the type which the program is designed to meet, make provision (in accordance with the requirements set forth in § 400.533) for the participation of these students in the programs; and also

(3) Provide that the Federal funds made available for exemplary and innovative programs to accommodate students in nonprofit private schools will not be commingled with State or local funds.

(Sec. 132(b); 20 U.S.C. 2352)

§ 400.707 Disposition of exemplary and innovative programs.

The State shall indicate in the annual program plan and accountability report covering the final year of financial support by the State for any exemplary and innovative program:

(a) The proposed disposition of the program when Federal support ends; and

(b) The means by which successful or promising programs will be continued and expanded within the State. (Sec. 132(c); 20 U.S.C. 2352)

§ 400.708 Use of funds for curriculum development programs.

The research coordinating unit may use funds available under section 130 of the Act directly or by contract for: (a) Development and dissemination of vocational education curriculum materials for new and changing occupational fields;

(b) Development and dissemination of vocational education curriculum materials for:

(1) Handicapped persons;

(2) Disadvantaged persons (other than handicapped persons);

(3) Persons of limited English-speaking ability;

(c) Development and dissemination of curriculum and guidance and testing materials designed to overcome sex bias and sex stereotyping in vocational educational programs;

(d) Support services designed to enable teachers to meet the needs of individuals enrolled in vocational education programs traditionally limited to members of the opposite sex; and

(e) Development and dissemination of other curriculum materials designed

§ 400.763 Kinds of programs, services, and activities.

Funds made available to a State under the vocational guidance and counseling program (section 134 of the Act) shall be used to support one or more of the following activities: Guidance and counseling.

(a) Initiation, implementation, and improvement of high quality vocational guidance and counseling programs and activities;

(b) Vocational counseling for children, youth, and adults, leading to a greater understanding of educational and vocational options;

(c) Provision of educational and job placement programs and follow-up services for students in vocational education and for individuals preparing for professional occupations or occupations requiring a baccalaureate or higher degree. Follow-up services provided to baccalaureate or higher degree students shall be only for stu

dents enrolled on or after October 1, 1977;

(d) Vocational guidance and counseling training designed to acquaint guidance counselors with (1) changing work patterns of women, (2) ways of effectively overcoming occupational sex stereotyping, and (3) ways of assisting girls and women in selecting careers solely on their occupational needs and interests, and to develop improved career counseling materials which are free;

(e) Vocational and educational counseling for youth offenders and adults in correctional institutions;

(f) Vocational guidance and counseling for persons of limited Englishspeaking ability;

(g) Establishment of vocational resource centers to meet the special needs of out-of-school individuals, including individuals seeking second careers, individuals entering the job market late in life, handicapped individuals, individuals from economically depressed communities or areas, and early retirees; and

(h) Leadership for vocational guidance and exploration programs at the local level.

(Implements Sec. 134(a); 20 U.S.C. 2354; Sen. Rept. No. 95-142)

§ 400.764 Special emphasis.

Recipients of funds allocated by the State for programs, services, and activities listed in § 400.763 (a) or (b) shall use those funds, insofar as is practicable:

(a) To bring individuals with experience in business and industry, the professions, and other occupational pursuits into schools as counselors or advisors for students;

(b) To bring students into the work establishments of business and industry, the professions, and other occupations to acquaint students with the nature of work accomplished therein; and

(Sec. 134(b); 20 U.S.C. 2354)

(c) To enable guidance counselors to obtain experience in business and industry, the professions, and other occupational pursuits which will better enable those counselors to carry out their guidance and counseling duties.

§ 400.772 Conformity with five-year State plan.

(a) The State may use funds available under section 130 of the Act to support vocational education personnel training programs.

(Sec. 135(a); 20 U.S.C. 2355)

(b) In order to be eligible for support under section 130 of the Act, specific programs and projects of training must be in accord with the general plan for vocational education personnel training as set forth in the approved five-year State plan and annual program plan for vocational education. (Sec. 130(b); 20 U.S.C. 2350)

§ 400.773 Eligible participants.

