Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 98 Part 3.djvu/95

 PUBLIC LAW 98-524—OCT. 19, 1984

98 STAT. 2467

"(b) In addition, the Secretary shall— "(1) initiate leadership development and inservice education activities for State and local vocational education instructors, counselors, and administrators; and "(2) support meritorious, unsolicited research proposals from individual researchers community colleges. State advisory councils, and State and local educators relating to the goals of this Act. "(c) The Secretary shall give preference in carrying out the provisions of this part to public and private postsecondary institutions in conducting vocational education research. "(d)(1) The Secretary shall institute measures designed to ensure that program improvement activities carried out under this section represent a coordinated effort to improve the quality of vocational education. "(2) The Secretary shall include in the annual report of the Secretary a summary of activities funded under this section, together with an appraisal of their contributions to the improvement and expansion of vocational education. "NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS ASSISTED UNDER THIS ACT

"SEC. 403. (a) The Secretary shall conduct a national assessment of vocational education assisted under this Act, through independent studies and analysis by the National Institute of Education. The assessment shall include descriptions and evaluations of— "(1) the vocational education activities and services delivered to the individuals who benefit from vocational education activities and services assisted under this Act, including the expansion of access to quality vocational education for individuals described in section 201(b) and adults; "(2) the impact of this Act in modernizing the Nation's vocational education system and expanding its capacity to meet the changing needs of the workplace; "(3) the resources needed to meet adequately the Nation's job training needs; "(4) the coordination of vocational education programs with employment training and economic development among the States; "(5) the impact of vocational education programs on the achievement of academic skills and employment opportunities of students; "(6) the coordination of vocational education and postsecondary programing for handicapped and disadvantaged individuals; "(7) the skill and competency levels developed by States pursuant to section 113(b); "(8) the effectiveness of vocational education programs and services for individuals of limited English proficiency; and "(9) the effectiveness of bilingual vocational training, including bilingual vocational instructor training, to address the unmet needs of individuals of limited English proficiency. The National Institute of Education shall consult with the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives in the design and implementation of the assessment required by this section. The National Institute of Education shall report to Congress

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