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 98 STAT. 2464

PUBLIC LAW 98-524—OCT. 19, 1984 "(2) the Nation's vocational education system can make a major contribution in meeting the need for trained technicians and skilled workers in these fields, particularly through partnerships between vocational agencies and institutions and private business and industry. "(b) It is therefore the purpose of this part— "(1) to provide incentives for business and industry and the vocational education community to develop programs to train the skilled workers needed to produce, install, operate, and maintain high-technology equipment, systems, and processes; and "(2) to ensure that such programs are relevant to the labor market and accessible to all segments of the population, including women, minorities, the handicapped, and the economically disadvantaged. "AUTHORIZATION OP GRANTS

20 USC 2392. Ante, p. 2438.

29 USC 1501 note.

Ante, p. 2450.

Ante, p. 2443.

"SEC. 342. (a) From the portion of the allotment of each State under section 101 available for this part, the Secretary shall make grants to the States to carry out industry-education partnership training programs in high-technology occupations in accordance with this part. "(b) Grants to any State under this part shall be used, in accordance with State plans which contain assurances to the Secretary that— "(1) funds received under this part will be used solely for vocational education programs designed to train skilled workers and technicians in high-technology occupations (including programs providing related instruction to apprentices) and projects to train skilled workers needed to produce, install, operate, and maintain high-technology equipment, systems, and processes; "(2) to the maximum extent practicable, funds received under this part will be utilized in coordination with the Job Training Partnership Act to avoid duplication of effort and to ensure maximum effective utilization of funds under this Act and the Job Training Partnership Act; "(3) except as provided in subsection (c), not less than 50 per centum of the aggregate costs of programs and projects assisted under this part will be provided from non-Federal sources, and not less than 50 per centum of such non-Federal share of aggregate costs in the State will be provided by participating business and industrial firms; "(4) programs and projects assisted under this part will be Coordinated with those assisted under title II, and to the msiximum extent practicable (consistent with the purposes of programs assisted under title II), supportive services will be so organized as to serve programs under both titles; and "(5) programs and projects assisted under this part will be developed with the active participation of the State council established pursuant to section 112. "(c)(l) The business and industrial share of the costs required by subsection (b)(2) may be in the form of cash or of in-kind contributions (such as facilities, overhead, personnel, and equipment) fairly valued.

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