Training may be provided to persons serving or preparing to serve in vocational education programs, including teachers, administrators, supervisors, and vocational guidance and counseling personnel.

(Sec. 135(a); 20 U.S.C. 2355)

§ 400.774 Types of training.

Funds available to the State under section 130 of the Act may be used to support programs and projects designed to improve the qualifications of persons who are eligible under § 400.773, including (but not limited to) the following:

(a) Training or retraining for teachers, and supervisors and trainers of teachers, in vocational education in new and emerging occupations;

(b) In-service training for vocational education teachers and other staff members, to improve the quality of instruction, supervision, and administration of vocational education programs, and to overcome sex bias and sex stereotyping in vocational education programs;

(c) Provisions for exchange of vocational education teachers and other personnel with skilled workers or supervisors in business, industry, and agriculture (including mutual arrangements for preserving employment and retirement status and other employment benefits during the period of exchange), and the development and operation of cooperative programs involving periods of teaching in schools providing vocational education and of experience in commercial, industrial, or other public or private employment related to the subject matter taught in such schools;

(d) Training to prepare journeymen in the skilled trades or occupations for teaching positions;

(e) Training, including in-service training, for teachers and supervisors and trainers of teachers in vocational education to improve the quality of instruction, supervision, and administration of vocational education for persons who are disadvantaged, or handicapped, or who are of limited Englishspeaking ability, and to train or retrain counseling and guidance personnel to meet the special needs of these persons;

(f) Provision of short-term or regular-session institutes designed to improve the qualifications of persons entering or reentering the field of vocational education in new and emerging occupational areas in which there is a need for such personnel.

(Sec. 135(a); 20 U.S.C. 2355)

§ 400.775 Grants or contracts.

The State board may make grants or contracts, in accordance with its fiveyear State plan and annual program plan, in support of both training and retraining programs and projects to provide:

(a) Both pre-service and in-service education; and

(b) Both regular-session (academic year) institutes and short-term institutes.

(Sec. 135(a)(6), (b); 20 U.S.C. 2355)

§ 400.776 Stipends to trainees.

Within the limits set in paragraphs (c) through (f) of this section, the State board may, at its discretion, authorize payment of:

(a) Stipends to participating trainees in programs or projects supported under section 135 of the Act; and

(b) Allowances for other expenses for such trainees and their dependents.

(Sec. 135(b); 20 U.S.C. 2355)

(c) Part-time and short-term training. For part-time training and for short-term training (for periods not in excess of the equivalent of ten working days), the upper limits of stipends per participant are:

(1) Per hour of actual training, a sum not in excess of the average amount earned per hour of teaching by full-time classroom teachers in the State;

(2) Per full day of training, a sum not in excess of six times the rate per hour set in paragraph (c)(1) of this section; and

(3) Per five-day week of training, a sum not in excess of five times the rate per day set in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.

(d) Full-time academic year от summer session. The upper limits for stipends per participant for full-time training are:

(1) Per academic year of approximately nine months, a sum not in excess of $4,500; and

(2) Per summer session of at least six weeks, a sum not in excess of $900.

(e) Other periods of full-time training. For full-time training for periods of more than the equivalent of ten full days and less than six weeks, the stipend is limited to a sum calculated at a rate proportionate to $500 per calendar month.

(f) Other allowances. In addition to the sum allowable under authority of paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of this sec tion, the State may make payments only as follows:

(1) For the cost of participant travel to and from training sites, a participant is allowed the same per-mile rate for automobile travel as an employee of the State educational agency;

(2) For support of dependents of participants, a sum not in excess of:

(i) $675 per dependent for each academic year of full-time training; and

(ii) $170 per dependent for full-time training during a summer session of at least six weeks.

(Implements Sec. 135(b); 20 U.S.C. 2355)

§ 400.792 Conformity with five-year State plan.

(a) A State may use funds available under section 130 of the Act to support grants to overcome sex bias and sex stereotyping in vocational education programs.

