph (1), including evaluative
measurements of factors 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 occupations,
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;
`(B) as a component of the measures under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph,
establish appropriate measures for evaluating the effectiveness of programs
for the special populations described in section 223 assisted under this
Act; and
`(C) evaluate the projects, services, and activities supported under this
Act of not less than 20 percent of the participating eligible recipients
within the State in each fiscal year;
`(16) describe the methods proposed for the joint planning and coordination
of programs carried out under this Act with programs conducted under the
Job Training Partnership Act, the Adult Education Act, chapter 1 of title
I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the Education
of the Handicapped Act, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and with
apprenticeship programs;
`(17) provide assurances that programs of personnel development, and
curriculum development shall be funded to further the goals identified in
the State plan;
`(18) provide assurances that the vocational education needs of identifiable
segments of the population in the State that have the highest rates
of unemployment have been thoroughly assessed, and that such needs are
reflected in and addressed by the State plan;
`(19) provide assurances that the State board will cooperate with the
State council in carrying out its duties under this part;
`(20) 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 representing the interests of the purchasing entity
or its employees or any affiliate of such an organization;
`(21) 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;
`(22)(A) provide assurances that the State will provide leadership,
supervision, and resources for comprehensive career guidance, vocational
counseling, and placement programs;
`(B) as a component of the assurances described in subparagraph (A), annually
assess and report on the degree to which expenditures aggregated within
the State for career guidance and vocational counseling from allotments
under title II are not less than such expenditures for such guidance and
counseling within the State in the fiscal year 1988;
`(23) provide assurances that the State will provide for such fiscal
control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary 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); and
`(24) specify for each of the programs assisted under subpart 2 of title II--
`(A) the methods by which the special needs of the individuals described
in section 223 shall be assessed and met; and
`(B) the number of individuals in each of the categories set forth in
section 223 for each occupationally specific program.
`(c) When changes in program conditions, labor market conditions, 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 Secretary. Any such amendments shall
be subject to review by the State job training coordinating council,
and the State council.'.

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Section 114 of the Act is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1) by inserting `, the chief executive officer of
the State' after `legislature' each place such term appears; and
(2) redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
(3) inserting the following new subsection after subsection (b):
`(c)(1) The State board shall develop the portion of each State plan
relating to the amount and uses of any funds proposed to be reserved for
adult education, postsecondary education, technical preparation education and
for secondary education after consultation with the State agency responsible
for supervision of community colleges and the State agency responsible for
secondary education, respectively. The State board shall, in developing such
plan, take into consideration the relative training and retraining needs of
secondary, adult and postsecondary students. If a State agency finds that
a portion of the final State plan is objectionable, such agency shall file
such objections with the State board. The State board shall respond to any
objections of such agency in submitting such plan to the Secretary. The
Secretary shall consider such comments in reviewing the State plan.
`(2) 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 each plan before the expiration of
the 60-day period beginning on the date the plan is submitted if the plan
meets the requirements of section 113 and is of sufficient quality to
meet the objectives of this Act (including the objective of developing
and implementing performance evaluations and improvements), and shall
subsequently take appropriate actions to monitor the State's compliance
with the provisions of its plan and the requirements of this Act. The
Secretary shall not finally disapprove a State plan except after giving
reasonable notice and an opportunity for a hearing to the State board.'.

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Section 115 of the Act is amended to read as follows:
`STATE ASSESSMENT
`SEC. 115. (a)(1) Each State board receiving assistance under this Act shall
develop measurable objective criteria by which to assess the quality of, and
standards for, State and local programs. Such criteria shall be developed
in consultation with local educational agencies, area vocational schools,
intermediate educational agencies, correctional institutions, postsecondary
institutions, business and industry, union and trade representatives,
vocational educators, counselors, superintendents, community-based
organizations, parents, representatives of special populations described in
sections 223 and 242, the sex equity administrator, the head of the State
correctional education agency, the head of the State office responsible for
administering Part B of the Education of the Handicapped Act, the individual
responsible for coordinating services under Chapter 1 of title I of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and the head of the State
agency responsible for administering programs for students with limited
English proficiency, guidance counselors and the State council. Each State
board shall widely disseminate such criteria. State boards shall develop
such criteria no later than the beginning of school year 1993, and shall
use criteria to assess program quality. Assessment criteria shall include--
`(A) student improvement in basic skills;
`(B) gains in learning and educational outcomes;
`(C) competence in all aspects of the industry the students are preparing
to enter;
`(D) student improvement in life skills, problem solving skills and career
decision making;
`(E) the ability of local educational agencies, area vocational schools
and intermediate educational agencies, postsecondary institutions and
other local recipients under subpart 2 of part C of title II to meet
the needs of special populations such as the economically disadvantaged,
students with disabilities, students with limited English proficiency, and
women and men in programs for training in nontraditional occupations, and
criminal offenders in correctional institutions, for access to vocational
education and vocational services in terms of labor market needs;
`(F) the quality of vocational education in terms of--
`(i) the pertinence of programs to the workplace and to new and emerging
technologies;
`(ii) the technological and educational capacity of vocational curricula,
equipment, and instructional materials to enable vocational students and
instructors to meet the challenges of increased technological demands of
the workplace;
`(iii) the capability of vocational education programs to meet the needs
for general occupational skills and improvement of basic academic skills
in order to address the changing content of jobs;
`(iv) the capability of vocational education programs to--
`(I) give students experience in, and understanding of, all aspects of
the industry in which the student is preparing to enter; and
`(II) provide job placements; and
`(v) measuring the state-of-the-art quality of the vocational education
provided; and
`(G) setting measurable goals to meet the needs of special populations.
`(2) In developing assessment criteria pursuant to the provisions of
paragraph (1)(E), the head of the special education office, the sex
equity administrator, the individual responsible for coordinating services
under chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965, and the individual designated under section 111(e) to monitor
programs for students with limited English proficiency shall each develop
data collection procedures appropriate to the special populations being
served. Data collected should include information about program services
and outcomes, as well as which individuals are being served.
`(b) Each State board receiving assistance under this Act shall assess
improvements needed in vocational education programs and may conduct such
assessment through the use of Federal funds provided under this Act and
State and local vocational education funds. Such assessment shall utilize
the following factors:
`(1) integration of academic and vocational education;
`(2) instruction and experience in all aspects of the industry the students
are preparing to enter;
`(3) sequential course of study;
`(4) increased student job placement;
`(5) increased linkages between secondary and postsecondary educational
institutions;
`(6) ensuring that special populations obtain assistance necessary to
enroll and succeed in upgraded programs; and
`(7) raising the quality of vocational education programs in schools with
high concentrations of poor and low achieving students.
`(c) Each State board shall complete the assessment under this section
pursuant to a timetable consistent with the State plan.'.

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TITLE II

-BASIC STATE GRANTS

Title III of the Act is amended--
(1) in section 302(b) by--
(A) redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (7) and (8),
respectively; and
(B) inserting the following new paragraph (6) after paragraph (5):
`(6) model programs for school dropouts;';
(2) in section 311 by inserting `individual and family health,' after
`nutrition,';
(3) in section 312--
(A) in subsection (b)(1) by--
(i) striking `managing home and work responsibilities' and inserting
`balancing work and family';
(ii) inserting `(including family violence and child abuse)' after
`family crisis';
(iii) inserting `(especially among teenage parents), preventing teen
pregnancy,' after `parenting skills';
(iv) inserting `assisting at-risk populations (including the homeless),'
after `handicapped individuals,'; and
(v) striking `improving nutrition' and inserting `improving individual
child and family nutrition and wellness';
(4) in section 313 by--
(A) in subsection (a) by inserting `educational' after `experience and';
(B) redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
(C) inserting the following new subsection (b) after subsection (a):
`(b) Funds available under this part may be used to provide full-time
State leadership and administrators with educational preparation in home
economics education.'; and
(5) by repealing parts C, D, and E.

