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 108 STAT. 576 PUBLIC LAW 103-239—MAY 4, 1994 Code, the Secretaries consider necessary and appropriate to administer and enforce the provisions of this Act. (2) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.— Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall prepare a plan for the joint administration of this Act and submit such plan to Congress for review and comment. (b) ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS. —The Secretaries are authorized, in carrying out this Act, to accept, purchase, or lease in the name of the Department of Labor or the Department of Education, and employ or dispose of in furtherance of the purposes of this Act, any money or property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, received by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise. (c) USE OF VOLUNTARY AND UNCOMPENSATED SERVICES.— Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretaries are authorized to accept voluntary and uncompensated services in furtherance of the purposes of this Act. TITLE I—SCHOOL-TO-WORK OPPORTU- NITIES BASIC PROGRAM COMPO- NENTS 20 USC 6111. SEC. 101. GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. A School-to-Work Opportunities program under this Act shall— (1) integrate school-based learning and work-based learning, as provided for in sections 102 and 103, integrate academic and occupational learning, and establish effective linkages between secondary and postsecondary education; (2) provide participating students with the opportunity to complete career majors; (3) incorporate the program components provided in sections 102 through 104; (4) provide participating students, to the extent practicable, with strong experience in and understanding of all aspects of the industry the students are preparing to enter; and (5) provide all students with equal access to the full range of such program components (including both school-based and work-based learning components) and related activities, such as recruitment, enrollment, and placement activities, except that nothing in this Act shall be construed to provide any individual with an entitlement to services under this Act. 20 USC 6112. SEC. 102. SCHOOL-BASED LEARNING COMPONENT. The school-based learning component of a School-to-Work Opportunities program shall include— (1) career awareness and career exploration and counseling (beginning at the earliest possible age, but not later than the 7th grade) in order to help students who may be interested to identify, and select or reconsider, their interests, goals, and career majors, including those options that may not be traditional for their gender, race, or ethnicity; (2) initial selection by interested students of a career major not later than the beginning of the 11th grade; (3) a program of study designed to meet the same academic content standards the State has established for all students, including, where applicable, standards established under the

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