PLIED TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAMS-GENERAL PROVI

SIONS

Sec.

400.1 What is the purpose of the Vocational and Applied Technology Education Programs?

400.2 What programs are governed by these

regulations?

400.3 What other regulations apply to the Vocational and Applied Technology Education Programs?

400.4 What definitions apply to the Vocational and Applied Technology Education Programs?

400.5 Under what conditions may funds under the Act be used for the joint funding of programs?

400.6 What are the requirements for establishing a State Committee of Practitioners?

400.7 What are the provisions governing the issuance of State core standards and measures of performance and State rules or regulations?

400.8 What are the provisions governing student assistance?

400.9 What additional requirements govern the Vocational and Applied Technology Education Programs?

400.10 What are the reporting requirements? AUTHORITY: 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq., unless otherwise noted.

SOURCE: 57 FR 36724, Aug. 14, 1992, unless otherwise noted.

by these regulations?

The regulations in this part apply to the Vocational and Applied Technology Education Programs as follows:

(a) State-administered programs. (1) State Vocational and Applied Technology Education Program (34 CFR part 403).

(2) State-Administered Tech-Prep Education Program (34 CFR part 406). (3) Supplementary State Grants Program (34 CFR part 407).

(b) National discretionary programs. (1) Indian Vocational Education Program (34 CFR part 401).

(2) Native Hawaiian Vocational Education Program (34 CFR part 402).

(3) National Tech-Prep Education Program (34 CFR part 405).

(4) Community Education Employment Centers Program (34 CFR part 408).

(5) Vocational Education Lighthouse Schools Program (34 CFR part 409).

(6) Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational Institutions Program (34 CFR part 410).

(7) Vocational Education Research Program (34 CFR part 411).

(8) National Network for Curriculum Coordination in Vocational and Technical Education (34 CFR part 412).

(9) National Center or Centers for Research in Vocational Education (34 CFR part 413).

(10) Materials Development in Telecommunications Program (34 CFR part

414).

(11) Demonstration Centers for the Training of Dislocated Workers Program (34 CFR part 415).

(12) Vocational Education Training and Study Grants Program (34 CFR part 416).

(13) Vocational Education Leadership Development Awards Program (34 CFR part 417).

(14) Vocational Educator Training Fellowships Program (34 CFR part 418). (15) Internships for Gifted and Talented Vocational Education Students Program (34 CFR part 419).

(16) Business and Education Standards Program (34 CFR part 421).

(17) Educational Programs for Federal Correctional Institutions (34 CFR part 422).

(18) Vocational Education Dropout Prevention Program (34 CFR part 423). (19) Model Centers of Regional Training for Skilled Trades Program (34 CFR part 424).

(20) Demonstration Projects for the Integration of Vocational and Academic Learning Program (34 CFR part 425).

(21) Cooperative Demonstration Programs (34 CFR part 426).

(22) Bilingual Vocational Training Program (34 CFR part 427).

(23) Bilingual Vocational Instructor Training Program (34 CFR part 428).

(24) Bilingual Materials, Methods, and Techniques Program (34 CFR part 429).

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.)

$400.3 What other regulations apply to the Vocational and Applied Technology Education Programs?

The following regulations apply to the Vocational and Applied Technology Education Programs:

(a) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations

(EDGAR) as follows:

(1) 34 CFR part 74 (Administration of Grants to Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Nonprofit Organizations).

(2) 34 CFR part 75 (Direct Grant Programs) (applicable to parts 401, 402, 405, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, and 429 except that 34 CFR 75.720(b) does not apply to performance reports under parts 401, 402, 405, 408, 409, 412, 413, 415, 416, 417, 419, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, and 428, and to financial reports under parts 412 and 413).

(3) 34 CFR part 76 (State-Administered Programs) (applicable to parts 403, 406, and 407).

(4) 34 CFR part 77 (Definitions that Apply to Department Regulations).

(5) 34 CFR part 79 (Intergovernmental Review of Department of Education Programs and Activities) (not applicable to parts 401, 410, 411, 413, 418, and 419).

(6) 34 CFR part 80 (Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments).

(7) 34 CFR part 81 (General Education Provisions Act- Enforcement).

(8) 34 CFR part 82 (New Restrictions on Lobbying) (not applicable to parts 401 and 410).

(9) 34 CFR part 85 (Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)).

(10) 34 CFR part 86 (Drug-Free Schools and Campuses).

(b) The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in 48 CFR chapter 1 and the Education Department Acquisition Regulation (EDAR) in 48 CFR chapter 34 (applicable to contracts under parts 401, 402, 411, 412, 426, 427, 428, and 429).

(c) The regulations in this part 400. (d) The regulations in 34 CFR parts 401, 402, 403, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, and 429.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.)

Administration means activities of a State necessary for the proper and efficient performance of its duties under the Act, including supervision, but not including curriculum development activities, personnel development, or research activities.

All aspects of an industry includes, with respect to a particular industry that a student is preparing to enter, planning, management, finances, technical and production skills, underlying principles of technology, labor and community issues, health and safety, and environmental issues related to that industry.

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or ADA mean the Act in 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.

Apprenticeship training program means a program registered with the Department of Labor or the State apprenticeship agency in accordance with the Act of August 16, 1937, known as the National Apprenticeship Act (29 U.S.C. 50), that is conducted or sponsored by an employer, a group of employers, or a joint apprenticeship committee representing both employers and a union, and that contains all terms and conditions for the qualification, recruitment, selection, employment, and training of apprentices.

Area vocational education school means

(1) 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;

(2) The department of a high school exclusively or principally used for providing vocational education in not less than five different occupational fields to individuals who are available for study in preparation for entering the labor market;

(3) A technical institute or vocational school used exclusively or principally for the provision of vocational education to individuals who have completed or left high school and who are available for study in preparation for entering the labor market; or

(4) The department or division of a junior college, community college, or university that operates under the policies of the State board and provides

vocational education in not less than five different occupational fields leading to immediate employment but not necessarily leading to a baccalaureate degree, if, in the case of a school, department, or division described in paragraph (3) of this definition or in this paragraph, it admits as regular students both individuals who have completed high school and individuals who have left high school.

Career guidance and counseling means programs that—

(1) Pertain to the body of subject matter and related techniques and methods organized for the development in individuals of career awareness, career planning, career decision-making, placement skills, and knowledge and understanding of local, State, and national occupational, educational, and labor market needs, trends, and opportunities; and

(2) Assist those individuals in making and implementing informed educational and occupational choices.

Chapter 1 means chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).

Coherent sequence of courses means a series of courses in which vocational and academic education are integrated, and which directly relates to, and leads to, both academic and occupational competencies. The term includes competency-based education, academic education, and adult training or retraining, including sequential units encompassed within a single adult retraining course, that otherwise meet the requirements of this definition.

Community-based organization means a private nonprofit organization of demonstrated effectiveness that is representative of communities or significant segments of communities and that provides job training services (for example, Opportunities Industrialization Centers, the National Urban League, SER-Jobs for Progress, United Way of America, Mainstream, the National Puerto Rican Forum, National Council of La Raza, WAVE, Inc., Jobs for Youth, organizations operating career intern programs, neighborhood groups and organizations, community action