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PUBLIC LAW 92-318-JUNE 23, 1972

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and will be able to use for such period, and the total of such reductions shall be similarly reallotted among the States whose proportionate amounts are not so reduced. Any amount reallotted to a State under this subsection during a year shall be deemed part of its allotment under subsection (a) or (b) for such year. "FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION

1058. The Secretary shall develop and carry out a program designed to promote and encourage occupational education, which program shall— "(1) provide for the administration b}^ the Commissioner of Education of grants to the States authorized by this part; . s-j "(2) assure that manpower needs in subprofessional occupations in education, health, rehabilitation, and community and welfare services are adequately considered in the development of programs under this part; "(3) promote and encourage the coordination of programs developed under this part with those supported under part A of this title, the Vocational Education Act of 1963, the Manpower 20 USC 1241 Development and Training Act of 1962, title I of the Economic "°42 USC 2571 Opportunity Act of 1964, the Public Health Service Act, and note. related activities administered by various departments and agen- '^^ ^^^ ^ru, 201 note. cies of the Federal Government; and "(4) proA^de for the continuous assessment of needs in occupational education and for the continuous evaluation of programs supported under the authority of this part and of related provisions of law. ''SEC.

" GENERAL R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S OF COMMISSIONER O F EDUCATION

"SEC. 1054. The Commissioner shall, in addition to the specific responsibilities imposed by this part, develop and carry out a program •)f occupational education that will— "(1) coordinate all programs administered by the Commissioner which specifically relate to the provisions of this part so as to provide the maximum practicable support for the objectives of this part; "(2) promote and encourage occupational preparation, counseling and guidance, and job placement or placement in postsecondary occupational education programs as a responsibility of elementary and secondary schools; "(3) utilize research and demonstr-ation programs administer-ed by him to assist in the development of new and improved instructional methods and technology for occupational education and in the design and testing of models of schools or school systems which place occupational education on an equal footing with academic education; "(4) assure that the Education Professions Development Act and similar programs of general application will be so administered as to provide a degree of support for vocational, technical, and occupational education commensurate with national needs and more nearly representative of the relative size of the population to be served; and "(5) develop and disseminate accurate information on the status of occupational education in all parts of the Nation, at all levels of education, and in all types of institutions, together with information on occupational opportunities available to persons of all ag-es.

79 Stat. 1254; 81 Stat. 9 3. 20 USC 1091 note.

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