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 104 STAT. 822 PUBLIC LAW 101-392—SEPT. 25, 1990 "(D) shall be coordinated with activities and discretionary programs conducted under title III of the Job Training Partnership Act. "(b)(1) Projects described in clause (2) of subsection (a) may include institutional and on-the-job training, supportive services authorized by this Act, and such other necessary assistance as the Secretary determines to be necessary for the successful completion of the project. "(2) Not less than 25 percent of the cost of the demonstration programs authorized by this subpart shall be provided by the recipient of the grant or contract, and such share may be in the form of cash or in-kind contributions, including facilities, overhead, personnel, and equipment fairly valued. "(c) All programs assisted under this section shall be— "(1) of direct service to individuals enrolled in such programs; and "(2) capable of wide replication by service providers. "(d) The Secretary shall disseminate the results of the programs and projects assisted under this section in a manner designed to improve the training of teachers, other instructional personnel, counsellors, and administrators who are needed to carry out the purposes of this Act.". SEC. 407. DATA SYSTEMS AUTHORIZED. Section 421 of the Act (20 U.S.C. 2421) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 421. DATA SYSTEMS AUTHORIZED. Contracts. " (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM.— (1) The Secretary shall, directly, or by grant, contract or cooperative agreement, establish a vocational educational data system (in this section referred to as the 'system'), using comparative information elements and uniform definitions, to the extent practicable. "(2) The Secretary shall establish the system not later than the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Amendments of 1990. "(3) The National Center for Education Statistics (in this section referred to as the 'National Center') shall coordinate the development and implementation of the system, "(b) FUNCTIONS OF SYSTEM. —Through the system, the Secretary shall collect data and analyze such data in order to provide— "(1) the Congress with information relevant to policymaking; and "(2) Federal, State, and local agencies and Tribal agencies with information relevant to program management, administration and effectiveness with respect to education and employ- ment opportunities. "(c) CONTENTS OF SYSTEM. —(1)(A) The system shall include information— "(i) describing the major elements of the vocational education system on at least a national basis, including information with respect to teachers, administrators, students, facilities, and, to the extent practicable, equipment; and "(ii) describing the condition of vocational education with respect to the elements described in clause (i).

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