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TITLE III

-SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Title III of the Act is amended by inserting at the end thereof the
following new part F:
`Part F--Supplementary Grants
`STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
`SEC. 351. It is the purpose of this part to provide additional resources
to local educational agencies, area vocational schools, and intermediate
educational agencies in economically depressed areas to improve the quality
of their vocational education programs.
`ALLOTMENT TO STATES
`SEC. 352. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), from amounts
appropriated to carry out the provisions of this part, the Secretary shall
allot to each State an amount which bears the same ratio to such amounts
as the amount the State received in the previous fiscal year under section
1006 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 bears to the
total amount received by all States under such section in such year.
`(b)(1) In any fiscal year in which the amount appropriated to carry out the
provisions of this part does not equal or exceed $50,000,000, the Secretary
shall, in accordance with the provisions of this part, make grants to States.
`(2) In awarding grants pursuant to this subsection the Secretary shall--
`(A) give priority to States which have--
`(1) high percentages of children eligible to be counted under section
1006 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,
`(2) high percentages of individuals living below the poverty level, and
`(3) high percentages of school dropouts;
`(B) take into consideration the State's commitment to education as
demonstrated by the total elementary and secondary educational expenditures
of the State divided by the total personal income of the State; and
`(C) ensure an equitable distribution of assistance among geographic
regions of the country.
`ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS
`SEC. 353. Each State receiving funds under this part shall use not less
than 95 percent of such funds to award grants, on a competitive basis,
to eligible recipients within the State to improve vocational education
programs in the areas served by the eligible recipient.
`STATE APPLICATIONS
`SEC. 354. (a) Each State that desires to receive an allotment or a grant
under this part shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time,
and containing or accompanied by such information as the Secretary may
reasonably require. Each such application shall--
`(1) designate the sole State agency described in section 111(a)(1) as
the State agency responsible for the administration and supervision of
activities carried out with assistance under this part;
`(2) provide for a process of consultation with the State Council on
Vocational Education established under section 112;
`(3) describe how funds will be allocated in a manner consistent with
section 323 that will serve eligible local educational agencies with the
greatest need, especially--
`(A) eligible recipients in areas with the highest percentages of children
eligible to be counted under section 1006 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965; or
`(B) eligible recipients that have--
`(i) high percentages of individuals living below the poverty level,
`(ii) high percentages of school dropouts,
`(iii) high unemployment rates,
`(iv) high percentages of limited English speaking individuals,
`(v) a need to address community economic or employment issues; or
`(vi) a combination of conditions described in subparagraphs (A) through (E);
`(4) provide for an annual report of data concerning the use of funds and
students served with assistance under this part;
`(5) provide that the State will keep such records and provide such
information to the Secretary as may be required for purposes of financial
audits and program evaluations; and
`(6) contain assurances that the State comply with the requirements of
this part.
`(b) An application submitted by the State under subsection (a) shall be
for a period of not more than 3 years.
`LOCAL APPLICATIONS AND LOCAL USE OF FUNDS.
`SEC. 355. (a) Each eligible recipient that desires to receive a grant
under this part shall submit an application to the State at such time,
and containing or accompanied by such information, as the State may
reasonably require.
`(b) Each eligible recipient receiving funds under this part shall use such
funds to meet the vocational education needs of economically disadvantaged
students in a manner consistent with the goals and objectives of this Act.
`(c) Each eligible recipient receiving funds under this part shall use
such funds to supplement and not supplant vocational education resources
available in the area served by the eligible recipient.
`DEFINITIONS
`SEC. 356. For the purpose of this part--
`(1) the term `eligible recipient' means a local educational agency, area
vocational school or intermediate educational agency in an economically
depressed area that is eligible to receive funds under section 221; and
`(2) the term `State' includes each of the 50 States, the District of
Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.'.

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Title III of the Act (as amended by section 302) is further amended by
inserting at the end thereof the following new part:
`PART G--COMMUNITY EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT CENTERS
`SEC. 361. SHORT TITLE.
`This part may be cited as the `Community Education Employment Center Act
of 1989'.
`SEC. 362. PURPOSE.
`It is the purpose of this part to establish and evaluate model high school
community education employment centers to meet the education needs of
low-income urban and rural youth by awarding grants to eligible recipients
to establish community education employment centers to provide students with
the education, skills, support services, and enrichment necessary to ensure--
`(1) graduation from secondary school;
`(2) successful transition from secondary schools to a broad range of
postsecondary institutions; and
`(3) employment, including military service.
`SEC. 363. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.
`(a) IN GENERAL- The Secretary is authorized, in accordance with the
provisions of this part, to make grants to eligible recipients having
applications approved pursuant to section 10 to establish and operate not
more than 10 community education employment centers nationwide.
`(b) GRANT PERIOD- Grants awarded under this section may be for a period
of 5 years.
`SEC. 364. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
`Each eligible recipient receiving a grant under this part shall--
`(1) operate a community education employment center on an extended year
and extended day basis;
`(2) establish a collegial working environment, with substantial
opportunities for staff training and development and shared decisionmaking;
`(3) maintain small class sizes, and to the extent possible, maintain an
average class size of 15 students or less;
`(4) have the option to organize community education and employment centers
into one or more programs, specializing in different areas of study of
particular interest and employment opportunities for the student population;
`(5) offer a broad array of secondary school coursework, including, to
the extent possible--
`(A) English, mathematics, history, geography, biology, chemistry, physics,
and computer science;
`(B) opportunities for student participation in a wide range of
extracurricular activities, including community service and exploration,
sports, fine and performing arts and tutorial study sessions;
`(C) a comprehensive vocational-technical education program developed
through regular consultation with employer-labor panels, with knowledge
of relevant industries, and which offers skills in planning, management,
finances, technical and production skills, underlying principles of
technology, labor and community issues, economic development and health,
safety, and environment issues;
`(D) courses in health, nutrition, and parenting;
`(6) offer students on-site opportunities for assistance with career
planning and decisionmaking, employability, entrepreneurial abilities,
interpersonal communication skills, and remedial studies;
`(7) maintain an emphasis on the development of academic skills, regardless
of student career objectives;
`(8) provide technical assistance and training to staff from other schools
and local education agencies within the State who wish to replicate
community education employment center capabilities; and
`(9) seek to utilize community organizations to provide support for
educational activities and services to parents and students.
`SEC. 365. SUPPORT SERVICES REQUIREMENTS.
`Each eligible recipient receiving a grant under this part shall establish
in each community education employment center a support system to coordinate
services for students, including--
`(1) a comprehensive program of confidential guidance counseling, providing--
`(A) guidance for career and personal decisionmaking and postsecondary
institution placement;
`(B) mentoring and referral to appropriate social services; and
`(C) an accessible counseling service to help parents to focus on the
enhancement of student education;
`(2) an on-site job service office to offer students--
`(A) career guidance, development, and employment counseling, which provides
information about a broad range of occupations and alternative career paths;
`(B) labor market information, job development, career testing, and
occupational placement services for part-time and summer employment,
internships, cooperative programs, and part-time and full-time employment
opportunities upon graduation; and
`(C) assistance in arranging part-time employment, so long as such employment
does not reduce academic performance;
`(3) assistance in arranging a summer program of work, education, or
enrichment sessions;
`(4) to the extent possible, providing transportation to and from the
community education employment center and part-time job sites; and
`(5) access to day care services for children of participating students.
`SEC. 366. PARENTAL AND COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION.
`(a) IN GENERAL- Each eligible recipient receiving a grant under this part
shall employ a parent/community coordinator to provide for the active and
informed participation of parents and appropriate community representatives
in each community education employment center by--
`(1) encouraging parents and students to make informed decisions in reviewing
and selecting the choice of community education employment center programs
for their children;
`(2) conducting regular parent seminars to--
`(A) inform parents about community education employment center operations;
`(B) obtain parent input; and
`(C) disseminate information on how parents can encourage student
performance;
`(3) providing the parents of each student with a regular opportunity to
meet with counselors, teachers, and the student to discuss student progress,
plans, and needs;
`(4) providing a range of roles in which parents may work with students
at home or as class assistants or volunteer coordinators;
`(5) establishing an advisory Council of Advisors (hereinafter referred
to as the `Council') consisting of one individual representing each of
the following entities:
`(A) the local educational agency;
`(B) the State Council on vocational education and for the State agency
responsible for secondary vocational education;
`(C) the student body;
`(D) the local teacher organization;
`(E) guidance counselors;
`(F) community-based organizations; and
`(G) parents;
`(b) FUNCTIONS OF THE COUNCIL- (1) The Council shall provide recommendations
to, and work with, eligible recipients to--
`(A) establish annual community education employment center priorities,
programs, and procedures;
`(B) establish student selection criteria to ensure that all students
in the school district have an equal opportunity to attend the community
education employment center and that participants will be representative
of the secondary school population in the school district;
`(C) promulgate a student code of conduct that shall be developed in
consultation with the students and teachers;
`(D) assist in the selection of the community education employment center
principal, administrators, department chairpersons, and teachers;
`(E) assist in the selection and application of assessment tools for
continuous evaluation of student learning progress; and
`(F) make recommendations for the selection of curriculum textbooks,
software, and other learning resources and equipment.
`SEC. 367. PROFESSIONAL STAFF.
`(a) IN GENERAL- Each eligible recipient receiving a grant under this
part shall only employ professional staff who demonstrate the highest of
academic, teaching, guidance, or administrative standards.
`(b) TEACHERS- (1) Each eligible recipient receiving a grant under this
part shall ensure that community education employment center teachers
receive inservice training at least annually in techniques, procedures
and policies relevant to the community education employment center.
`(2) Each eligible recipient receiving a grant under this part shall employ
a sufficient number of full-time certified or licensed guidance and career
counselors to assist, enhance and monitor student progress.
`SEC. 368. ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATIONS.
`(a) ELIGIBILITY- An eligible recipient shall be eligible to receive a
grant under this part if--
`(1) the eligible recipient is located in or serves one or more local
educational agencies that are eligible for assistance under section 1006
of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965;
`(2) the eligible recipient demonstrates that it will serve a student
population which is predominantly educationally and economically
disadvantaged.
`SEC. 369. APPLICATION.
`(a) APPLICATION REQUIRED- Each eligible recipient desiring to participate
in the demonstration grant program authorized by this part, shall prepare
and submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing or accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require.
`(b) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION- Each application submitted pursuant to
subsection (a) shall--
`(1) demonstrate that the area where the center is to be located has a
high concentration of children from low-income families, relative to the
county and State as a whole;
`(2) describe the activities and services for which assistance is sought;
`(3) provide assurances that the eligible recipient will comply with the
provisions of sections 364, 365, 366, 367, and 368;
`(4) contain assurances that the State and local educational agency will,
in any fiscal year, at least supply the same fiscal effort per student with
respect to the free provision of public education to community education
employment center students as such local educational agency provides for
students attending secondary school in such local educational agency;
`(5) utilize funding available from appropriate employment, training,
and education programs in the State;
`(6) contain assurances that the community education employment center
will coordinate the operations of such center to help meet local economic
needs; and
`(7) provide such additional assurances as the Secretary may reasonably
require.
`SEC. 370. EVALUATION AND REPORT.
`(a) LOCAL EVALUATION- Each community education employment center shall
submit annually to the Secretary a comprehensive and continuous evaluation
of student learning progress, including--
`(1) academic and vocational competencies;
`(2) dropout rates;
`(3) information concerning employment and earnings while the students are
attending a community education employment center and upon the graduation
of such students from such center;
`(4) information concerning student attendance at postsecondary institutions
or student enlistment into military service upon the graduation of such
students from the community employment education center; and
`(5) parental, student and community participation in the activities of
the community employment education center.
(b) REPORT- The Secretary shall report to the Congress on the evaluations
submitted pursuant to subsection (a) by October 1, 1995.
`SEC. 371. DEFINITIONS.
`As used in this part--
`(1) the term `eligible recipient' means a secondary school or an area
vocational school; and
`(2) the term `parent' includes a legal guardian or other person standing
in loco parentis.
`SEC. 372. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
`There are authorized to be appropriated $16,000,000 for fiscal year 1991
and each of the fiscal years 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995 to carry out the
provisions of this part.'.

