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

 98 STAT. 2470

PUBLIC LAW 98-524—OCT. 19, 1984 "(7) one member who represents organized labor; "(8) one member who is an individual recognized nationally for work with individuals with limited English proficiency in the field of vocational education; "(9) one member who is an individual recognized nationally for work in guidance and counseling in the field of vocational education; and "(10) one member who is an individual recognized nationally for work with the handicapped in the field of vocational education. "PART B—DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS

"Subpart 1—Cooperative Demonstration Programs "PROGRAM AUTHORIZED

Grants. Contracts with 20 USC 2411 Post, p. 2479.

Ante, p. 2450.

"SEC. 411. (a) From the amounts available for this part under section 451 for each fiscal year, the Secretary is authorized to carry ®^^' directly or through grants to or contracts with State and local educational agencies, postsecondary educational institutions, institutions of higher education, and other public and private agencies, organizations, and institutions, programs and projects which support— "(1) model programs providing improved access to quality vocational education programs for those individuals described in section 2010?) of this Act and for men and women seeking nontraditional occupations; "(2) examples of successful cooperation between the private sector and public agencies in vocational education, involving employers or consortia of employers or labor organizations and building trade councils, and State boards or eligible recipients designed to demonstrate ways in which vocational education and the private sector of the economy can work together effectively to assist vocational education students to attain the advanced level of skills needed to make the transition from school to productive employment, including— "(A) work experience and apprenticeship programs; "(B) transitional worksite job training for vocational education students which is related to their occupational goals and closely linked to classroom and laboratory instruction provided by an eligible recipient; "(C) placement services in occupations which the students are preparing to enter; and "(D) where practical, projects (such as the rehabilitation of public schools or housing in inner cities or economically depressed rural areas) that will benefit the public; "(3) programs to overcome national skill shortages, as designated by the Secretary in cooperation with the Secretary of Labor, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Commerce; and "(4) such other activities which the Secretary may designate which are related to the purposes of this Act. "(b)(l) Projects described in clause (2) of subsection (a) may include institutional and on-the-job training, supportive services authorized by this Act, and such other necessary assistance as the Secretary determines to be necessary for the successful completion of the project.

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