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 PUBLIC LAW 101-392—SEPT. 25, 1990 104 STAT. 815 "(C) such programs are conducted by a school of graduate study in the institution of higher education. "(5) The Secretary, in carrying out this subsection shall apportion leadership development awards to institutions of higher education equitably among the States, taking into account such factors as the State's vocational education enrollments and the need for additional vocational education personnel in the State. "(6) Each individual who receives a leadership development award ' under this subsection shall receive payments as provided in paragraph (2) for not more than a 3-year period during which such individual is— "(A) pursuing a full-time course of study in vocational education in an approved institution of higher education; "(B) maintaining satisfactory proficiency in such course of study; and "(C) not engaged in gainful employment other than part-time employment by such institution in teaching, research, or similar activities. "(c) VOCATIONAL EDUCATOR TRAINING FELLOWSHIPS. —(1) The purpose of this subsection is to provide fellowships— "(A) to meet the need to provide adequate numbers of teachers and related classroom instructors in vocational education who are technologically current in their fields; "(B) to take full advantage of the education which has been provided to already certified teachers who are unable to find employment in their fields of training and of individuals employed in industry who have skills and experience in vocational fields; and "(C) to encoursige more instructors from minority groups and teachers with skills and experience with individuals of limited English proficiency to become vocational education teachers. "(2) The Secretary shall make available fellowships, in accordance Minorities. with the provisions of this subsection, to individuals (especially minority instructors and instructors with experience in teaching individuals who are economically disadvantaged, individuals with disabilities, students of limited English proficiency, and adult and juvenile criminal offenders) who— "(A)(i)(I) are employed in vocational education and need an opportunity to improve or maintain technological skills; '(11) are certified by a State, or were so certified during the 10-year period preceding their application for a fellowship under this subsection, as teachers in secondary schools, area vocational education schools or institutes, or in community or junior colleges; and "(III) have skills and experiences in vocational fields so that such individuals can be trained to be vocational educators; or "(ii) are employed in agriculture, business, or industry (and may or may not hold a baccalaureate degree) and have skills and experience in vocational fields for which there is a need for vocational educators; "(B) have been accepted in a program to become a vocational educator by an institution of higher education approved by the Secretary; and "(C) have made a commitment to work in the field of vocational education upon completion of such program. "(2) The Secretary shall, for a period of not more than 2 years, provide stipends to individuals who are awarded fellowships under

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