(Sec. 136; 20 U.S.C. 2356)

(b) The expenditure of funds for this purpose shall be in accordance with the approved five-year State plan and annual program plan. The plans shall describe the types of projects to be funded.

(Sec. 130(b); 20 U.S.C. 2350)

§ 400.802 Use of funds.

(a) A State shall use the funds available under § 400.801, in accordance with the approved five-year State plan and annual program plan, for special programs of vocational education for disadvantaged persons in areas of high concentration of youth unemployment or school dropouts.

(b) A State shall use the funds under § 400.801 to pay up to 100 percent of the cost of special programs for disadvantaged persons.

(c) Funds available under § 400.801 may be used in addition to funds made available to the State for basic grants (section 120 of the Act): Provided, That the funds are used to conduct special programs of vocational education for the disadvantaged to enable them to succeed in vocational education programs.

(Sec. 140; 20 U.S.C. 2370)

§ 400.803 Students in nonprofit private schools.

A State may grant funds to eligible recipients only if:

(a) Provision (in accordance with the requirements set forth in § 400.533) has been made for the participation of students enrolled in nonprofit private schools in the area to be served whose

(b) Assist individuals in making informed and meaningful occupational choices or which prepare them for entry into advanced trade and industrial or technical education programs. (Sec. 195(15); 20 U.S.C. 2461)

SUPPORT SERVICES FOR WOMEN

§ 400.601 Use of funds.

A State may use funds under its basic grant (section 120 of the Act), when included in its approved fiveyear State plan and annual program plan, for support services for women who enter vocational education programs designed to prepare individuals for employment in jobs which have been traditionally limited to men.

(Sec. 120(b)(1)(J); 20 U.S.C. 2330)

§ 400.602 Types of support services.

Support services to be provided under § 400.601 include:

(a) Counseling. Counseling women entering and enrolled in non-traditional programs on the nature of these programs and on the ways of overcoming the difficulties which may be encountered by women in these programs. Counselors may furnish supportive services to assist students in adjusting to the new employment requirements.

(Implements Sec. 120(b)(1)(J); 20 U.S.C. 2330)

(b) Job development. Programs and activities in the area of job development include the provision of materials and information concerning the world of work which present women students entering, enrolled in, or interested in nontraditional programs the options, opportunities, and range of jobs available in these nontraditional fields. Job development support services may also be carried out through bringing persons employed in these nontraditional fields into the schools, as well as providing opportunities for women students to visit the work place of business and industry so as to afford them a clear understanding of the nature of the work, including an understanding of the work setting in which these jobs are performed.

(Implements Sec. 120(b)(1)(J); 20 U.S.C. 2330; H.R. Rept. No. 94-1085, pp. 23-25)

(c) Job follow-up support. Support services may be provided to assist women students in finding employment relevant to their training and interests. Follow-up services may be provided to assist students in the work force, and dealing with barriers which women face in working in these nontraditional areas.

(Implements Sec. 120(b)(1)(J); 20 U.S.C. 2330)

§ 400.603 Support to increase number of women instructors.

In funding programs and activities of support services for women, funds may be used to increase the number of women instructors involved in the training of individuals in programs which have traditionally enrolled mostly males, so as to provide supportive examples for these women who are preparing for jobs in these nontraditional areas of employment.

(Implements Sec. 120(b)(1)(J); 20 U.S.C. 2330; H.R. Rept. No. 1085, p. 24)

DAY CARE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN OF STUDENTS

§ 400.611 Use of funds.

A State may use funds under its basic grant (section 120 of the Act), when included in the approved fiveyear State plan and annual program plan, to provide day care services for children of students (both male and female and including single parents) in secondary and postsecondary vocational education programs.

(Sec. 120(b)(1)(K); 20 U.S.C. 2330)

§ 400.612 Day care services.

(a) Day care services shall be for the purpose of providing appropriate care and protection of infants, pre-school and school-age children in order to afford students who are parents the opportunity to participate in vocational education programs.

[42 FR 53828, Oct. 3, 1977, as amended at 45 FR 22530, Apr. 3, 1980. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980]