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Section 402 of the Act is amended--
(1) in subsection (a) by striking `National Institute of Education or
any other division of the Department of Education which the Secretary
determines to be appropriate' and inserting `Office of Educational Research
and Improvement';
(2) in subsection (a)(1) by striking `individuals who are single parents
or homemakers' and inserting `single parents, displaced homemakers, single
pregnant women';
(3) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
`(b) In addition, the Secretary shall support meritorious, unsolicited
research proposals from individual researchers, community colleges, State
advisory councils, and State and local educators relating to the goals of
this Act.';
(4) in paragraph (1) of subsection (d) by striking `(1)'; and
(5) by striking paragraph (2) of subsection (d).

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TITLE IV

-NATIONAL PROGRAMS

(a) AMENDMENT TO TITLE- The heading to section 403 of the Act is amended
by striking `PROGRAMS ASSISTED UNDER THIS ACT'.
(b) AMENDMENT TO TEXT- Section 403 of the Act is amended to read as follows:
`SEC. 403. (a)(1) The Secretary shall conduct a national assessment of
vocational education programs assisted under this Act, through studies
and analyses conducted independently through competitive awards.
`(2) The Secretary shall appoint an independent advisory panel, consisting of
vocational education administrators, educators, researchers, representatives
of business, industry, labor, and other relevant groups, to advise
the Secretary on the implementation of such assessment, including the
issues to be addressed, the methodology of the studies, and the findings
and recommendations. The panel, at its discretion, may submit to the
Congress an independent analysis of the findings and recommendations of
the assessment. The application of the Federal Advisory Committee Act is
waived for the provisions of this paragraph.
`(b) The assessment required under subsection (a) shall include descriptions
and evaluations of--
`(1) the effect of this Act on State and Tribal administration of vocational
education programs and on local vocational education practices, including
the capacity of State, Tribal and local vocational education systems to
address the priorities identified in this Act;
`(2) expenditures at the Federal, State, Tribal and local levels to address
program improvement in vocational education, including the impact of Federal
allocation requirements (such as within-State allocation formulas) on the
delivery of services;
`(3) preparation and qualifications of teachers of vocational and academic
curricula in vocational education programs, as well as shortages of these
teachers;
`(4) participation in vocational education programs, including, in
particular, access of special populations identified in this Act to
high-quality vocational education programs and the impact, on the delivery
of services to these populations, of Federal legislation giving States
flexibility in allocating funds to serve these populations;
`(5) academic and employment outcomes of vocational education, including
analyses of--
`(A) the impact of educational reform on vocational education;
`(B) the extent and success of integration of academic and vocational
curricula;
`(C) the success of the school-to-work transition; and
`(D) the degree to which vocational training is relevant to subsequent
employment;
`(6) employer involvement in, and satisfaction with, vocational education
programs;
`(7) the impact of performance standards and other measures of accountability
on the delivery of vocational education services;
`(8) the impact of Federal requirements regarding criteria for services to
special populations identified in this Act, participatory planning in the
States, and articulation between secondary and postsecondary programs; and
`(9) coordination of services under this Act, the Adult Education Act,
the Family Support Act of 1988, the Job Training Partnership Act, the
National Apprenticeship Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the
Wagner-Peyser Act.
`(c) The Secretary shall consult with the Committee on Labor and Human
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the
House of Representatives in the design and implementation of the assessment
required under subsection (a). The Secretary shall submit an interim report
no later than January 1, 1994, to the Congress. The Secretary shall submit
a final report, summarizing all studies and analyses completed after the
assessment, to the Congress not later than July 1, 1994. Notwithstanding
any other provision of law or regulation, such reports shall not be subject
to any review outside of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement
before their transmittal to the Congress, but the President, the Secretary,
and the independent advisory council established under subsection (a)(2)
may make such additional recommendations to the Congress with respect to
the assessment as they deem appropriate.'.

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(a) AMENDMENT TO TITLE- The heading to section 404 of the Act is amended
by striking `CENTER' and inserting `CENTERS'.
(b) AMENDMENT TO TEXT- Section 404 of the Act is amended to read as follows:
`SEC. 404. (a)(1) The Office of Educational Research and Improvement shall
conduct a competition for the establishment and operation of 3 or more
vocational education research centers (hereinafter referred to as the
`National Centers') of which--
`(A) one National Center shall be a research center on Native American
education;
`(B) one National Center shall be a research center which conducts applied
research and provides technical assistance for vocational education and
training programs serving youths and adults; and
`(C) one National Center shall have as its primary purpose conducting
applied research and providing comprehensive direct technical assistance
and outreach activities to enhance the ability of personnel in the fields
of vocational education and training to deliver programs that meet the
needs of learners and the workplace.
`(2) Each entity selected to establish and operate a National Center pursuant
to paragraph (1) shall operate such National Center for a period of 5 years.
`(3) Beginning after December 31, 1992, the Office of Educational Research
shall award an annual grant to each National Center selected pursuant
to paragraph (1) for each of the five years such National Center is
operated. After the third year in which a National Center receives a grant
under this section the Secretary shall review the research priorities of
such National Center.
`(4) Each National Center may reserve not more than 10 percent of the grant
awarded in each fiscal year for the purposes of addressing field-initiated
projects which had not been foreseen in submitting the annual budget
described in subsection (c).
`(5) Each National Center shall appoint a Director for such National Center.
`(b) The Secretary shall continue to honor the provisions of the grant
awarded to the National Center for Research in Vocational Education located
in Berkeley, California, through December 31, 1992.
`(c) Each entity desiring to establish and operate a National Center shall
submit an application for each fiscal year to the Office of Educational
Research and Improvement at such time, in such manner, and accompanied
by such information as the Office of Educational Research and Improvement
may require. Each such application shall--
`(1) describe the activities and services for which assistance is sought;
`(2) contain an annual budget; and
`(3) contain such additional assurances as are necessary to ensure compliance
with the provisions of this section.
`(d) The National Centers shall, directly or through contracts, conduct
research and development projects and programs with other public agencies
and public or private institutions of higher education. The National
Centers shall disseminate information on the results of the research and
development activities funded by the National Center as well as other
available research. The National Centers shall conduct applied research
and development on--
`(1) economic changes that affect the skills which employers seek and
entrepreneurs need;
`(2) integration of academic and vocational education;
`(3) efficient and effective practices for addressing the needs of special
populations described in section 223;
`(4) efficient and effective methods for delivering vocational education;
`(5) articulation of school and college instruction with high quality
work experience;
`(6) recruitment, education, and enhancement of vocational teachers and
other professionals in the field; and
`(7) such other topics as the Secretary may designate.
`(e) The National Center described in subsection (a)(1)(C) shall give
priority to projects, programs, and activities which include--
`(1) teacher and administrator training and leadership development;
`(2) technical assistance to programs serving special populations described
in section 223;
`(3) needs assessment, design, and implementation of new and revised
programs, with related curriculum materials; and
`(4) evaluation and follow-through to maintain and extend quality programs.
`(f) The National Center described in subsection (a)(1)(A) shall conduct
research on the educational participation, needs and performance of Native
Americans. The Center shall consider teaching and learning for Native
American students from childhood through adulthood. Specific priorities
shall include, but not be limited to--
`(1) early childhood education;
`(2) home, family, and cultural influences on education;
`(3) vocational education and training, particularly services for special
populations described in section 223; and
`(4) participation in postsecondary education, especially the factors that
limit participation of Native Americans.
`(g) For the purposes of this section, the term `Native American' includes
American Indians, Native Alaskans, Native Hawaiians, and indigenous people
of the Pacific Basin including American Samoans.'.
(c) The amendment made by subsection (b) shall not affect contracts made
by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education prior to the
date of enactment of this Act.

