Collapse to view only § 2501. Statement of purpose
- § 2501. Statement of purpose
- § 2502. Funding requirements
- § 2503. Administration by Office of Career Education
- § 2504. Prerequisites for State participation
- § 2505. Grants or contracts
- § 2506. Functions of National Advisory Council for Career Education
§ 2501. Statement of purpose
It is the purpose of this subchapter to provide Federal assistance to States to enable them to plan for the development of career education and career development programs and activities for individuals of all ages, and to plan for the improvement of existing programs and activities, in the areas of awareness, exploration, planning, and decisionmaking of individuals served with regard to career opportunities and career development throughout the lifetimes of such individuals, through—
(1) planning for the development of information on the needs for career education and career development for all individuals;
(2) planning for the promotion of a national dialogue on career education and career development designed to encourage each State and local educational agency to determine and adopt the approach best suited to the needs of the individuals served by each such agency;
(3) planning for the assessment of the status of career education and career development programs and practices, including a reassessment of the stereotyping of career opportunities by race or by sex;
(4) planning for the demonstration of the best of the current career education and career development programs and practices by planning to develop and test exemplary programs and practices using various theories, concepts, and approaches with respect to career education and through planning for a nationwide system of regional career education centers;
(5) planning for the training and retraining of persons for conducting career education and career development programs; and
(6) developing State and local plans for implementing programs designed to ensure that every person has the opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills necessary for gainful or maximum employment and for full participation in our society according to his or her ability.
(Pub. L. 94–482, title III, § 331, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2221.)
§ 2502. Funding requirements
(a) Authorization of appropriations
(b) Availability of amounts appropriated; allotments to States, etc.
(1) From the sums appropriated under this subchapter, the Secretary of Education shall reserve an amount not to exceed $2,000,000, for the purpose of carrying out section 2505 of this title.
(2) From the remainder of the sums appropriated under this subchapter, the Secretary of Education shall reserve such amount, not to exceed 1 per centum thereof, as he may determine necessary and shall allot such amount among the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, according to their relative need for assistance under this subchapter.
(3)
(A) Of the remainder of the sums appropriated, the Secretary of Education shall allot to each State $100,000, and of the remainder of the sums appropriated the Secretary of Education shall allot to each State an amount which bears the same ratio to such sums for such year as the population of the State bears to the population of all States, for purposes of carrying out section 2501 of this title.
(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term “State” means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
(c) Federal share
(Pub. L. 94–482, title III, § 332, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2222; Pub. L. 95–207, § 16, Dec. 13, 1977, 91 Stat. 1474; Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301(a)(1), title V, § 507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 677, 692.)
§ 2503. Administration by Office of Career Education
The provisions of this subchapter shall be carried out by the Secretary of Education through the Office of Career Education established pursuant to section 2612a(c) of this title.
(Pub. L. 94–482, title III, § 333, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2222; Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301(a)(1), title V, § 507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 677, 692.)
§ 2504. Prerequisites for State participation
Any State desiring to receive the amount for which it is eligible for any fiscal year pursuant to this subchapter shall agree to submit to the Secretary of Education by December 31, 1978, a report on any planning undertaken pursuant to this subchapter. Such report shall be in such form as the State may desire, and may include planning proposals for—
(1) extending career education and career development programs and services to all individuals in the State;
(2) extending the concept of the education process beyond the school into the area of employment and community affairs, and relating the subject matter curriculums of schools to the needs of individuals to function in society;
(3) the implementation of new concepts in career education and career development and for the replication of concepts which have demonstrated success;
(4) the development of training programs, including inservice training programs, for teachers, counselors, other educators, and administrators;
(5) fostering cooperative arrangements with such community groups and agencies as the public employment services, vocational rehabilitation service, community mental health agencies, education opportunity centers, and other community resources concerned with vocational development guidance and counseling, in order to avoid unnecessary duplication in the provision of services in the community or area to be served; and
(6) inventories of State, local, and private resources available for the development of career education and career development programs and services.
(Pub. L. 94–482, title III, § 334, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2222; Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301(a)(1), title V, § 507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 677, 692.)
§ 2505. Grants or contracts
(a) Information gathering; analysis of career trends and options; publication of periodic reports and reference works; conduct of seminars, workshops, etc.
The Secretary of Education shall provide, either directly or by grant or contract, for—
(1) the gathering, cataloging, storing, analyzing, and disseminating information related to the availability of, and preparation for, careers in the United States, including information concerning current career options, future career trends, and career education;
(2) the ongoing analysis of career trends and options in the United States, using information from both the public and private sectors, including such sources as the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Department of Commerce, the United States International Trade Commission, economic analysts, labor unions, and private industry;
(3) the publication of periodic reports and reference works using analysis prepared pursuant to this section and containing exemplary materials from the career education field, including research findings, results, and techniques from successful projects and programs, and highlights of ongoing analyses of career trends in the United States; and
(4) the conduct of seminars, workshops, and career information sessions for the purpose of disseminating to teachers, guidance counselors, other career educators, administrators, other education personnel, and the general public information compiled and analyzed under this section.
(b) Implementation requirements
(Pub. L. 94–482, title III, § 335, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2223; Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301(a)(1), (b)(2), title V, § 507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 677, 678, 692.)
§ 2506. Functions of National Advisory Council for Career Education
The National Advisory Council for Career Education established pursuant to section 2612a(g) of this title shall, in addition to its duties under that section, advise the Secretary of Education with respect to the implementation of this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 94–482, title III, § 336, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2224; Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301(a)(1), title V, § 507, Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 677, 692.)