PUBLIC LAW 105-332—OCT. 31, 1998 112 STAT. 3119 "(b) DURATION.— Each grant recipient shall use amounts provided under the grant to develop and operate a 4- or 6-year techprep education program described in subsection (c). "(c) CONTENTS OF TECH-PREP PROGRAM.— Each tech-prep program shall— "(1) be carried out under an articulation agreement between the participants in the consortium; "(2) consist of at least 2 years of secondary school preceding graduation and 2 years or more 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, reading, writing, communications, and technologies designed to lead to an associate's degree or a postsecondary certificate in a specific career field; "(3) include the development of tech-prep programs for both secondary and postsecondary, including consortium, participants in the consortium that— "(A) meets academic standards developed by the State; "(B) links secondary schools and 2-year postsecondary institutions, and if possible and practicable, 4-year institutions of higher education through nonduplicative sequences of courses in career fields, including the investigation of opportunities for tech-prep secondary students to enroll concurrently in secondary and postsecondary coursework; "(C) uses, if appropriate and available, work-based or worksite learning in conjunction with business and all aspects of an industry; and "(D) uses educational technology and distance learning, as appropriate, to involve all the consortium partners more fully in the development and operation of programs; "(4) include in-service training for teachers that— "(A) is designed to train vocational and technical teachers to effectively implement tech-prep programs; "(B) provides for joint training for teachers in the techprep consortium; "(C) is designed to ensure that teachers and administrators stay current with the needs, expectations, and methods of business and all aspects of an industry; "(D) focuses on training postsecondary education faculty in the use of contextual and applied curricula and instruction; and "(E) provides training in the use and application of technology; "(5) include training programs for counselors designed to enable counselors to more effectively— "(A) provide information to students regarding techprep education programs; "(B) support student progress in completing tech-prep programs; "(C) provide information on related employment opportunities; "(D) ensure that such students are placed in appropriate employment; and "(E) stay current with the needs, expectations, and methods of business and all aspects of an industry;
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