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Part A of title IV of the Act is amended by inserting at the end thereof
the following new section:
`STUDY OF CARL D. PERKINS VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT FORMULA
`SEC. 405. (a) The Secretary shall, through grant or contract conduct
a study of the distribution of Federal vocational education funds to
the States. The study shall consider the distributional effects of the
within State allocation formula set forth in section 102 including the
age cohorts and the per capita income allotment ratios and shall also
examine the impact that various other factors such as State tax capacity,
tax effort, per capita income, poverty and educational achievement, could
have in achieving the Federal goals and policy objectives of this Act. The
study shall specifically address the appropriate distribution mechanism
to serve the target populations of the Act.
`(b) The study shall explore the use of other possible methods of targeting
funds to special populations of the Act, particularly the economically
disadvantaged, including but not limited to the poverty rate of the
school-aged population, the gross State product per school-aged child,
relative tax capacity, and tax effort of the State, unemployment figures,
and dropout rates.
`(c) The findings of the study shall be used to formulate recommendations
on the most appropriate criteria and methods to direct Federal funds to the
States and to achieve the Federal goals and policy objectives of this Act.
`(d) The study required under subsection (a) shall be completed by January
1, 1994.'.

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Part B of title IV of the Act is amended to read as follows:
`Part B--Demonstration Programs
`PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED
`SEC. 411. (a) From amounts available for this part pursuant to section
101(a)(1)(A) in each fiscal year the Secretary shall reserve--
`(1) 5 percent for demonstration programs in accordance with the provisions
of section 416; and
`(2) 20 percent for demonstration programs in accordance with the provisions
of section 419.
`(b) From the remainder of funds available under section 101(a)(1)(A)
for this part, the Secretary shall make demonstration grants in accordance
with the provisions of this part.
`DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS FOR THE INTEGRATION OF VOCATIONAL AND ACADEMIC LEARNING
`SEC. 412. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to institutions
of higher education, area vocational schools, local educational agencies,
secondary schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, State boards,
public or private nonprofit organizations, or any consortia thereof,
to develop, implement and operate programs using different models of
curricula which integrate vocational and academic learning by--
`(1) designing integrated curricula and courses;
`(2) providing inservice training for teachers and administrators in
integrated curricula; and
`(3) disseminating information regarding effective integrative strategies
to other school districts through the National Diffusion Network;
`(b) In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall ensure--
`(1) an equitable geographic distribution of funds awarded pursuant to
this section;
`(2) that programs supported under this section offer significantly
different approaches to integrating curricula;
`(3) that the programs supported under this section serve special
populations;
`(4) that programs supported under this section serve--
`(A) vocational students in secondary schools and at postsecondary
institutions;
`(B) individuals enrolled in adult programs; and
`(C) single parents, displaced homemakers, and single pregnant women; and
`(5) that adequate evaluation measures will be employed to measure the
effectiveness of the curriculum approaches supported under this section.
`BUSINESS, INDUSTRY AND LABOR PARTNERSHIPS
`SEC. 413. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to partnerships
among--
`(1) an area vocational school, a State agency, a local educational agency,
a secondary school funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, an institution
of higher education, a State correctional education agency or an adult
learning center; and
`(2) business, industry, labor, or apprenticeship programs.
`(b) Grants awarded under this section may be used to--
`(1) increase the access to, and quality of, programs for the special
populations who are described in section 223;
`(2) strengthen coordination between vocational education programs, and
the labor and skill needs of business and industry;
`(3) address the economic development needs of the area served by the
partnership;
`(4) provide training and career counseling that will enable workers to
retain their jobs;
`(5) provide training and career counseling that will enable workers to
upgrade their jobs; and
`(6) address the needs of new and emerging industries, particularly those
in high-technology fields.
`(c)(1) In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give
priority to partnerships whose programs provide job training in areas or
skills where there are significant labor shortages.
`(2) In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall ensure an
equitable geographic distribution of funds awarded pursuant to this section.
`MODEL PROGRAMS OF REGIONAL TRAINING FOR SKILLED TRADES
`SEC. 414. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to regional
model centers which provide--
`(1) training for skilled tradesmen within a region serving several
States, and
`(2) technical assistance for programs which train such tradesmen within
a region serving several States.
`(b) The regional model centers described in subsection (a) shall--
`(1) provide training and career counseling for skilled tradesmen in areas
of skill shortages or projected skilled shortages;
`(2) provide prejob and apprenticeship training and career counseling in
skilled trades;
`(3) upgrade specialized craft training; and
`(4) improve the access of women, minorities, economically disadvantaged
individuals, individuals with disabilities and ex-criminal offenders to
trade occupations and training.
`(c) In awarding grants under this section, and to the extent practicable,
the Secretary shall ensure an equitable distribution of funds available
under this section to the various skilled trades.
`BLUE RIBBON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
`SEC. 415. (a) The Secretary shall disseminate information and exemplary
materials regarding effective vocational education.
`(b) The Secretary shall, in consultation with the National Centers for
Research in Vocational Education (hereafter in this section referred to as
the `National Centers for Research'), the National Diffusion Network, and
the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, carry out programs to recognize secondary
and postsecondary schools or programs which have established standards
of excellence in vocational education and which have demonstrated a high
level of quality, to be known as `Blue Ribbon Vocational Programs'. The
Secretary shall competitively select schools and programs to be recognized
from among public and private schools or programs within the States and
schools funded by the Department of the Interior.
`(c)(1) The Secretary, in consultation with the National Centers for
Research and the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee
(hereafter in this section referred to as the `Committee'), shall designate
each fiscal year a category or several categories of vocational education,
which may include technology preparation education, in which Blue Ribbon
Vocational Education Program awards will be named. Such categories shall
emphasize the expansion or strengthening of the participation of special
populations and may give special consideration to any of the following:
`(A) program improvement;
`(B) academic and occupational competencies; and
`(C) other categories determined by the Secretary in consultation with
the National Centers for Research and the Committee.
`(2) Within each category, the Secretary shall determine the criteria and
procedures for selection. Selection for such awards shall be based solely
on merit. Schools or programs selected for awards under this section shall
not be required to be representative of the States.
`(d)(1) The Secretary shall carry out the provisions of this section,
including the establishment of the selection procedures, after consultation
with appropriate outside parties.
`(2) No award may be made under this section unless the local educational
agency, area vocational school, intermediate educational agency, Bureau
of Indian Affairs, or appropriate State agency with jurisdiction over the
school or program involved submits an application to the Secretary at such
time, in such manner and containing such information as the Secretary may
reasonably require.
`MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS
`SEC. 416. (a) From amounts reserved under section 411(a)(1) the Secretary
is authorized to make grants to nonprofit educational telecommunications
entities to pay the Federal share of the costs of the development,
production, and distribution of instructional telecommunications materials
and services for use in local vocational and technical educational schools
and colleges.
`(b)(1) The Federal share of the cost of each project assisted under this
