112 STAT. 3114
PUBLIC LAW 105-332—OCT. 31, 1998
assistance under section 131, to carry out postsecondary and
adult vocational and technical education programs in accordance with this title; or
"(3) to require a charter school, that provides vocational
and technical education programs and is considered a local
educational agency under State law, to jointly establishjthe
charter school's eligibility for assistance under this title unless
the charter school is explicitly permitted to do so under the
State's charter school statute.
"(d) CONSISTENT APPLICATION. —For purposes of this section,
the eligible agency shall provide funds to charter schools offering
vocational and technical education programs in the same manner
as the eligible agency provides those funds to other schools. Such
vocational and technical education programs within a charter school
shall be of sufficient size, scope, and quality to be effective.
20 USC 2354.
"SEC. 134. LOCAL PLAN FOR VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
PROGRAMS.
" (a) LOCAL PLAN REQUIRED. — Any eligible recipient desiring
financial assistance under this part shall, in accordance with
requirements established by the eligible agency (in consultation
with such other educational entities as the eligible agency determines to be appropriate) submit a local plan to the eligible agency.
Such local plan shall cover the same period of time as the period
of time applicable to the State plan submitted under section 122.
"(b) CONTENTS. —The eligible agency shall determine requirements for local plans, except that each local plan shall—
"(1) describe how the vocational and technical education
programs required under section 135(b) will be carried out
with funds received under this title;
"(2) describe how the vocational and technical education
activities will be carried out with respect to meeting State
adjusted levels of performance established under section 113;
"(3) describe how the eligible recipient will—
"(A) improve the academic and technical skills of students participating in vocational and technical education
programs by strengthening the academic, and vocational
and technical components of such programs through the
integration of academics with vocational and technical education programs through a coherent sequence of courses
to ensure learning in the core academic, and vocational
and technical subjects;
"(B) provide students with strong experience in and
understanding of all aspects of an industry; and
"(C) ensure that students who participate in such vocational and technical education programs are taught to the
same challenging academic proficiencies as are taught for
all other students;
"(4) describe how parents, students, teachers, representatives of business and industry, labor organizations, representatives of special populations, and other interested individuals
are involved in the development, implementation, and evaluation of vocational and technical education programs assisted
under this title, and how such individuals and entities are
effectively informed about, and assisted in understanding, the
requirements of this title;
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