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 PUBLIC LAW 98-524—OCT. 19, 1984

98 STAT. 2461

jobs that are difficult to fill because of a shortage of workers with the requisite skills, "(D) building more effective linkages between vocational education programs and private sector employers (through a variety of programs including programs where secondary school students are employed on a part-time basis as registered apprentices with transition to full-time apprenticeships upon graduation), and between eligible recipients of assistance under this Act and economic development agencies and other public and Ante, p. 2435. private agencies providing job training and employment services, in order to more effectively reach out to and serve individuals described in subparagraph (A); "(E) cooperative education programs with public and private sector employers and economic development agencies, including seminars in institutional or worksite settings, designed to improve management and increase productivity; "(F) entrepreneurship training programs which assist individuals in the establishment, management, and operation of small business enterprises; "(G) recruitment, job search assistance, counseling, remedial services, and information and outreach programs designed to encourage and assist males and females to take advantage of vocational education programs and services, with particular attention to reaching women, older workers, individuals with limited English proficiency, the handicapped, and the disadvantaged; "(H) curriculum development, acquisition of instructional equipment and materials, personnel training, pilot projects, and related and additional services and activities required to effectively carry out the purposes of this part; "(I) the costs of serving adults in other vocational education programs, including paying the costs of instruction or the costs of keeping school facilities open longer; and "(J) related instruction for apprentices in apprenticeship training programs. "(2) In making grants under this part, the Secretary shall require each State, in its State plan (or an amendment thereto), to assure that programs— "(A) are designed with the active participation of the State council established pursuant to section 112; Ante, p. 2443. "(B) make maximum effective use of existing institutions, are planned to avoid duplication of programs or institutional capabilities, and to the fullest extent practicable are designed to strengthen institutional capacity to meet the education and training needs addressed by this part; "(C) involve close cooperation with and participation by public and private sector employers and public and private agencies working with problems of employment and training and economic development; and "(D) where appropriate, involve coordination with programs under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Education of the 29 USC 701 note. Handicapped Act. 20 USC 1400. "COORDINATION WITH THE JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT

"SEC. 323. (a) Each State receiving grants under this part shall 20 USC 2373. include in the State plan methods and procedures for coordinating

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