Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 90 Part 2.djvu/719

 PUBLIC LAW 94-4«2—OCT. 12, 1976

90 STAT. 2187

"(2) the Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education shall, in at least ten States a fiscal year during the period beginning October 1, 1977, and ending September 30, 1982, conduct a review analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the programs assisted with funds available under this Act within those States; and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare shall, in the same period, conduct fiscal audits of such programs within those States. "(b)(1) In order for the States to assist local educational agencies and other recipients of funds in operating the best possible programs of vocational education— "(A) each State shall, during the five-year period of the State plan, evaluate the effectiveness of each program within the State being assisted with funds available under this Act; and the results of these evaluations shall be used to revise the State's programs, and shall be made readily available to the State advisory council; and "(B) each State shall evaluate, by using data collected, wherever possible, by statistically valid sampling techniques, each such program within the State which purports to impart entry level job skills according to the extent to which program completers and leavers— "(i) find employment in occupations related to their training, and "(ii) are considered by their employers to be well-trained and prepared for employment, except that in no case can pursuit of additional education or training by program completers or leavers be considered negatively in these evaluations. "(2) Each State, in formulating its plans to fulfill these requirements, shall annually consult with the State advisory council which shall assist the State in developing these plans, monitor the evaluations conducted by the State, and use the results of these evaluations in compiling its annual report required by section 105. "(c) The Commissioner shall prepare and submit annually to the Report to Congress, within nine months of the termination of each fiscal year, Congress, a report on the status of vocational education in the country during that fiscal year. This report shall include data on the information elements developed in the national vocational education data reporting and accounting system and an analysis of such data, and a summary of the findings of the reviews and audits required by paragraph (2) of subsection (a) and of the evaluations performed pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b). "Subpart 2—Basic Grant "AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS AND USES OF FUNDS

"SEC. 120. (a) From the sums made available for grants under this 20 USC 2330. subpart pursuant to section 103, the Commissioner is authorized to make grants to States to assist them in conducting vocational education programs in accordance with the requirements of this subpart. "(b)(1) Grants to States under this subpart may be used, in accordance with five-year State plans and annual program plans approved pursuant to section 109, for the following purposes: "(A) vocational education programs; "(B) work study programs as described in section 121; "(C) cooperative vocational education programs as described in section 122;

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