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PUBLIC LAW 90-576-OCT. 16, 1968 ((LEADERSHIP

Eligibility.

Pay to individuals.

Pay to educational institution.

Approval pro-

Apportionment.

[82 STAT.

DEVELOPMENT AWARDS

"SEC. 552. (a) I n order to meet the needs in all the States for qualified vocational education personnel (such as administrators, supervisors, teacher educators, researchers, and instructors in vocational education programs) the Commissioner shall make available leadership development awards in accordance with the provisions of this part only upon his determination that— " (A) persons selected for awards have had not less than two years of experience in vocational education or in industrial training, or military technical training; or, in the case of researchers, experience in social science research which is applicable to vocational education; or " (B) persons receiving such awards are currently employed or are reasonably assured of employment in vocational education and have successfully completed, as a minimum, a baccalaureate degree program; or " (C) persons selected are recommended by their employer, or others, as having leadership potential in the field of vocational education and are eligible for admission as a graduate student to a program of higher education approved by the Commissioner under subsection (c). " (b)(1) The Commissioner shall pay to persons selected for leadership development awards such stipends (including such allowances for subsistence and other expenses for such persons and their dependents) as he may determine to be consistent with prevailing practices under comparable federally supported programs. "(2) The Commissioner shall (in addition to the stipends paid to persons under paragraph (1)) pay to the institution of higher education at which such person is pursuing his course of study such amount as the Commissioner may determine to be consistent with the prevailing practices under comparable federally supported programs not to exceed the equivalent of $3,500 per academic year, but any amount charged such person for tuition and nonrefundable fees and deposits shall be deducted from the amount payable to the institution of higher education under this subsection. "(c) The Commissioner shall approve the vocational education leadership development program of an institution of higher education by the institution only upon finding that— "(1) the institution offers a comprehensive program in vocational education with adequate supporting services and disciplines such as education administration, guidance and counseling, research, and curriculum development; "(2) such program is designed to further substantially the objective of improving vocational education through providing opportunities for graduate training of vocational education teadiers, supervisors, and administrators, and of university level vocational education teacher educators and researchers; "(3) such programs are conducted by a school of graduate study in the institution of higher education; and " (4) such program is also approved by the State board for vocational education in the State where the institution is located. " (d) I n order to meet the needs for qualified vocational education personnel such as teachers, administrators, supervisors, and teacher educators, in vocational education programs in all the States, the Commissioner in carrying out this section shall apportion leadership development awards equitably among the States, taking into account such factors as the State's vocational education enrollments, and the incidence of youth unemployment and school dropouts in the State.

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