Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act as Amended.

Overview & Synopsis

This document contains the text of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, as amended. Title I, Vocational Education Assistance to the States, has two parts: Allotment and Allocation, and STate Organizational and Planning Responsibilities. Title II, Basic State Grants for Vocational Education, contains three parts: State Programs; Other State-Administered Programs; and Secondary, Postsecondary, and Adult Vocational Education Programs. The five parts of Title III, Special Programs, are the following: State Assistance for Vocational Education Support Programs by Community-Based Organizations; Tech-Prep Education; Supplementary State Grants for Facilities and Equipment and Other Program Improvement Activities; Community Education Employment Centers and Vocational Education Lighthouse Schools; and Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Vocational Institutions. Title IV, National Programs, has two parts: Research and Development, and Demonstration Programs. Title V, General Provisions, also consists of two parts: Federal Administrative Provisions, and State Administrative Provisions. Title VII, Effective Date, contains a transition provision and provides that with certain exceptions, the amendments made by the Act shall take effect on July 1, 1991. An index is appended. (YLB)