COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR CARL D. PERKINS, Kentucky, Chairman FRANK THOMPSON, JR., New Jersey EDWARD P. BEARD, Rhode Island MICHAEL O. MYERS, Pennsylvania AUSTIN J. MURPHY, Pennsylvania JOSEPH A. LEFANTE, New Jersey ALBERT H. QUIE, Minnesota CONTENTS Hearing held in Washington D.C., February 17, 1977- Burkett, Lowell A., executive director, American Vocational Associa- tion, accompanied by Daniel Dunham, State director, Division of Vocational-Technical Education, Maryland State Department of Education and George Quarles, chief administrator, Office of Career Education, Board of Education, New York. Prepared statements, letters, supplemental material, et cetera: Bowen, Hon. David R., a Representative in Congress from the State of Mississippi, letter to Chairman Perkins, dated February 17, 1977, Briggs, Paul W., superintendent, Cleveland Public Schools, Cleveland, Ohio, letter to Chairman Perkins, dated February 16, 1977-- Burke, Fred G., commissioner, State of New Jersey, Department of Education, Trenton, N.J. letter to Chairman Perkins, dated Burkett, Lowell A., executive director, American Vocational Associa- Letter to Chairman Perkins, dated March 14, 1977. Carney, Hon. Charles J., a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio, letter to Chairman Perkins, dated March 2, 1977, with Cederberg, Hon. Elford "Al", a Representative in Congress from the State of Michigan, letter to Chairman Perkins, dated February 10 Cohen, Hon. William S. a Representative in Congress from the State of Maine, letter to Chairman Perkins, dated February 10, 1977, Cornell, Hon. Robert J., a Representative in Congress from the State of Wisconsin, letter to Chairman Perkins, dated February 22, 1977, Custer, Herbert F., Jr., vocational coordinator Martha's Vineyard Regional High School District, Oak Bluffs, Mass., letter to Hon. Gerry Studds, dated January 25, 1977-- Duncan, Verne A., superintendent of public instruction, Salem, Oreg., letter to Hon. Ál Ullman, dated February 10, 1977- Dunham, Daniel B., assistant state superintendent, Vocational- Technical Education, Maryland State Department of Education, Baltimore, Md., letter to Chairman Perkins, dated February 23, Ford, Hon. William D., a Representative in Congress from the State of Michigan, letter to Chairman Perkins, dated February 11, 1977, Green, Charles H., chief division of Post-Secondary Education, State of New Hampshire, Department of Education, Concord, N.H., letter to John F. Jennings, dated January 31, 1977. Hargraves, George, superintendent, Jefferson County Joint Voca- tional High School, Bloomingdale, Ohio, letter to Chairman Perkins, Harsha, Hon. William H., a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio, letter to Chairman Perkins, dated March 2, 1977--- Hunter, Thomas L., associate, guidance services, Cincinnati Public Schools, Education Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, letter to Chairman Perkins, dated February 17, 1977---- Latta, Hon. Delbert L., a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio, letter to Chairman Perkins, dated February 28, 1977, with (III) Prepared statements, letters, supplemental material-Continued Lucas, William L., chairman, Federal legislation and finance com- Lucas, William L., Los Angeles City Board of Education, Los Angeles, Quarles, George R., chief administrator, Center for Career and Reynolds, Donald F., director, Career Education Services Unit, Los Robinson, James L., director, Office of Government Liaison, U.S. Shepherd, Susan J., director, Vocational Education and Career De- Stanton, Hon. William, a Representative in Congress from the State Steed, Hon. Tom, a Representative in Congress from the State of Oklahoma, letter to Chairman Perkins, dated January 24, 1977, with enclosure_.. Steiger, Hon. William A., a Representative in Congress from the State of Wisconsin, letter to Chairman Perkins, dated February 16, 1977, with enclosure.. Strout, Dr. George, acting director, New Hampshire VocationalTechnical College, Portsmouth, N.H., letter to John F. Jennings, dated February 7, 1977... Vanik, Hon. Charles A., a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio, letter to Chairman Perkins, dated February 24, 1977, with enclosures__. Whalen, Hon. Charles E., Jr., a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio, letter to Chairman Perkins, dated February 22, 1977, with enclosures_. 47 Wigtil, James V., Columbus, Ohio, letter to Chairman Perkins, dated 71 MINOR AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS TO THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1977 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 9 a.m. in room 2175, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Carl D. Perkins (chairman of the committee) presiding. Members present: Representatives Perkins, Murphy, LeFante, Kildee, Miller, and Goodling. Staff present: John F. Jennings, majority counsel; and Charles Radcliffe, minority counsel. [Text of H.R. 3437 follows:] [H.R. 3437, 95th Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To make certain technical and miscellaneous amendments to provisions relating to vocational education contained in the Education Amendments of 1976 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Vocational Education Act of 1963 is amended as follows: (1) Section 102 (a) (as in effect on October 1, 1977) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 is amended by striking out "$1,325,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$1,325,000,000", and by striking out $1,485,000" and inserting in lieu thereof "$1,485,000,000". (2) Section 102(d)(4) (as in effect on October 1, 1977) of such Act is amended by inserting "and" after paragraph (2) and by striking out "; and, (4) State administration of vocational education programs assisted under this Act". (3) Section 103 (a) (1) (A) (as in effect on October 12, 1976, pursuant to section 204(a) (2) (B) of the Education Amendments of 1976) of such Act is amended by inserting "(b) (1)" immediately after "161". (4) Section 103(a) (1) (B) (iii) (as in effect on October 1, 1977) of such Act is amended by striking out the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof: "The Bureau of Indian Affairs shall expend an amount equal to the amount made available under this subparagraph to pay a part of the costs of programs funded under this subparagraph. The Commissioner and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs shall jointly prepare a plan for the expenditure of funds made available and for the evaluation of programs assisted under this subparagraph". (5) Section 105(a) (20) (as in effect on October 1, 1977) of such Act is amended by striking out "clauses of this paragraph" and inserting in líeu thereof "clauses of this sentence". (6) (A) The first sentence of section 105 (f) (1) of such Act is amended by striking out "$8,000,000 for fiscal year 1982" and by inserting in lieu thereof "$10,000,000 for fiscal year 1982". (1) |