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 102 STAT. 310

Disadvantaged persons.

Handicapped persons. Homeless persons. Disadvantaged persons. Minorities.

PUBLIC LAW 100-297—APR. 28, 1988

served as well as adults proposed to be served and those served and (B) the capability of existing programs and institutions to meet those needs, and (2) state the changes and improvements required in adult education to fulfill the purposes of this title, and the options for implementing these changes and improvements. "(c) COMPONENTS OF STATE PLAN.—Consistent with the assessments described in subsection (b) each such plan shall— "(1) set forth the goals, the methods and strategies, and the expected outcomes of programs, services, and activities during the 4-year period; "(2) describe the curriculum, equipment, and instruments that are being used by instruction personnel and indicate how current these elements are; "(3) describe the means by which the delivery of adult education services will be significantly expanded (including efforts to reach typically underserved groups such as educationally disadvantaged adults, individuals with limited English proficiency and individuals with handicaps) through the use of agencies, institutions, and organizations other than the public school system, such as businesses, labor unions, libraries, institutions of higher education, public health authorities, employment or training programs, antipoverty programs, organizations providing assistance to the homeless, and community and voluntary organizations; ' (4) describe the means by which representatives of the public and private sector are involved in the development and implementation of the plan, especially in the expansion of the delivery of adult education services by cooperation and collaboration with those public and private agencies, institutions, and organizations; "(5) describe specialized efforts to attract and assist meaningful participation in adult education programs through flexible course schedules, provision of auxiliary aids and services, convenient locations, adequate transportation, and meeting child care needs; "(6) provide for the needs of persons with limited English proficiency (as defined in section 7004(a) of title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 or no English proficiency by providing adequate appropriate language assistance to the extent necessary to all such persons so they may progress effectively through adult education programs; "(7) describe how the particular educational needs of adult immigrants, the incarcerated, persons with handicaps, the chronically unemployed, the homeless, the disadvantaged, and minorities will be addressed; "(8) describe the progress the State has made in achieving the goals set forth in each State plan subsequent to the initial State plan; "(9) describe the progress it expects to make toward achieving the purpose of this title during the 4-year period of the State plan; "(10) set forth the criteria the State agency will use in approving applications by eligible recipients and allocating funds made available under this title to such recipients; "(11) describe the methods proposed for the joint planning and coordination of programs carried out under this title with those conducted under applicable Federal and State programs, includ-

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