Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 states that "No pers in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied t benefits of, or be subject to discrimination under any progra or activity receiving Federal financial assistance." Therefor the vocational education programs, like every program activity receiving financial assistance from the Department Health, Education, and Welfare, must be operated in complian ADMINISTRATION EDUCATION RULES AND Regulations for the administration of vocational education programs under the provisions of the Federal Vocational Education Acts Vocational Education Bulletin No. 1 Revised 1966 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION JOHN W. GARDNER, Secretary HAROLD HOWE II, Commissioner Vocational Education Bulletin No. 1 Printed 1917 Revised 1922 Revised 1926 Revised 1937 Revised 1948 Revised May 1958 Reprinted June 1958 Reprinted 1962 Revised 1966 This revision supersedes previous editions Superintendent of Documents Catalog No. FS 5.280:80017-A UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1967 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U. S. Government Printing Office CONTENTS Subpart A-Research, Training and Experimental, De- FOREWORD This issue of Bulletin No. 1, "Administration of Vocational Education-Rules and Regulations," revised 1966, supersedes previous editions. It includes the most recent regulations of the Office of Education applicable to vocational education supported under the provisions of the Vocational Education Act of 1963. The Act and its regulations govern training for youth and adults leading to gainful employment in any occupation which is not generally considered to be professional and which does not require a baccalaureate or higher degree. There are other Federal laws pertaining to vocational education, such as the Manpower Development and Training Act and the National Vocational Student Loan Insurance Act of 1965. However, we have included here only the Federal laws and regulations relating to the administration of vocational education programs in the States and Territories operated by a State board for vocational education under its State plan for vocational education. Since the Vocational Education Act of 1963 (P.L. 88-210) was signed into law on December 18, 1963, and the first appropriation was authorized on September 19, 1964, the officials of the Office of Education were afforded considerable opportunity and time to plan and develop regulations and procedures. The Advisory Committee on Vocational Education in the Office of Education, as established by Section 9 of the 1963 Act, advised the Commissioner in the preparation of regulations and with respect to policy matters arising in the administration of Part A of the Act. The major steps in developing the current regulations were as follows: 1. In December 1963, the Commissioner and other officials of the Office of Education met in Washington with a national group representing organized labor to review and discuss a preliminary version of the regulations. 2. In January 1964, a similar meeting was held with representatives of business and industry to review and discuss |