403.31—How is the State plan developed?
(a)
In formulating the State plan, and any amendments to the State plan, the State board shall meet with, and utilize, the State council on vocational education established under § 403.17.
(b)
After providing appropriate and sufficient notice to the public, the State board shall conduct at least two public hearings in the State for the purpose of affording all segments of the public and interested organizations and groups an opportunity to present their views and make recommendations regarding the State plan.
(c)
A State shall provide public notice of hearings on the State plan at least 30 days prior to the hearings.
(e)
The State board shall develop the portion of each State plan relating to the amount and uses of any funds proposed to be reserved for adult education, postsecondary education, tech-prep education, and secondary education after consultation with the State agency responsible for supervision of community colleges, technical institutes, or other two-year postsecondary institutions primarily engaged in providing postsecondary vocational education and the State agency responsible for secondary education. If a State agency finds that a portion of the final State plan is objectionable, that agency shall file its objections with the State board.
(f)
The State board shall, in developing the State plan, take into consideration the relative training and retraining needs of secondary, adult, and postsecondary students.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under Control No. 1830-0029)