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 PUBLIC LAW 94-482—OCT. 12, 1976

90 STAT. 2179

a FIVE-YEAR STATE PLANS

"SEC. 107. (a)(1) Any State desiring to receive funds under this 20 USC 2307. Act shall submit to the Commissioner, during fiscal year 1977 and during each fifth fiscal year occurring thereafter, a State plan for vocational education for the five fiscal years succeeding each such fiscal year. In formulating this plan, the State board shall involve the active participation of— " (A) a representative of the State agency having responsibility for secondary vocational education programs, designated by that agency; " (B) a representative of the State agency, if such separate agency exists, having responsibility for postsecondary vocational education programs, designated by that agency; "(C) a representative of the State agency, if such separate agency exists, having responsibility for community and junior colleges, designated hj that agency; "(D) a representative of the State agency, if such separate agency exists, having responsibility for institutions of higher education in the State, designated by that agency; " (E) a representative of a local school board or committee, as determined by State law; " (F) a representative of vocational education teachers, as determined by State law; "(G) a representative of local school administrators, as determined by State law; " (H) a representative of the State Manpower Services Council appointed pursuant to section 107(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, designated by 29 USC 817. that council; " (I) a representative of the State agency or commission responsible for comprehensive planning in postsecondary education, which planning reflects programs offered by public, private non-profit and proprietary institutions, and includes occupational programs at a less-than-baccalaureate degree level, if such separate agency or commission exists, designated by that agency or commission; and " (J) a representative of the State advisory council on vocational education, designated by that council. This participation shall include at least four meetings during the planning year between representatives of the State board and representatives of all of these agencies, councils, and individuals, meeting as a group. The first of these meetings shall be before the plan is developed; the second meeting shall be to consider the first draft of the plan; the third meeting shall be to consider the draft of the plan rewritten to reflect the results of the second meeting; and the fourth meeting shall be to approve the final plan. If these agencies, councils, and individuals, and the State board are not able to agree upon the provisions of the State plan, the State board shall have the responsibility for reaching a final decision on those provisions; but the State board shall include in the plan (a) the recommendations rejected by the board, (b) the agency, council, or individual making each such recommendation, and (c) the reasons of the State board for rejecting these recommendations. Any agency or council described above which is dissatisfied with any final decision of the State board may appeal the board's decision to the Commissioner. In such a case the Commissioner shall afford such agency or council and the State board reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing and shall determine whether

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