Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 2.djvu/707

 PUBLIC LAW 94-482—OCT. 12, 1976

90 STAT. 2175

experiences, special knowledge of the problems of discrimination in job training and employment against women who are members of such groups; "(18) have special knowledge, experience, or c^ualifications with respect to the special educational needs of physically or mentally handicapped persons; "(19) represent the general public, including a person or persons representing and knowledgeable about the poor and disadvantaged; and "(20) are vocational education students who are not qualified for membership under any of the preceding clauses of this paragraph. Members of the State advisory council may not represent more than one of the above-specified categories. In appointing the State advisory council the Governor or the State board of education, as the case may be, shall insure that there is appropriate representation of both sexes, racial and ethnic minorities, and the various geographic regions of the State. "(b) Not less than ninety days prior to the beginning of any fiscal year in which a State desires to receive a grant under this Act, the State shall certify the establishment of, and membership of, its State advisory council to the Commissioner. " (c) Each State advisory council shall meet within thirty days after certification has been accepted by the Commissioner and shall select from among its membership a Chairman. The time, place, and manner of meeting, as well as council operating procedures and staffing, shall be as provided by the rules of the State advisory council, except that such rules must provide for not less than one public meeting each year at which the public is given an opportunity to express views concerning the vocational education program of the State. "(d)(1) Each State advisory council shall advise the State board in the development of the five-year State plan submitted under section 107 and the annual program plan and accountability report submitted under section 108 and shall advise the State board on policy matters arising out of the administration of programs under such plans and reports. " (2) Each state advisory council shall also evaluate vocational education programs, services, and activities assisted under this Act, and publish and distribute the results thereof. "(3) Each State advisory council shall prepare and submit to the Evaluation Commissioner and to the National Advisory Council created under report, section 162, through the State board, an annual evaluation report, Post, p. 2199. accompanied by such additional comments of the State board as the State board deems appropriate, which (A) evaluates the effectiveness of vocational education programs, services, and activities carried out in the year under review in meeting the program goals set forth in the five-year State plan submitted under section 107 and the annual program plan and accountability report submitted under section 108, including a consideration of the program evaluation reports developed by the State pursuant to section 112 and of the analysis of the distribution of Federal funds within the State submitted by the State board pursuant to section 108, and (B) recommends such changes in such programs, services, and activities as may be deemed necessary. "(4)(A) Each State advisory council shall identify, after consultation with the State Manpower Services Council, the vocational education and employment and training needs of the State and assess the extent to which vocational education, employment training, voca-

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