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104 STAT. 790 PUBLIC LAW 101-392—SEPT. 25, 1990 school students, or secondary schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and "(2)(A) nonprofit institutions of higher education which offer a 2-year associate degree program, a 2-year certificate program, and which are qualified as institutions of higher education pursuant to section 481(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, including institutions receiving assistance under the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978, or a 2- year apprenticeship program that follows secondary instruction, if such nonprofit institutions of higher education are not subject to a default management plan required by the Secretary; or "(B) proprietary institutions of higher education which offer a 2-year associate degree program and which are qualified as institutions of higher education pursuant to section 481(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 if such proprietary institutions of higher education are not subject to a default management plan required by the Secretary. "(b) STATE GRANTS. — (1) In any fiscal year for which the amount made available under section 3(d)(1)(E) to carry out the provisions of this part exceeds $50,000,000, the Secretary shall allot such amount to the States in accordance with the provisions of section 101(a)(2). "(2) From amounts made available to each State under paragraph (1), the State board, in accordance with the provisions of this part which are not inconsistent with this paragraph, shall award grants on a competitive basis or on the basis of a formula determined by the State board, for tech-prep education programs to consortia described in subsection (a)(1). 20 USC 2394b. "SEC. 344. TECH-PREP EDUCATION PROGRAMS. "(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.— Each grant recipient shall use amounts provided under the grant to develop and operate a 4-year tech-prep education program. "(b) CONTENTS OF PROGRAM. —Any such program shall— "(1) be carried out under an articulation agreement between the participants in the consortium; "(2) consist of the 2 years of secondary school preceding graduation and 2 years of higher education, or an apprenticeship program of at least 2 years following secondary instruction, with a common core of required proficiency in mathematics, science, communications, and technologies designed to lead to an associate degree or certificate in a specific career field; "(3) include the development of tech-prep education program curricula appropriate to the needs of the consortium participants; "(4) include in-service training for teachers that— "(A) is designed to train teachers to effectively implement tech-prep education curricula; "(B) provides for joint training for teachers from all participants in the consortium; and "(C) may provide such training in weekend, evening, and summer sessions, institutes or workshops; "(5) include training programs for counselors designed to enable counselors to more effectively— "(A) recruit students for tech-prep education programs; "(B) ensure that such students successfully complete such programs; and