(L) vocational education for

(i) persons who had solely been homemakers but who now, because of dissolution of marriage, must seek employment;

(ii) persons who are single heads of households and who lack adequate job skills;

(iii) persons who are currently homemakers and part-time workers but who wish to secure a full-time job; and

(iv) women who are now in jobs which have been traditionally considered jobs for females and who wish to seek employment in job areas which have not been traditionally considered for job areas for females, and men who are now in jobs which have been traditionally considered jobs for males and who wish to seek employment in job areas which have not been traditionally considered job areas for males; (M) construction and operation of residential vocational schools as described in section 124;

(N) provision of vocational training through arrangements with private vocational training institutions where such private institutions can make a significant contribution to attaining the objectives of the State plan, and can provide substantially equivalent training at a lesser cost, or can provide equipment or services not available in public institutions; and

(0) subject to the provisions of section 111, the costs of supervision and administration of vocational education programs by eligible recipients, and State administration of the five-year plan submitted pursuant to section 107 and of the annual program plan submitted pursuant to section 108, except that not more than 80 per centum of the amount of payments determined under section 111 for such purposes shall be made from grants under this subpart.

(2) No funds shall be used for the purposes specified in subparagraph (G) or (H) of paragraph (1) unless the State board first makes a specific finding in each instance of funding that the funding of this particular activity is necessary due to inadequate funding in other programs providing similar activities or due to the fact that other services in the area are inadequate to meet the needs.

WORK STUDY PROGRAMS

SEC. 121. (a) Funds available to the States under section 120 may be used for grants to local educational agencies for work-study programs which

(1) are administered by the local educational agencies and are made reasonably available (to the extent of available funds) to all youth youths in the area served by such agency who are able to meet the requirements of paragraph (2);

(2) provide that employment under such work-study programs shall be furnished only to a student who (A) has been accepted for enrollment as a full-time student in a vocational educational program which meets the standards prescribed by the State board and the local educational agency for vocational education programs assisted under this Act, or in the case of a

student already enrolled in such a program, is in good standing and in full-time attendance, (B) is in need of the earnings from such employment to commence or continue his vocational education program, and (C) is at least fifteen years of age and less than twenty-one years of age at the commencement of his employment, and is capable in the opinion of the appropriate school authorities, of maintaining good standing in his vocational education program while employed under the work-study program; (3) provide that, pursuant to regulations of the Commissioner, no student shall be employed under such work-study program for more than a reasonable number of hours in any week in which classes in which he is enrolled are in session, or for compensation which exceeds payments under comparable Federal programs, unless the student is attending a school that is not within a reasonable commuting distance from his home, when the compensation may be set by the Commissioner at a higher level;

(4) provide that employment under such work-study program shall be for the local educational agency or for some other public or nonprofit private agency or institution; and

(5) provide that, in each fiscal year during which such program remains in effect, such agency shall expend (from sources other than payments from Federal funds under this section) for . the employment of its students (whether or not in employment eligible for assistance under this section) an amount that is not less than its average annual expenditure for work-study programs of a similar character during the three fiscal years preceding the fiscal year in which its work-study program under this section is approved.

(b) Each State in operating work-study programs from funds made available under section 120 shall

(1) adopt policies and procedures which assure that Federal funds used for this purpose will be expended solely for the payment or compensation of students employed pursuant to the workstudy programs meeting the requirements of subsection (a); and

(2) set forth principles for determining the priority to be accorded applications from local educational agencies for workstudy programs, which principles shall give preference to applications submitted by local educational agencies serving communities having substantial numbers of youths who have dropped out of school or who are unemployed, and provide for undertaking such programs, insofar as financial resources available there for make possible, in the order determined by the application of such principles.

(c) Students employed in work-study programs assisted pursuant to this section shall not by reason of such employment be deemed employees of the United States, or their service Federal service, for any

reason.

COOPERATIVE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

SEC. 122. Funds available to the States under section 120 may be used for establishing or expanding cooperative vocational education programs through local educational agencies with the participation

of public and private employers. Such programs shall include provisions assuring that

(a) funds will be used only for developing and operating cooperative vocational programs as defined in section 195 (18) which provide training opportunities that may not otherwise be available and which are designed to serve persons who can benefit from such programs;

(b) necessary procedures are established for cooperation with employment agencies, labor groups, employers, and other community agencies in identifying suitable jobs for persons who enroll in cooperative vocational education programs;

(c) provision is made, where necessary, for reimbursement of added costs to employers for on-the-job training of students enrolled in cooperative programs, provided such on-the-job training is related to existing career opportunities susceptible of promotion and advancement and which do not displace other workers who perform such work;

(d) ancillary services and activities to assure quality in cooperative vocational education programs are provided for, such as pre-service and in-service training for teacher coordinators, supervision, curriculum materials, travel of students and coordinators necessary to the success of such programs, and evaluation;

(e) priority for funding cooperative vocational education programs through local educational agencies is given to areas that have high rates of school dropouts and youth unemployment;

(f) to the extent consistent with the number of students enrolled in nonprofit private schools in the area to be served, whose educational needs are of the type which the program or project involved is to meet, provision has been made for the participation of such students;

(g) Federal funds made available under this section to accommodate students in nonprofit private schools will not be commingled with State or local funds; and

(h) such accounting, evaluation, and following procedures as the Commission deems necessary will be provided.

