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Ante, Infra.

PUBLIC LAW 93-380-AUG. 21, 1974

p. 576;

Annual report. 20 USC 1208a.

[88 STAT.

" (b)(1) Such a State advisory council shall include as members persons who, by reason of experience or training, are knowledgeable in the field of adult education or who are officials of the State educational agency or of local educational agencies of that State, persons who are or have received adult educational services, and persons who are representative of the general public. ''(2) Such a State advisory council, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commissioner, shall— " (A) advise the State educational agency on the development of, and policy matters arising in, the administration of the State plan approval pursuant to section 306; " (B) advise with respect to long-range planning and studies to evaluate adult education programs, services, and activities assisted under this Act; and " (C) prepare and submit to the State educational agency, and to the National Advisory Council for Adult Education established pursuant to section 310, an annual report of its recommendations, accompanied by such additional comments of the State educational agency as that agency deems appropriate. "(c) Upon the appomtment of any such advisory council, the appointing authority under subsection (a) of this section shall inform the Commissioner of the establishment of, and membership of, its State advisory council. The Commissioner shall, upon receiving such information, certify that each such council is in compliance with the membership requirements set forth in subsection (b)(1) of this section. " (d) Each such State advisory council shall meet within thirty days after certification has been accepted by the Commissioner under subsection (c) of this section and select from among its membership a chairman. The time, place, and manner of subsequent meetings shall be provided by the rules of the State advisory council, except that such rules shall provide that each such council meet at least four times each year, including at least one public meeting at which the public is given the opportunity to express views concerning adult education. "(e) Each such State advisory council is authorized to obtain the services of such professional, technical, and clerical personnel as may be necessary to enable them to carry out their functions under this section.". AMENDMENTS RELATING TO BILINGUAL EDUCATION

Ante,

p. 576.

Ante, p. 504.

Ante, p. 5 0 3. 20 USC 1241 note. 20 USC 1208.

SEC. 607. (a) Section 306(a) of the Adult Education Act is amended by striking out "and" at the end of clause (10) of such section, by redesignating clause (11), and all references thereto, as clause (12), and by adding after clause (10) the following new clause: "(11) provide that special assistance be given to the needs of persons of limited English-speaking ability (as defined in section 703(a) of title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965), by providing bilingual adult education programs in which instruction is given in English and, to the extent necessary to allow such persons to progress effectively through the adult education program, in the native language of such persons, carried out in coordination with programs of bilingual education assisted under such title VII and bilingual vocational education programs under the Vocational Education Act of 1963; and" (b)(1) Section 309(b)(1) of such Act is amended by inserting a comma and "including methods for educating persons of limited English-speaking ability" immediately after "methods".

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