section shall be 50 percent.
`(2) The non-Federal share of the cost of each project assisted under this
section shall be provided from non-Federal sources.
`(c) Grants awarded pursuant to this section may be used to provide--
`(1) a sequential course of study that includes either preproduced
video courseware or direct interactive teaching delivered via satellite,
accompanied by a variety of print and computer-based instructional materials;
`(2) the development of individual videocassettes or a series of
videocassettes that supplement instruction, which shall be distributed
both via broadcast and nonbroadcast means;
`(3) videodiscs that produce simulated hands-on training; and
`(4) teacher training programs for vocational educators and administrators
and correctional educators.
`(d) In awarding grants under this section the Secretary shall give priority
to programs or projects which serve--
`(1) students in area vocational and technical schools;
`(2) teachers, administrators, and counselors in need of training or
retraining;
`(3) out of school adults in need of basic skills improvement or a high
school equivalency diploma to improve such individual's employability;
`(4) college students, particularly those working toward a 2-year associate
degree from a technical or community college;
`(5) workers in need of basic skills, vocational instruction, or career
counseling to retain employment; and
`(6) workers who need to upgrade their skills to obtain jobs in high
growth industries.
`PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
`SEC. 417. (a) The Secretary shall make grants to institutions of higher
education, State educational agencies or State correctional education
agency for teacher education, career counselor education, and professional
development.
`(b) Grants awarded pursuant to this section shall be used for--
`(1) leadership development stipends for experienced vocational educators
to participate in advanced study of vocational education;
`(2) teacher education fellowships for individuals who are--
`(A) currently employed in vocational education who need to update or
maintain currency in their technological skills;
`(B) employed in agriculture, business, or industry who have skills and
experiences in vocational fields for which there is a need for vocational
educators; or
`(C) certified teachers with skills related to vocational fields who
can be trained as vocational educators, especially minority instructors
and those with experience in teaching the economically disadvantaged,
individuals with disabilities, students with limited English proficiency,
and criminal and juvenile offenders; and
`(3) internships for gifted and talented vocational education students to
intern in Federal and State agencies, vocational education research centers,
or recognized vocational education associations.
`(c) In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall, based on information
from the National Occupation Information Coordinating Committee and other
appropriate sources, publish a listing of--
`(1) the areas of vocational education which are in need of additional
personnel; and
`(2) the areas of teaching in which technological upgrading may be
especially critical.
`EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
`SEC. 418. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to Federal
correctional institutions in consortia with educational institutions,
community-based organizations of demonstrated effectiveness, or the private
sector, to provide education and training for criminal offenders in such
institutions.
`(b) Grants awarded pursuant to this section may be used for--
`(1) basic education programs with an emphasis on literacy instruction;
`(2) vocational training programs;
`(3) guidance and counseling programs; and
`(4) supportive services for criminal offenders, with special emphasis on
the coordination of educational services with agencies furnishing services
to criminal offenders after such offenders are released from incarceration.
`VOCATIONAL EDUCATION LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS
`SEC. 419. (a) From amounts reserved under section 411(a)(2) the Secretary
shall make grants to local schools to establish and operate vocational
education lighthouse schools.
`(b) Grants awarded under this subsection shall be used to establish
vocational education lighthouse schools which--
`(1) serve as a model vocational education program--
`(A) to provide each student with knowledge of, and experience in, all
aspects of the industry or enterprise the student is preparing to enter;
`(B) to provide each student with basic and higher order skills and develop
the student's problem solving abilities in a vocational setting;
`(C) to offer exceptionally high quality programs for disadvantaged and
minority students;
`(D) to provide the special services and modifications necessary to help
individual students successfully complete the program;
`(E) which is planned, developed and implemented with the participation
of staff, local employers and local community; and
`(F) which offers a full range of programs, including comprehensive career
guidance and counseling, for students who plan to seek employment upon
graduation or who will enroll in a 2- or 4-year college;
`(2) provide information and assistance to other grant recipients,
vocational programs, vocational education personnel, parents, students,
other educators, community members and community organizations throughout
the State regarding--
`(A) curriculum materials;
`(B) curriculum development, especially the integration of vocational and
academic education;
`(C) inservice and preservice staff development, training and assistance,
through off-site activities and through a range of short-term and long-term
opportunities to participate in activities at the demonstration site;
`(D) opportunities to systematically observe the model program; and
`(E) technical assistance and staff development as appropriate.
`(3) use funds received under this section, together with funds from
non-Federal sources, to develop and implement model programs containing
the elements described in paragraph (1);
`(4) develop comprehensive linkages with other local schools, community
colleges, 4-year colleges, private vocational schools, community-based
organizations, labor unions, employers, and other business groups, as
appropriate; and
`(5) develop and disseminate model approaches--
`(A) for meeting the education training needs and career counseling needs
of minority, disadvantaged, disabled, and limited English-proficient
students, and
`(B) to reduce and eliminate sex bias and stereotyping.
`CAREER AND GUIDANCE COUNSELING PROGRAMS
`SEC. 420. (a)(1) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to State boards
for programs 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
vocational education students. Such program shall be designed to assist
individuals to--
`(A) acquire self-assessment, career planning, career decisionmaking,
and employability skills;
`(B) make the transition from education and training to work;
`(C) maintain marketability of current job skills in established occupations;
`(D) develop new skills to move away from declining occupational fields
and enter new and emerging fields in high-technology areas and fields
experiencing skill shortages;
`(E) develop midcareer job search skills and to clarify career goals; and
`(F) obtain and use information on financial assistance for postsecondary
and vocational education and job training.
`(2) Programs assisted under paragraph (1) shall be organized and
administered by certified counselors.
`(b) The programs authorized by this section shall include services and
activities to ensure the quality and effectiveness of career guidance and
counseling, including, but not limited to, career information delivery system
development and implementation, and the establishment of student/client
outcome standards against which the effectiveness of future career guidance
and counseling programs can be measured.
`DROPOUT PREVENTION
`SEC. 420A. (a) The Secretary is authorized to make grants to partnerships
between--
`(1) local educational agencies or area vocational schools; and
`(2) institutions of higher education and/or public or private nonprofit
organizations which have an established record of vocational education
strategies that prevent students from dropping out of school.
`(b) Grants awarded under this section shall be used to develop, implement,
and operate vocational education programs designed to prevent students
from dropping out of school. Such programs shall--
`(1) serve special populations, including significant numbers of economically
disadvantaged dropout-prone youth;
`(2) provide inservice training for teachers and administrators in dropout
prevention; and
`(3) disseminate information relating to successful dropout prevention
strategies and programs through the National Dropout Prevention Network
and the ERIC Center on Adult, Career and Vocational Education.
`(c) In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give
priority to partnerships which--
`(1) provide the special support services necessary to help individual
students successfully complete the program such as mentoring, basic skills
education, and services which address barriers to learning; and
`(2) utilize measures to integrate basic and academic skills instruction
with work experience and vocational education.'.

