20 U.S.C. § 2394b
Section 2394b · Tech-prep education programs
Amended 2 times on record
Each grant recipient shall use amounts provided under the grant to develop and operate a 4-year tech-prep education program.
Any such program shall—
(1) be carried out under an articulation agreement between the participants in the consortium;
(2) consist of the 2 years or 4 years of secondary school preceding graduation and 2 years of higher education, or an apprenticeship program of at least 2 years following secondary instruction, with a common core of required proficiency in mathematics, science, communications, and technologies designed to lead to an associate degree or certificate in a specific career field;
(3) include the development of tech-prep education program curricula appropriate to the needs of the consortium participants;
(4) include in-service training for teachers that—
(A) is designed to train teachers to effectively implement tech-prep education curricula;
(B) provides for joint training for teachers from all participants in the consortium; and
(C) may provide such training in weekend, evening, and summer sessions, institutes or workshops;
(5) include training programs for counselors designed to enable counselors to more effectively—
(A) recruit students for tech-prep education programs;
(B) ensure that such students successfully complete such programs; and
(C) ensure that such students are placed in appropriate employment;
(6) provide equal access to the full range of technical preparation programs to individuals who are members of special populations, including the development of tech-prep education program services appropriate to the needs of such individuals; and
(7) provide for preparatory services which assist all participants in such programs.
Each such program may—
(1) provide for the acquisition of tech-prep education program equipment; and
(2) as part of the program's planning activities, acquire technical assistance from State or local entities that have successfully designed, established and operated tech-prep programs.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1994—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 103 239 inserted “or 4 years” before “of secondary school”.