Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 98 Part 3.djvu/77

 PUBLIC LAW 98-524—OCT. 19, 1984

98 STAT. 2449

section, unless such amendments propose changes that are inconsistent with the requirements and purposes of this Act. The Secretary shall not finally disapprove such amendments except after giving reasonable notice and an opportunity for a hearing to the State board. "APPROVAL

"SEC. 114. (a)(1) Each State plan shall, not less than 60 days before the plan is to be submitted to the Secretary, be furnished to the State legislature and the State job training coordinating council of the State under section 122 of the Job Training Partnership Act for review and comment. If the matters covered by the comments of the State legislature and the State job training coordinating council are not covered by the State plan, the State shall submit the comments with the State plan to the Secretary. "(2) If the State legislature is not in session during the period described in paragraph (1), the State board shall submit the plan for review and comment to the next meeting of the State legislature and forward the comments of the State legislature to the Secretary when the comments are received. "(b)(1) Each State plan shall be submitted to the State council on vocational education for review and comment not later than 60 days prior to the submission of the plan to the Secretary. "(2) If the State council finds that the final State plan is objectionable for any reason, including that it does not meet the labor market needs of the State, the State council shall file its objections with the State board. The State board shall respond to any objections of the State council in submitting such plan to the Secretary. The Secretary shall consider such comments in reviewing the State plan. "(c)(1) The Secretary shall provide technical assistance and guidance to the States in order to assist the States to fulfill the requirements of section 113(a)(3). "(2)(A) Each State plan shall be submitted to the Secretary by May 1 preceding the beginning of the first fiscal year for which such plan is to be in effect. The Secretary shall approve, within sixty days, each such plan which meets the requirements of section 113, and shall not finally disapprove a State plan except after giving reasonable notice and an opportunity for a hearing to the State board. "(B) The document submitted under subparagraph (A) shall be considered to be the general application required to be submitted by the State for funds received under this Act for purposes of the provisions of section 435 of the General Education Provisions Act.

20 USC 2324. 29 USC 1532.

Ante, p. 2445.

20 USC I232d.

"LOCAL APPLICATION

"SEC. 115. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), any eligible 20 USC 2325. recipient desiring to receive assistance under this Act shall, according to requirements established by the State board, submit to the State board an application, covering the same period as the State plan, for the use of such assistance. The State board shall determine requirements for local applications (and amendments thereto), except that each such application shall— "(1) set forth the vocational education programs, services, and activities proposed to be funded; and

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