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Section 421 of the Act is amended to read as follows:
`SEC. 421. (a)(1) The Secretary shall, directly, or by grant, contract
or cooperative agreement, implement and develop a vocational educational
data system (hereafter in this section referred to as the `system')
using comparable information elements and uniform definitions, to the
extent practicable.
`(2) The Secretary shall establish the system not later than 6 months
after the enactment of this Act.
`(3) The National Center for Education Statistics (hereafter in this section
referred to as the `National Center') shall coordinate the development
and implementation of the system.
`(b) Through the system, the Secretary shall collect and analyze data in
order to provide--
`(1) the Congress with information relevant to policy making, and
`(2) Federal, State and local agencies and Tribal agencies with information
relevant to program management, administration and effectiveness with
respect to education and employment opportunities.
`(c)(1)(A) The system shall include information--
`(i) describing the major elements of the vocational education system on at
least a national basis, including information with respect to teachers,
administrators, students, programs, and to the extent practicable,
facilities and equipment; and
`(ii) describing the condition of vocational education with respect to
the elements described in clause (i).
`(B) The information described in subparagraph (A) shall be provided, to
the extent practicable, in the context of other educational data relating
to the condition of the overall education system.
`(C) The Secretary, in consultation with the Task Force described in
subsection (g), the National Center, and the Office of Adult and Vocational
Education (hereafter in this section referred to as the `Office'), shall
modify existing general purpose and program data systems to ensure that
an appropriate vocational education component is included in their design,
implementation and reporting in order to fulfill the information requirements
of this section.
`(2) The information system shall include data reflecting the extent of
participation of the following populations:
`(A) economically disadvantaged students (including information on students
in rural and urban areas);
`(B) individuals with disabilities;
`(C) individuals of limited English proficiency;
`(D) individuals who participate in programs designed to eliminate gender
bias and sex stereotyping in vocational education;
`(E) adults who are in need of training and retraining;
`(F) youths incarcerated in juvenile detention or correctional facilities
or criminal offenders who are serving time in correctional institutions;
`(G) single parents and displaced homemakers; and
`(H) minorities.
`(3) The Secretary, through the National Center and the Office, shall
maintain and update the system at least every 3 years and ensure that the
system provides the highest quality statistics and is adequate to meet
the vocational education information needs of this Act. In carrying
out the requirements of this paragraph, the Secretary shall ensure
that appropriate methodologies are used in assessments of students
of limited English proficiency and students with handicaps to ensure
valid and reliable comparisons with the general student population and
across program areas. With respect to standardized tests and assessments
administered under this Act, test results shall be used as 1 of multiple
independent indicators in assessment of performance and achievement.
`(d) The Center shall carry out an assessment of data availability and
adequacy with respect to international competitiveness in vocational
skills. To the extent practicable, the assessment shall include comparative
policy-relevant data on vocational education in nations that are major trade
partners of the United States. The assessment shall at a minimum identify
available internationally comparative data on vocational education and
options for obtaining and upgrading such data. The results of the assessment
required by this paragraph shall be reported to the appropriate committees
of the Congress not later than August 31, 1994.
`(e)(1) In establishing, maintaining, and updating the system, the
Secretary shall--
`(A) use existing data collection systems operated by the Secretary and,
to the extent appropriate, data collection systems operated by other
Federal agencies;
`(B) conduct additional data collection efforts to augment the data
collection systems described in subparagraph (A) by providing information
necessary for policy analysis required by this section; and
`(C) use any independent data collection efforts that are complementary
to the data collection efforts described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
`(2) In carrying out the responsibilities imposed by this part, the
Secretary shall cooperate with the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary
of Labor, and the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee
established under section 422 of this Act with respect to the development
of an information system under section 463 of the Job Training Partnership
Act to ensure that the information system operated under this section is
compatible with and complementary to other occupational supply and demand
information systems developed or maintained with Federal assistance. The
Secretary shall also ensure that, to the extent feasible, the system allows
international comparisons.
`(3) The Secretary shall ensure that the system, to the extent practicable,
uses data definitions common to State plans, performance evaluations,
and other evaluations required by this Act. The data in the system shall
be available for use in preparing such plans, standards, applications,
and evaluations.
`(f) The Secretary shall report to the Congress at least biennially with
respect to--
`(1) the performance of the system established under subsection (a); and
`(2) strategies to improve the system and expand its implementation.
`(g)(1) The Secretary, in consultation with the National Center and the
Office, shall convene a vocational education data task force (hereafter
in this section referred to as the `Task Force').
`(2) The Secretary shall establish the Task Force before the expiration
of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act,
and shall terminate upon the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on
such date.
`(3) The Task Force shall advise the Secretary on the development and
implementation of an information reporting and accounting system responsive
to the diverse programs supported by this Act.
`(4) The membership of the Task Force shall be representative of
Federal, State, and local agencies and Tribal agencies affected by
technological information, representatives of secondary and postsecondary
vocational institutions, representatives of vocational education student
organizations, representatives of special populations described in section
223, representatives of adult training programs funded under this Act,
and representatives of apprenticeships, business, and industry.
`(5) The National Center shall provide the Task Force with staff for the
purpose of carrying out its functions.
`(h) As a regular part of its assessments, the National Assessment of
Educational Progress shall collect and report information for at least
a nationally representative subsample of vocational education students,
including students who are members of special populations, which shall
allow for fair and accurate assessment and comparison of the educational
achievement of vocational education students and other students in the
areas assessed. Such assessment may include international comparisons.'.

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(a) AMENDMENT TO TITLE- The heading for section 422 of the Act is amended
to read as follows:
`NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION COORDINATING COMMITTEE'.
(b) AMENDMENT TO TEXT- Section 422 of the Act is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting after `Coordinating Committee' the following: `(hereafter
in this section referred to as the `Committee')';
(B) by inserting after `Office of Bilingual Education and Minority
Language Affairs,' the following: `the Assistant Secretary for Post
Secondary Education,';
(C) by striking `(Manpower, Reserve Affairs, and Logistics)' and inserting
`(Force Management and Personnel)';
(D) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the semicolon the following:
`including regularly updated data on employment demand for agribusiness';
(E) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by striking `conduct studies on' and inserting the following: `conduct
studies to improve the quality and delivery of occupational information
systems to assist economic development activities, and examine'; and
(ii) by striking `and' at the end thereof;
(F) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and
(G) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraphs:
`(4) continue training, technical assistance activities to support
comprehensive career guidance, and vocational counseling programs designed
to promote improved career decisionmaking by individuals (especially in
areas of career information delivery and use);
`(5) coordinate the efforts of Federal, State, and local agencies and
Tribal agencies with respect to such programs; and';
(2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections:
`(c)(1) The Committee, in consultation with the National Centers for Research
in Vocational Education, appropriate Federal agencies, and the States,
shall establish a demonstration program to monitor educational outcomes
for vocational education using wage and other records. The Committee shall
develop procedures for establishing and maintaining nationally accessible
information on a sample of wage and earning records maintained by States on
earnings, establishment and industry affiliation and geographical location,
and on educational activities. This information shall be collected on at
least an annual basis. The program shall ensure that a scientific sample of
vocational education students and nonvocational education students, local
educational agencies, and States participate in the program. The Committee
shall maintain, analyze, and report data collected under the program and
shall provide technical assistance to States, local educational agencies,
and others that wish to participate in the study.
`(2) The program shall provide for an independent evaluation conducted by
the Office of Technology Assessment of the Congress to assess the validity,
fairness, accuracy, and utility of the data it produces. The report shall
also describe the technical problems encountered and a description of what
was learned about how to best implement and utilize data from the program.
`(3) The provision of wage and other records to the Committee by a State
employment security agency shall be voluntary and pursuant to an agreement
between the Committee and the agency. Such agreement shall take into
consideration issues such as--
`(A) reimbursing the State employment security agency for the costs to
the agency of providing the information; and
`(B) compliance with safeguards established by the State employment
security agency and determined by the Secretary of Labor to be appropriate
to insure that the information disclosed to the Committee is used only
for the purposes of this subsection.
`(4) The Executive Director of the Committee, in consultation with the
Secretary, shall ensure that all personally identifiable information about
students, their educational performance and their families and information
with respect to individual schools shall remain confidential in accordance
with the provisions of section 552 of title 5, United States Code. The
data gathered under this subsection shall not be used to rank, compare, or
otherwise evaluate individual students or individual schools. No individual
may be included in the program without that individual's written consent. At
least once every 3 years the Secretary shall remind participants in writing
of their inclusion in the program.
`(d) Of the amounts available pursuant to section 3(e) for each fiscal year
for this part, 22 percent shall be reserved to carry out the provisions
of this section. Of such amounts, the Committee shall use--
`(1) to support State occupational information coordinating committees
for the purpose of operating State occupational information systems and
career information delivery systems, the greater of--
`(A) amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for that purpose
for the fiscal year 1989; and
`(B) an amount equal to not less than 75 percent of the amounts available
to carry out this section; and
`(2) for purposes of carrying out subsection (c)--
`(A) an amount equal to not less than 10 percent of the amounts available
to carry out this section; or
`(B) if the amount remaining after carrying out paragraph (1) is insufficient
to provide the amount described in subparagraph (A), such remaining amount.'.

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TECHNICAL EDUCATION.
Part C of title IV of the Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the
following new section:
`NATIONAL NETWORK FOR CURRICULUM COORDINATION IN VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL
EDUCATION
`SEC. 424. (a) From the sums allocated to carry out this section, the
Secretary shall establish through grants or contracts a National Network for
Curriculum Coordination in Vocational and Technical Education consisting of
six regional curriculum coordination centers. The Network shall encourage
the designation of a State liaison representative in each of the States,
and where appropriate, a Tribal liaison. It shall be the purpose of the
Network to--
`(1) provide leadership and technical assistance in vocational and technical
education curriculum design, development, and dissemination;
`(2) coordinate vocational and technical education curriculum information
sharing among all the States, tribes, and the territories;
`(3) reduce duplication of effort in vocational and technical education
curriculum development activities among the States, Tribes, and territories;
and
`(4) promote the use of vocational and technical education curriculum
research findings.'.

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(a) APPOINTMENTS AND VACANCIES- The first sentence of section 431(a)(2) of
the Act is amended to read as follows: `The members of the Council shall
be appointed and serve for such terms as the Council shall prescribe. A
vacancy in the Council shall be filled in such manner as the Council
shall prescribe'.
(b) REPEAL- Part D of title IV of the Act is repealed.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES- (1) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take
effect on September 30, 1991.
(2) The amendment made by subsection (b) shall take effect on October
1, 1992.

