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PUBLIC LAW 90-576-OCT. 16, 1968 "PLAN REQUIREMENT

"SEC. 173. (a) A State, in order to participate in the program authorized by this part, shall submit, as part of its State plan, to the Commissioner, through its State board, a plan which shall set forth policies and procedures to be used by the State board in establishing cooperative work-study programs through local educational agencies with participation of public and private employers. Such policies and procedures must give assurance that— "(1) funds will be used only for developing and, operating cooperative work-study programs as defined m section 175 which provide training opportunities that may not otherwise be available and which are designed to serve persons who can benefit from such programs; "(2) necessary procedures are established for cooperation with employment agencies, labor groups, employers, and other community agencies in identifying suitable jobs for persons who enroll in cooperative work-study programs; "(3) provision is made for reimbursement of added costs to employers for on-the-job training of students enrolled in cooperative programs, provided such on-the-job training is related to existing carrier opportunities susceptible of promotion and advancement and does not displace other workers who perform such work; "(4) ancillary services and activities to assure quality in cooperative work-study programs are provided for, such as preservice and inservice training for teacher coordinators, supervision, curriculum materials, and evaluation; "(5) priority for funding cooperative work-study programs through local educational agencies, is given to areas that have high rates of school dropouts and youth unemployment; "(6) to the extent consistent with the number of students enrolled in nonprofit private schools in the area to)3e served, whose educational needs are of the type which the program or project involved is to meet, provision has been made for the participation of such students; "(7) Federal funds made available under this part will not be commingled with State or local funds; and "(8) such accounting, evaluation, and follow-up procedures as the Commissioner deems necessary will be provided. "(b) The Commissioner shall approve such part of its State plan which fulfills the conditions specified above, and the provisions of part B (relating to the disapproval of State plans) shall apply to this section. USE OF F U N D S

"SEC. 174. Funds allocated under this part for cooperative workstudy programs shall be available for paying all or part of the State's expenditures under its State plan for this part for any fiscal year, but not in excess of its allotment under section 172. "DEFINITION

"SEC. 175. For purposes of this part, the term 'cooperative workstudy program' means a program of vocational education for persons who, through a cooperative arrangement between the school and employers, receive instruction, including required academic courses and related vocational instruction by alternation of study in school with a job in any occupational field, but these two experiences must be planned and supervised by the school and employers so that each con-

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