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 120 STAT. 716

PUBLIC LAW 109–270—AUG. 12, 2006 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Each eligible agency desiring assistance under this title for any fiscal year shall prepare and submit to the Secretary a State plan for a 6-year period, together with such annual revisions as the eligible agency determines to be necessary, except that, during the period described in section 4, each eligible agency may submit a transition plan that shall fulfill the eligible agency’s obligation to submit a State plan under this section for the first fiscal year following the date of enactment of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006. ‘‘(2) REVISIONS.—Each eligible agency— ‘‘(A) may submit such annual revisions of the State plan to the Secretary as the eligible agency determines to be necessary; and ‘‘(B) shall, after the second year of the 6-year period, conduct a review of activities assisted under this title and submit any revisions of the State plan that the eligible agency determines necessary to the Secretary. ‘‘(3) HEARING PROCESS.—The eligible agency shall conduct public hearings in the State, after appropriate and sufficient notice, for the purpose of affording all segments of the public and interested organizations and groups (including charter school authorizers and organizers consistent with State law, employers, labor organizations, parents, students, and community organizations), an opportunity to present their views and make recommendations regarding the State plan. A summary of such recommendations and the eligible agency’s response to such recommendations shall be included in the State plan. ‘‘(b) PLAN DEVELOPMENT.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The eligible agency shall— ‘‘(A) develop the State plan in consultation with— ‘‘(i) academic and career and technical education teachers, faculty, and administrators; ‘‘(ii) career guidance and academic counselors; ‘‘(iii) eligible recipients; ‘‘(iv) charter school authorizers and organizers consistent with State law; ‘‘(v) parents and students; ‘‘(vi) institutions of higher education; ‘‘(vii) the State tech prep coordinator and representatives of tech prep consortia (if applicable); ‘‘(viii) entities participating in activities described in section 111 of Public Law 105–220; ‘‘(ix) interested community members (including parent and community organizations); ‘‘(x) representatives of special populations; ‘‘(xi) representatives of business and industry (including representatives of small business); and ‘‘(xii) representatives of labor organizations in the State; and ‘‘(B) consult the Governor of the State with respect to such development. ‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES AND PROCEDURES.—The eligible agency shall develop effective activities and procedures, including access to information needed to use such procedures, to allow the individuals and entities described in paragraph (1) to

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