Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 98 Part 3.djvu/71

 PUBLIC LAW 98-524—OCT. 19, 1984

98 STAT. 2443

"(E) developing recommendations for programs of information and outreach to women concerning vocational education and employment opportunities for women (including opportunities for careers as technicians and skilled workers in technical fields and new and emerging occupational fields); "(F) providing technical assistance and advice to local educational agencies, postsecondary institutions, and other interested parties in the State, in expanding vocational opportunities for women; and "(G) assisting administrators, instructors, and counselors in implementing programs and activities to increase access for women (including displaced homemakers and single heads of households) to vocational education and to increase male and female students' enrollment in nontraditional programs. "(2) For the purpose of this subsection, the term 'State' means any one of the fifty States and the District of Columbia. "(3) Each State shall expend not less than $60,000 in each fiscal year to carry out the provisions of this subsection. "(c) The State board shall make available to each private industry council established under section 102 of the Job Training Partnership Act within the State a listing of all programs assisted under 29 USC 1512. this Act.

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"(d) Each State board, in consultation with the State council, shall establish a limited number of technical committees to advise the council and the board on the development of model curricula to address State labor market needs. Technical committees shall develop an inventory of skills that may be used by the State board to define state-of-the-art model curricula. Such inventory will provide the type and level of knowledge and skills needed for entry, retention, and advancement in occupational areas taught in the State. The State board shall establish procedures for membership, operation, and duration of such committees consistent with the purposes of this Act. The membership shall be representatives of (1) employers from any relevant industry or occupation for which the committee is established; (2) trade or professional organizations representing any relevant occupations; and (3) organized labor, where appropriate. "(e) The imposition of any State rule or policy relating to the administration and operation of programs funded by this Act (including any rule or policy based on State interpretation of any Federal law, regulation, or guideline) shall be identified as a State imposed requirement. "STATE COUNCIL ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

"SEC. 112. (a) Each State which desires to participate in vocational Establishment. education programs authorized by this Act for any fiscal year shall 20 USC 2322. establish a State council, which shall be appointed by the Governor or, in the case of States in which the members of the State board of education are elected (including election by the State legislature), by such board. Each State council shall be composed of 13 individuals, and shall be broadly representative of citizens and groups within the State having an interest in vocational education. Each State council shall consist of— "(1) seven individuals who are representative of the private sector in the State who shall constitute a majority of the membership—

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