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 112 STAT. 3118 PUBLIC LAW 105-332—OCT. 31, 1998 "(F) leads to placement in appropriate employment or to further education. 20 USC 2372. "SEC. 203. STATE ALLOTMENT AND APPLICATION. "(a) IN GENERAL. —For any fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot the amount made available under section 206 among the States in the same manner as funds are allotted to States under paragraph (2) of section 111(a). "(b) PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE AGENCIES. — The Secretary shall make a payment in the amount of a State's allotment under subsection (a) to the eligible agency that serves the State and has an application approved under subsection (c). " (c) STATE APPLICATION.— Each eligible agency desiring assistance under this title shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may require. 20 USC 2373. "SEC. 204. TECH-PREP EDUCATION. "(a) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— From amounts made available to each eligible agency under section 203, the eligible agency, in accordance with the provisions of this title, shall award grants, on a competitive basis or on the basis of a formula determined by the eligible agency, for tech-prep education programs described in subsection (c). The grants shall be awarded to consortia between or among— "(A) a local educational agency, an intermediate educational agency or area vocational and technical education school serving secondary school students, or a secondary school funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and "(B)(i) a nonprofit institution of higher education that offers— "(I) a 2-year associate degree program, or a 2- year certificate program, and is qualified as institutions of higher education pursuant to section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, including an institution receiving assistance under the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and a tribally controlled postsecondary vocational and technical institution; or "(II) a 2-year apprenticeship program that follows secondary instruction, if such nonprofit institution of higher education is not prohibited from receiving assistance under part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.) pursuant to the provisions of section 435(a)(3) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1083(a)); or "(ii) a proprietary institution of higher education that offers a 2-year associate degree program and is qualified as an institution of higher education pursuant to section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, if such proprietary institution of higher education is not subject to a default management plan required by the Secretary. "(2) SPECIAL RULE.— In addition, a consortium described in paragraph (1) may include 1 or more— "(A) institutions of higher education that award a baccalaureate degree; and "(B) employer or labor organizations.

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