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Section 451 of the Act is amended to read as follows:
`SEC. 451. (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), of the amounts
available pursuant to section 3(e) for any fiscal year for this title--
`(1) 35 percent shall be available for part A, relating to research;
`(2) 33.5 percent shall be available for part B, relating to demonstration
projects; and
`(3) 31.5 percent shall be available for part C, relating to vocational
education in occupational information data systems.
`(b) From amounts available pursuant to subsection (a)(3)--
`(1) at least 3.5 percent of the total amount appropriated pursuant to
the authority of section 3(e) shall be available in each fiscal year to
carry out section 421; and
`(2) at least 1.75 percent of the total amount appropriated pursuant to
the authority of section 3(e) shall be available in fiscal year 1991 to
carry out the provisions of section 405, relating to the study of the
within State allocation formula set forth in section 102;
`(3) at least 3.5 percent of the total amount appropriated pursuant to
the authority of section 3(e) shall be available in each fiscal year to
carry out the provisions of section 424.'.

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(a) AMENDMENT TO TITLE- The heading to section 502 of the Act is amended
to read as follows:
`CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS'.
(b) AMENDMENT TO TEXT- Section 502 of the Act is amended to read as follows:
`SEC. 502. (a) As part of the State plan required by section 113, each
State board desiring to receive assistance under this Act shall--
`(1) provide assurances that the State board, or local educational
agencies within the State, will not engage in discrimination based upon
race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or handicap in the hiring,
promotion, or assignment of employees of such State board, such local
educational agencies or other personnel for whom such State board or such
local educational agencies have any administrative responsibility;
`(2) provide assurances that the State board or the local educational
agencies within the State will not engage in discrimination based upon race,
religion, color, national origin, sex, or handicap in the enrollment of
students in schools or in courses of instruction within schools of such
State board or such local educational agencies except to carry out the
approved plan; and
`(3) to provide assurances that the State board or local educational
agencies within the State will not engage in discrimination based upon
race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or handicap in designing or
operating extracurricular activities for students.
`(b) No plan may be approved under section 113 unless the Secretary,
through the Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights, determines
that the assurances described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection
(a) will be met.'.

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TITLE V

-GENERAL PROVISIONS

Part A of title V of the Act is amended by inserting at the end thereof
the following new sections:
`REGIONAL MEETINGS ON REGULATIONS
`SEC. 507. (a) The Secretary shall convene regional meetings to obtain
public involvement in the development of proposed regulations under the Carl
D. Perkins Vocational Education Act Amendments of 1989. Such meetings shall
include individuals and groups involved in vocational education programs
under this Act, such as Federal, State, Tribal and local administrators,
parents, teachers, members of local boards of education and special
populations described in section 223.
`(b) During each such meeting, the Secretary shall provide for a
comprehensive discussion and exchange of information on at least 4 key
issues, selected by the Secretary, concerning implementation of the Carl
D. Perkins Vocational Education Act Amendments of 1989. The Secretary
shall take into account information received at these meetings in the
development of proposed regulations, and shall publish a summary of such
information in the Federal Register together with such proposed regulations.
`(c) Once such regulations have been promulgated as final, the Secretary
shall convene regional meetings to share information regarding implementation
of the final regulations under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education
Act Amendments of 1989. Such meetings shall include individuals and groups
involved in vocational education under this Act, such as Federal, State,
Tribal, and local administrators, parents, teachers, and members of local
boards of education.
`FEDERAL MONITORING
`SEC. 508. The Secretary shall make every effort to provide adequate
monitoring of compliance by recipients of assistance under this Act with
the provisions of this Act. Such monitoring activities shall be developed
by the Secretary in consultation with parents, students, and advocacy
organizations, and shall--
`(1) consider items such as whether the provisions of the State plan are
being fully implemented;
`(2) consider items such as whether the State board's monitoring of local
recipients of assistance under this Act is adequate to assure full compliance
with the provisions of this Act by such recipients;
`(3) consider items such as whether the State-level coordinators for each
of the special populations described in section 223 are able to review
the local plans for serving such special populations;
`(4) consider items such as whether the other State responsibilities under
this Act are being implemented; and
`(5) provide for input from students, parents, teachers, and special
populations in the States.'.

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Section 521 of the Act is amended--
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking `program';
(2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
`(3) The term `area vocational education school' means--
`(A) a specialized high school used exclusively or principally for the
provision of vocational education to individuals who are available for
study in preparation for entering the labor market; or
`(B) the department of a high school exclusively or principally used for
providing vocational education in no less than 5 different occupational
fields to individuals who are available for study in preparation for
entering the labor market; or
`(C) a school that offers both secondary and postsecondary instruction,
but where secondary instruction is provided in no less than 5 different
occupational fields to individuals who are available for study in preparation
for entering the labor market.';
(3) by striking paragraph (10) and redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9)
as paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively;
(4) by inserting the following new paragraph (8) after paragraph (7);
`(8) the term `State correctional education agency' means the State agency
or agencies responsible for carrying out correctional education programs
in the State;
(5) by striking paragraphs (12), (13), and (14) and redesignating paragraphs
(15), (16), and (17) as paragraphs (11), (12), and (13), respectively;
(6) in paragraph (12) (as redesignated in paragraph (4)) by striking the
`term `handicapped', when applied to individuals, means' and inserting `terms
`individual with a disability or individuals with disabilities' means';
(7) by inserting the following new paragraph (14) after paragraph (13)
(as redesignated in paragraph (4)):
`(14) The term `intermediate educational agency' means a combination
of school districts or counties (as defined in section 1471(5) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) as are recognized in a
State as an administrative agency for such State's vocational or technical
education schools or for vocational programs within its public elementary
or secondary schools. Such term includes any other public institution or
agency having administrative control and direction over a public elementary
or secondary school.';
(8) by redesignating paragraphs (18) through (32) as paragraphs (15)
through (29), respectively; and
(9) by inserting the following new paragraphs at the end thereof:
`(30) the term `all aspects of the industry' means strong experience
in, and understanding of, all aspects of the industry the students are
preparing to enter, including planning, management, finances, technical
and production skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues,
and health and safety;
`(31) the term `local eligible recipient' means a local educational agency,
an area vocational school, and intermediate educational agency, or the
State correctional education;
`(32) the term `supplementary services' means curriculum modification,
equipment modification, classroom modification, supportive personnel,
and instructional aids and devices.
`(33) the term `displaced homemaker' means an individual who--
`(A) is an adult; and
`(B)(i) has worked as an adult primarily without remuneration to care for
the home and family, and for that reason has diminished marketable skills;
`(ii) has been dependent on public assistance or on the income of a relative
but is no longer supported by that income; or
`(iii) is a parent whose youngest dependent child will become ineligible
to receive assistance under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act
Aid to Families With Dependent Children within 2 years of the parent's
application for assistance under this Act; or
`(iv) is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in
obtaining any employment or suitable employment, as appropriate.
`(C) is described in subparagraph (A) or (B) and is a criminal offender;
`(34) the term `prevocation services' means services, programs, or activities
designed to assist individuals who are not enrolled in vocational education
programs in the selection of, or preparation for participation in, an
appropriate vocational education program, such as--
`(A) services, programs, or activities related to outreach to or recruitment
of potential vocational education students;
`(B) career counseling and personal counseling;
`(C) vocational assessment and testing; and
`(D) other appropriate services, programs, or activities;
`(35) the term `sequential course of study' means an integrated series
of courses which are directly related to the educational and occupational
skills preparation of individuals for jobs, or preparation for postsecondary
education;
`(36) the term `technology education' means an applied discipline designed
to promote technological literacy which provides knowledge and understanding
of the impacts of technology including its organizations, techniques, tools
and skills to solve practical problems and extend human capabilities in
areas such as construction, manufacturing, communication, transportation,
power and energy; and
`(37) the term `specific job training' means training and education for
skills required by the employer that provides the individual student with
the ability to obtain employment and to adapt to the changing demands of
the workplace.'.

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This title may be cited as the `Office of Correctional Education Act
of 1989'.

