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 91 STAT. 1464

PUBLIC LAW 95-207—DEC. 13, 1977

Public Law 95-207 95th Congress An Act Uec. id, 1977 [H.R. 7]

rp^ authorize a career education program for elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes.

Career Education Incentive Act. 20 USC 2601 °°*®"

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Career Education Incentive Act". DECLARATIONS

20 USC 2601.

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SEC. 2. The Congress declares that— (1) a major purpose of education is to prepare every individual for a career suitable to that individual's preference, (2) career education should be an integral part of the Nation's educational process which serves as preparation for work, (3) career education holds promise of improving the quality of education and opening career opportunities for all students by relating education to their life aspirations, and (4) educational agencies and institutions (including agencies and institutions of elementary and secondary education, higher education, adult education, employment training and retraining, and vocational education) should make every effort to fulfill that purpose. PURPOSE

20 USC 2602.

SEC. 3. In recognition of the prime importance of work in our society and in recognition of the rolo that the schools play in the lives of all Americans, it is the purpose of this Act to assist States and local educational agencies and institutions of postsecondary education, including collaborative arrangements with the appropriate agencies and organizations, in making education as preparation for work, and as a means of relating work values to other life roles and choices (such as family life), a major goal of all who teach and all who learn by increasing the emphasis they place on career awareness, exploration, decisionmaking, and planning, and to do so in a manner which will promote equal opportunity in making career choices through the elimination of bias and stereotyping in such activities, including bias and stereotyping on account of race, sex, age, economic status, or handicap. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

20 USC 2603.

SEC. 4. (a) Subject to the provisions of subsections (b) and (c), there are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1979, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1980, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1981, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1982, and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1983 to carry out the provisions of this Act, other than section 11 of this Act. (b) No funds are authorized to be appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) for any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1979, unless an appropriation was made for the immediately preceding fiscal year. (c) No funds are authorized to be appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) for any fiscal year beginning after September 30, 1979,

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