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 108 STAT. 596 PUBLIC LAW 103-239—MAY 4, 1994 the date of submission of the report and that are implemented at the State or local level may be duplicative, outdated, overly restrictive, or otherwise counterproductive to the development of comprehensive statewide School-to-Work Opportunities systems. 20 USC 6193. SEC. 403. TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. (a) PURPOSE. —The Secretaries shall work in cooperation with the States, the individuals assigned under section 111(b)(1) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2321(b)(1)), employers and their associations, secondary schools and postsecondary educational institutions, student and teacher organizations, labor organizations, and community-based organizations, to increase their capacity to develop and implement effective School-to-Work Opportunities programs. Grants. (b) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.— The Secretaries shall provide, Contracts. through grants, contracts, or otherwise— (1) training, technical assistance, and other activities that will— (A) enhance the skills, knowledge, and expertise of the personnel involved in planning and implementing State and local School-to-Work Opportunities programs, such as training of the personnel to assist students; and (B) improve the quality of services provided to individuals served under this Act; (2) assistance to States and local partnerships involved in carrying out School-to-Work Opportunities programs in order to integrate resources available under this Act with resources available under other Federal, State, and local authorities; (3) assistance to States and such local partnerships, including local partnerships in rural communities with low population densities or in urban areas, to recruit employers to provide the work-based learning component, described in section 103, of School-to-Work Opportunities programs; and (4) assistance to States and local partnerships involved in carrying out School-to-Work Opportunities programs to design and implement school-sponsored enterprises. 20 USC 6194. SEC. 404. CAPACITY BUILDING AND INFORMATION AND DISSEMINA- TION NETWORK. The Secretaries, acting through such mechanisms as the Capacity Building and Information and Dissemination Network established under section 453(b) of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1733(b)), the Educational Resources Information (Jenter Clearinghouses referred to in the Educational Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994, and the National Network for Curriculum Coordination in Vocational and Technical Education under section 402(c) of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2402(c)), shall— (1) collect and disseminate information— (A) on successful School-to-Work Opportunities programs and innovative school- and work-based curricula; (B) on research and evaluation conducted concerning school-to-work activities; (C) that will assist States and local partnerships in undertaking labor market analysis, surveys, or other activities related to economic development;

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