20 U.S.C. § 2331
Section 2331 · State programs and State leadership
Amended 1 time on record
From amounts reserved under section 2312(a)(3) of this title, each State shall conduct State programs and State leadership activities.
The programs and activities described in subsection (a) of this section shall include—
(1) professional development activities for vocational teachers and academic teachers working with vocational education students, including corrections educators and counselors, and educators and counselors in community-based organizations, including inservice and preservice training of teachers in state-of-the-art programs and techniques, including integration of vocational and academic curricula, with particular emphasis on inservice and preservice training of minority teachers;
(2) development, dissemination, and field testing of curricula, especially—
(A) curricula that integrate vocational and academic methodologies; and
(B) curricula that provide a coherent sequence of courses through which academic and occupational skills may be measured; and
(3) assessment of programs conducted with assistance under this chapter, including the development of—
(A) performance standards and measures for such programs; and
(B) program improvement and accountability with respect to such programs.
The programs and activities described in subsection (a) of this section may include—
(1) the promotion of partnerships among business, education (including educational agencies), industry, labor, community-based organizations, or governmental agencies;
(2) the support for tech-prep education as described in section 2394b of this title;
(3) the support of vocational student organizations, especially with respect to efforts to increase minority participation in such organizations;
(4) leadership and instructional programs in technology education; and
(5) data collection.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Prior Provisions
Prior sections 2331 to 2334 were omitted in the general revision of this subchapter by Pub. L. 101 392.
Section 2331, Pub. L. 88 210, title II, §201, as added Pub. L. 98 524, §1, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2450; amended Pub. L. 100 297, title II, §2401(a), Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 324, related to use of a portion of a State's allotment to provide vocational education services and activities to meet special needs of handicapped individuals, disadvantaged individuals, single parents, homemakers, or single pregnant women, and other groups.
Section 2332, Pub. L. 88 210, title II, §202, as added Pub. L. 98 524, §1, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2452; amended Pub. L. 100 202, §101(h) [title III, §300], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329 256, 1329 279; Pub. L. 100 297, title II, §2401(b), (c), Apr. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 324, related to distribution of assistance from State allotment to provide vocational education opportunities.
Section 2333, Pub. L. 88 210, title II, §203, as added Pub. L. 98 524, §1, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2453; amended Pub. L. 99 159, title VII, §705, Nov. 22, 1985, 99 Stat. 905, related to allocation within individual States of the funds available for vocational education services and activities for the handicapped.
Section 2334, Pub. L. 88 210, title II, §204, as added Pub. L. 98 524, §1, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2454; amended Pub. L. 101 476, title IX, §901(a)(2), Oct. 30, 1990, 104 Stat. 1142, related to criteria for services and activities for the handicapped and for the disadvantaged.
Effective Date
Subchapter effective July 1, 1991, see section 702(a) of Pub. L. 101 392, set out as an Effective Date of 1990 Amendment note under section 2301 of this title.