403.111—How must funds be used under the Secondary School Vocational Education Program and the Postsecondary and Adult Vocational Education Programs?
(a)
(1)
Each eligible recipient that receives an award under § 403.112, § 403.113, or § 403.116 shall use funds under that award to improve vocational education programs.
(i)
Provide for the full participation of individuals who are members of special populations by providing the supplementary and other services required by § 403.190(b) necessary for them to succeed in vocational education; and
(3)
If an eligible recipient that receives an award under § 403.112, § 403.113, or § 403.116 meets the requirements in this section and §§ 403.190(b) and 403.193, it may use those Federal funds to serve students who are not members of special populations.
(b)
Each eligible recipient that receives an award under § 403.112, § 403.113, or § 403.116 shall give priority for assistance under those sections to sites or program areas that serve the highest concentrations of individuals who are members of special populations.
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(c)
Funds made available from an award under § 403.112, § 403.113, or § 403.116 must be used to provide vocational education in programs that—
(2)
Integrate academic and vocational education in those programs through coherent sequences of courses so that students achieve both academic and occupational competencies; and
(3)
Provide for the equitable participation of members of special populations in vocational education consistent with the assurances and requirements in §§ 403.190(b) and 403.193, so that these populations have an opportunity to enter vocational education that is equal to that afforded to the general student population.
(d)
In carrying out the provisions of paragraph (c) of this section, an eligible recipient under §§ 403.112, 403.113, or § 403.116 may use funds for activities that include, but are not limited to—
(3)
Inservice training of both vocational instructors and academic instructors working with vocational education students for integrating academic and vocational education;
(9)
Payment in whole or in part with funds under § 403.112, § 403.113, or § 403.116 for a special populations coordinator, who must be a qualified counselor or teacher, to ensure that individuals who are members of special populations are receiving adequate services and job skill training;
(12)
Programs that train adults and students for all aspects of an occupation in which job openings are projected or available;
(13)
Comprehensive mentor programs in institutions of higher education offering comprehensive programs in teacher preparation, which seek to use fully the skills and work experience of individuals currently or formerly employed in business and industry who are interested in becoming classroom instructors and to meet the need of vocational educators who wish to upgrade their teaching competencies; or
(14)
Provision of education and training through arrangements with private vocational training institutions, private postsecondary educational institutions, employers, labor organizations, and joint labor-management apprenticeship programs if those institutions, employers, labor organizations, or programs can make a significant contribution to obtaining the objectives of the State plan and can provide substantially equivalent training at a lesser cost, or can provide equipment or services not available in public institutions.