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104 STAT. 834 PUBLIC LAW 101-392—SEPT. 25, 1990 "(c) PERMISSIBLE SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES. —(1) Vocational education services and activities authorized in title II may include work-site programs such as cooperative vocational education, programs with community-based organizations, work-study, and apprenticeship programs. "(2) Vocational education services and activities described in title II may include placement services for students who have successfully completed vocational education programs. "(3) Vocational education services and activities described in title II may include programs which involve students in addressing the needs of the community in the production of goods or services which contribute to the community's welfare or which involve the students with other community development planning, institutions, and enterprises. "(d) ACADEMIC CREDIT.— Each State board receiving financial assistance under title II may consider granting academic credit for vocational education courses which integrate core academic competencies.". SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS. 20 USC 2471. Section 521 of the Act is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 521. DEFINITIONS. "As used in this Act: "(1) The term 'administration' means activities of a State necessary for the proper and efficient performance of its duties under this Act, including supervision, but does not include curriculum development activities, personnel development, or research activities. "(2) The term 'all aspects of the industry' means strong experience in, and understanding of, all aspecte of the industry the students are preparing to enter, including planning, management, finances, technical and production skills, underly- ing principles of technology, labor issues, and health and safety. "(3) The term 'apprenticeship training program' means a program registered with the Department of Labor or the State apprenticeship agency in accordance with the Act of August 16, 1937, commonly known as the National Apprenticeship Act, which is conducted or sponsored by an employer, a group of employers, or a joint apprenticeship committee representing both employers and a union, and which contains all terms and conditions for the qualification, recruitment, selection, employ- ment, and training of apprentices. "(4) The term 'area vocational education school' means— "(A) a specialized high school used exclusively or principally for the provision of vocational education to individuals who are available for study in preparation for entering the labor market; "(B) the department of a high school exclusively or principally used for providing vocational education in not less than 5 different occupational fields to individuals who are available for study in preparation for entering the labor market; "(C) a technical institute or vocational school used exclusively or principally for the provision of vocational education to individuals who have completed or left high school