SECTION IV. CONSTRUCTION OF AREA VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SCHOOLS 4.0 CONSTRUCTION OF AREA VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SCHOOLS 4.1 Procedures for Taking Action on Area Vocational Education School 4.11 Projects undertaken by State Board 4.11-1 The State Board may authorize the Department of Finance to purchase sites, plan and construct area vocational schools meeting the standards and condition. 580 M 4.12-22 The portion of the State's allotment of Federal funds for any fiscal year allocated for such projects shall be available for paying, not to exceed one-half of the cost of construction for each area vocational education school facility project. (See 1963 Vocational Education Act, Section 6 (c)) 4.13 Clearance with other State Agencies The State Board shall secure the approval of the Department 4.2 Criteria in determining relative priorities of projects The State Board, upon recommendation of the State Director, shall approve projects on the basis of the following criteria: 4.21 Justification of the project: 4.21-1 Number of people available for training 4.21-2 Socio-economic conditions in the area to be served 4.21-3 Adequacy of the proposed facility, site and location 4.21-4 to serve the training needs Attitude, demands and support of the people within the area to be served by the facility 4.21-5 Job opportunities available 4.21-6 Availability of the facility to all residents of the State, or an area of the State, designated and approved 4.21-7 Willingness of the school to admit as regular students, both persons who have completed high school and persons who have left high school 4.22 Priorities for projects Insofar as Federal, State and local funds are made available for such projects, the following order of priorities shall 4.22-1 Area vocational-technical schools used exclusively 4.22-2 4.22-3 or principally for the provision of vocational education A public high school used exclusively or principally The department of a public high school used exclusively for entering the labor market 4.22-4 The department or division of a public junior college, technical institute, or community college or university, which provides vocational education in no less than five different occupational fields, under the supervision but not leading to a baccalaureate degree 4.3 Terms and conditions for approval of projects The State Board will require the following assurances in approving projects for Federal financial participation: 4.31 A written statement from an authorized official indicating 4.32 Copies of the project plans, indicating that the facility will be functional, will meet the needs of the persons in the communities to be served, will not be uneconomical, elaborate or extravagant in design or materials and will be made available for review by the State Board 4.33 Evidence that sufficient funds are available, or have been voted, to meet the State and local share of the cost of 4.34 Evidence that sufficient State and local funds will be available, when construction is completed, for effective use of the facility for the purposes for which it is being constructed 4.35 A written statement from appropriate officials indicating that the interest in the land on which the facility is located is sufficient to assure undisturbed use and possession during the expected usable life of the facility. This includes the purpose of construction and operation of the school facility covered in the project. 4.36 A written statement from the appropriate official indicating that representatives of the U. S. office of Education, and such other persons as the Commissioner may designate, will 4.37 4.38 have access at all reasonable times to the project wherever That there will be incorporated, pursuant to 60 C.F.R. 1.3 (b) |