ENERGY EDUCATION

SEC. 123. (a) (1) Funds available to States under section 120 may be used to make grants to postsecondary educational institutions to carry out programs for the training of miners, supervisors, technicians (particularly safety personnel), and environmentalists in the field of coal mining and coal mining technology, including acquisition of equipment necessary for the conduct of such program.

(2) Grants made under this section shall be made pursuant to applications which describe with particularity a program for the training of miners, supervisors, and technicians in the field of coal mining and coal mining technology, including provision for supplementary demonstration projects or short-term seminars, which program may include such curriculums as (A) the extraction, preparation, and transportation of coal, (B) the reclamation of coal mined land, (C)

the strengthening of health and safety programs for coal mine employees, (D) the disposal of coal mine wastes, and (E) the chemical and physical analysis of coal and materials, such as water and soil, that are involved in the coal mining process.

(b) Funds available under section 120 may also be used to make grants to postsecondary educational institutions to carry out programs for the training of individuals needed for the installation of solar energy equipment, including training necessary for the installation of glass paneled solar collectors and of wind energy generators, and for the installation of other related applications of solar energy.

RESIDENTIAL VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS

SEC. 124. (a) Funds available to the States under section 120 may be used for the construction, equipment, and operation of residential schools to provide vocational education (including room, board, and other necessities) for youths, at least fifteen years of age and less than twenty-one years of age at the time of enrollment, who need full-time study on a residential basis in order to benefit fully from such education. In using funds available under section 120 for this purpose, the States shall give special consideration to the needs of large urban areas and isolated rural areas having substantial numbers of youths who have dropped out of school or who are unemployed.

(b) No funds made available under section 120 may be used for the purposes of this section for residential vocational schools to which juveniles are assigned as the result of their delinquent conduct or in which the students are segregated because of race.

Subpart 3-Program Improvement and Supportive Services

AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS AND USES OF FUNDS

SEC. 130. (a) From the sums made available for grants under this subpart pursuant to section 103 the Commissioner is authorized to make grants to States to assist them in improving their vocational education programs and in providing supportive services for such programs in accordance with the provisions of this subpart.

(b) Grants to States under this subpart may be used, in accordance with five-year State plans, and annual program plans approved pursuant to section 109, for the following purposes:

(1) research programs as described in section 131;

(2) exemplary and innovative programs as described in section 132:

(3) curriculum development programs as described in section 133;

(4) provision of guidance and counseling services, programs, and activities as described in section 134;

(5) provision of pre-service and in-service training as described in section 135;

(6) grants to overcome sex bias as described in section 136; (7) subject to the provisions section 111, the costs of supervision and administration of vocational education programs by eligible recipients, and State administration of the five-year plan

submitted pursuant to section 107 and of the annual program plan submitted pursuant to section 108, except that not more than 20 per centum of the amount of payments determined under section 111 for such purposes shall be made from grants under this subpart.

RESEARCH

SEC. 131. (a) Funds available to the States under section 130(a) may be used for support of State research coordinating units and for contracts by those units pursuant to comprehensive plans of program improvement involving—

(1) applied research and development in vocational education; (2) experimental, developmental, and pilot programs and projects designed to test the effectiveness of research findings, including programs and projects to overcome problems of sex bias and sex stereotyping;

(3) improved curriculum materials for presently funding programs in vocational education and new curriculum materials for new and emerging job fields, including a review and revision of any curricula developed under this section to insure that such curricula do not reflect stereotypes based on sex, race, or national origin;

(4) projects in the development of new careers and occupations, such as

and

(A) research and experimental projects designed to identify new careers in such fields as mental and physical health, crime prevention and correction, welfare, education, municipal services, child care, and recreation, requiring less training than professional positions, and to delineate within such career roles with the potential for advancement from one level to another;

(B) training and development projects designed to demonstrate improved methods of securing the involvement, cooperation, and commitment of both the public and private sectors toward the end of achieving greater coordination and more effective implementation of programs for the employment of persons in the fields described in subparagraph (A), including programs to prepare professionals (including administrators) to work effectively with aides; and

(C) projects to evaluate the operation of programs for the training, development, and utilization of public service aides, particularly their effectiveness in providing satisfactory work experiences and in meeting public needs;

(5) dissemination of the results of the contracts made pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (4), including employment of persons to act as disseminators, on a local level, of these results. (b) No contract shall be made pursuant to subsection (a) unless the applicant can demonstrate a reasonable probability that the contract will result in improved teaching techniques or curriculum materials that will be used in a substantial number of classrooms or other learning situations within five years after the termination date of such contract.