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TITLE VI

-CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION

Title II of the Department of Education Organization Act is amended by--
(1) redesignating section 214 as section 215; and
(2) inserting the following new section 214 after section 212:
`OFFICE OF CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION
`SEC. 214. (a)  FINDINGS- The Congress finds and declares that--
`(1) education is important to, and makes a significant contribution to,
the readjustment of incarcerated individuals to society; and
`(2) there is a growing need for immediate action by the Federal Government
to assist State and local educational programs for criminal offenders in
correctional institutions.
`(b) STATEMENT OF PURPOSE- It is the purpose of this title to encourage
and support educational programs for criminal offenders in correctional
institutions.
`(c) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE- The Secretary of Education shall establish
within the Department of Education an Office of Correctional Education.
`(d) FUNCTIONS OF OFFICE- The Secretary, through the Office of Correctional
Education established under subsection (a) of this section, shall--
`(1) coordinate all correctional education programs within the Department
of Education;
`(2) provide technical support to State and local educational agencies and
schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on correctional education
programs and curricula;
`(3) provide an annual report to the Congress on the progress of the Office
of Correctional Education and the status of correctional education in the
United States;
`(4) cooperate with other Federal agencies carrying out correctional
education programs to ensure coordination of such programs; and
`(5) consult with, and provide outreach to, State directors of correctional
education and correctional educators.
`(e) DEFINITIONS- As used in this section--
`(1) 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;
`(2) the term `correctional institution' means any--
`(A) prison,
`(B) jail,
`(C) reformatory,
`(D) work farm,
`(E) detention center, or
`(F) halfway house, community-based rehabilitation center, or any other
similar institution designed for the confinement or rehabilitation of
criminal offenders; and
`(3) the term `State educational agency' means the State board of education
or other agency or officer primarily responsible for the State supervision
of public elementary and secondary schools, or, if there is no such officer
or agency, an officer or agency designated by the Governor or by State law.'.

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Section 3 of the Act is amended to read as follows:
`SEC. 3. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000,000 for
fiscal year 1991 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal
years 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995 to carry out the provisions of titles I,
II, III and IV of this Act.
`(b) There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for the fiscal
year 1991 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years
1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995 for section 112 of title I, relating to State
councils on vocational education.
`(c)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated $14,000,000 for the fiscal
year 1991 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years
1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995 to carry out part A of title III, relating to
State assistance for vocational education support programs by community-based
organizations.
`(2) There are authorized to be appropriated $37,000,000 for the fiscal
year 1991 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years
1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995 to carry out part B of title III, relating to
consumer and homemaking education.
`(d) There are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for the fiscal year
1991 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1992,
1993, 1994, and 1995 to carry out the provisions of this part F of title III.
`(e) There are authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 1991 and 1992 to carry out the provisions of section 403. Such funds
shall remain available until expended.
`(f)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated $350,000 for fiscal year
1991 to carry out part D of title IV relating to the National Council on
Vocational Education.
`(2)(A) There are authorized to be appropriated $200,000 for fiscal year
1992 to carry out part D of title IV relating to the National Council on
Vocational Education.
`(B) Amounts available from any amount appropriated pursuant to the
authority of subparagraph (A) shall be limited to an amount equal to 200
percent of the services and funds received pursuant to section 431(c)(4)
and 431(c)(5) during such fiscal year.
`(g) There are authorized to be appropriated $7,000,000 for the fiscal year
1991 and such sums as may be necessary for the fiscal years 1992, 1993,
1994, and 1995 to carry out part E of title IV, relating to bilingual
vocational training programs.
`(h) From the funds appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) for each fiscal
year, 2.75 percent shall be available to carry out the provisions of title
IV (other than part E), relating to national programs.'.

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TITLE VII

-AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

The table of contents of the Act is amended by--
(1) striking out the item relating to section 115 and inserting `State
Assessment';
(2) striking out the items relating to title II and inserting the following:
`TITLE II--BASIC STATE GRANTS FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
`Part A--State Programs
`Sec. 201. State programs and State leadership.
`Sec. 202. Sex equity programs.
`Part B--Technology Preparation
`Sec. 211. Program authorized.
`Sec. 212. Technical preparation education programs.
`Sec. 213. Applications.
`Sec. 214. Definitions.
`Part C--Secondary, Post-Secondary, and Adult Vocational Programs
`Subpart 1--Secondary School Programs
`Sec. 221. Within State allocation.
`Sec. 222. State reserve for areas with severe problems.
`Sec. 223. Populations to be served.
`Sec. 224. Programs for economically disadvantaged students.
`Sec. 225. Programs for students with disabilities.
`Sec. 226. Programs for students with limited English proficiency.
`Sec. 227. Programs to eliminate sex bias.
`Sec. 228. Programs for criminal offenders.
`Sec. 229. Use of funds.
`Sec. 230. Local applications.
`Sec. 231. Performance evaluation and improvement.
`Sec. 232. Program improvement plan.
`Subpart 2--Postsecondary and Adult Programs
`Sec. 240. Postsecondary and adult programs.
`Sec. 241. Postsecondary and adult use of funds.
`Sec. 242. Programs for single parents, displaced homemakers and single
pregnant women.
`Subpart 3--General Provisions
`Sec. 250. State performance evaluation and improvement.
`Sec. 251. Administrative provisions.';
(3) inserting the following at the end of title III:
`Part F--Supplementary Grants
`Sec. 351. Supplementary grants.
`Sec. 352. Allotment to States.
`Sec. 353. Allocation of funds to eligible recipients.
`Sec. 354. State applications.
`Sec. 355. Local applications and local use of funds.
`Sec. 356. Definitions.';
(4) in the item relating to section 403 by striking `programs assisted
under this Act';
(5) in the item relating to section 404 by striking `Center' and inserting
`Centers';
(6) inserting the following at the end of part A of title IV:
`Sec. 405. Study of Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act Formula.';
(7) striking the items relating to part B of title IV and inserting the
following:
`Part B--Demonstration Programs
`Sec. 411. Programs authorized.
`Sec. 412. Demonstration projects for the integration of vocational and
academic learning.
`Sec. 413. Business and industry partnerships.
`Sec. 414. Model programs of regional training for skilled trades.
`Sec. 415. Blue ribbon vocational education programs.
`Sec. 416. Materials development in telecommunications.
`Sec. 417. Professional development.
`Sec. 418. Educational programs for Federal correctional institutions.
`Sec. 419. Vocational education lighthouse schools.
`Sec. 420. Career and guidance counseling programs.
`Sec. 420A. Dropout prevention.';
(8) striking the item relating to section 422 and inserting `National
Occupational Information Coordinating Committee';
(9) inserting the following new item after the item relating to section 423:
`Sec. 424. National network for curriculum coordination in vocational and
technical education.';
(10) striking the item relating to section 502 and inserting `Certification
requirements'; and
(11) inserting after the item relating to section 506 the following:
`Sec. 507. Regional meetings on regulations.'.

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TITLE VIII

-TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

(a) TABLE OF CONTENTS- Section 1 of the Department of Education Organization
Act is amended by striking the items relating to sections 213 and 214 and
inserting the following:
`Sec. 214. Office of Correctional Education.
`Sec. 215. Federal Interagency Committee on Education.'.
(b) REPEALER- Section 213 of the Department of Education Organization Act
is repealed.

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Section 621 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is repealed.

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(a) IN GENERAL- Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made by this
Act shall take effect on July 1, 1991.
(b) INDIAN PROGRAMS- (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments
made by sections 101(a)(2) and 103 of this Act shall take effect on October
1, 1990.
(2) The provisions of section 101(a)(1)(C) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational
Education Act, as added by this Act, shall not apply before July 1, 1991.
TITLE X

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TITLE IX

-EFFECTIVE DATE

study of the Dual System of Vocational Education in the Federal Republic
of Germany.
(b) Furthermore, the GAO shall conduct a thorough study of the desirability,
advantages, and disadvantages of establishing a nationwide job apprenticeship
program in the United States similar to the Dual System of Vocational
Education in the Federal Republic of Germany.
(c) In studying the West German Dual System of Vocational Education,
the GAO shall assess--
(1) the ability of such a system to prepare workers for the technical
workplace;
(2) the level of academic skills an apprentice in the Dual System acquires;
(3) the effectiveness of combining on-the-job training with classroom
instruction;
(4) the dropout rate of West German students;
(5) the construction and oversight of skill certification tests;
(6) the labor mobility of apprentices;
(7) if such a system has helped West Germany maintain a competitive
workforce and a competitive edge in the world economy;
(8) the value and productivity of apprentices to business; and
(9) the direct and indirect costs/benefits to the country, industry, company
and individual that result from the Dual System of Vocational Education.
(d) In assessing the ability of a similar program to be replicated in the
United States, the GAO shall evaluate such factors as--
(1) existing job apprenticeship programs and their ability to prepare
workers for the technical work place;
(2) the future need for skilled workers and the extent to which job
apprenticeship programs could meet these future workforce needs;
(3) the appropriate age or grade level for students to enter job
apprenticeship programs (i.e. secondary v. postsecondary students or both);
(4) the potential for such programs to reduce the dropout rate, place more
qualified workers in the work place, and increase the lifetime earnings
of those who participate in such a job apprenticeship program;
(5) the training wage appropriate for an apprentice;
(6) the estimated value and productivity of apprentices to business;
(7) the Federal and State role in regulating and funding such programs; and
(8) the direct and indirect costs/benefits of such a program to the Federal
and State governments, industry, the company and the individual.
(e) The study, together with comments and recommendations, shall be completed
and presented to Congress no later than one year from the date of enactment
of this Act.
Attest:
Secretary.
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