20 U.S.C. § 1211b
Section 1211b · Education programs for commercial drivers
Amended 1 time on record
The Secretary is authorized to make grants on a competitive basis to pay the Federal share of the costs of establishing and operating adult education programs which increase the literacy skills of eligible commercial drivers so that such drivers may successfully complete the knowledge test requirements under chapter 313 of title 49.
The Federal share of the costs of the adult education programs authorized under subsection (a) of this section shall be 50 percent. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require States to meet the non-Federal share from State funds.
Entities eligible to receive a grant under this section include—
(1) private employers employing commercial drivers in partnership with agencies, colleges, or universities described in paragraph (2);
(2) local educational agencies, State educational agencies, colleges, universities, or community colleges;
(3) approved apprentice training programs; and
(4) labor organizations, the memberships of which include commercial drivers.
Grantees shall refer to appropriate adult education programs as authorized under this Act individuals who are identified as having literacy skill problems other than or beyond those which prevent them from successfully completing the knowledge test requirements under chapter 313 of title 49.
For purposes of this section:
(1) The term “approved apprentice training programs” has the meaning given such term in the National Apprenticeship Act of 1937 [29 U.S.C. 50 et seq.].
(2) The term “eligible commercial driver” means a driver licensed prior to the requirements of chapter 313 of tite 49.
There are authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1991, 1992, and 1993.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
References in Text
This Act, referred to in subsec. (d), means Pub. L. 89 750, Nov. 3, 1966, 80 Stat. 1191, as amended, known as the Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1966. Title III of the Act, known as the Adult Education Act, is classified to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1966 Amendment note set out under section 6301 of this title and Tables.
The National Apprenticeship Act of 1937, referred to in subsec. (e)(1), probably means the National Apprenticeship Act, act Aug. 16, 1937, ch. 663, 50 Stat. 664, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 4C (§50 et seq.) of Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 50 of Title 29 and Tables.
Codification
In subsecs. (a), (d), and (e)(2), “chapter 313 of title 49” substituted for “the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 [49 App. U.S.C. 2701 et seq.]” and “the Commercial Motor Vehicle Driver Safety Act of 1986 [49 App. U.S.C. 2701 et seq.] on authority of Pub. L. 103 272, §6(b), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1378, the first section of which enacted subtitles II, III, and V to X of Title 49, Transportation.
Pub. L. 102 26, known as the “Higher Education Technical Amendments of 1991”, enacted section 373 of the Adult Education Act [this section]. Another section 373 of the Adult Education Act, with substantially identical text, was enacted by Pub. L. 102 73, title IV, §401(a), July 25, 1991, 105 Stat. 354. However, section 401(b) of Pub. L. 102 73 provided that the section 373 of the Adult Education Act enacted by section 401(a) of Pub. L. 102 73 would “not take effect if the Higher Education Amendments of 1991 are enacted before the enactment of this Act”. Although Pub. L. 102 73 referred to the earlier law as the “Higher Education Amendments of 1991” instead of the “Higher Education Technical Amendments of 1991”, only the section 373 of the Adult Education Act as enacted by Pub. L. 102 26 is set out in text, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.