403.63—How does a State carry out the State Vocational and Applied Technology Education Program?

(a) Unless otherwise indicated in the regulations in this part, a State board shall carry out projects, services, and activities under the State Vocational and Applied Technology Education Program—
(1) Directly;
(2) Through a school operated by the State board;
(3) Through awards to State agencies or institutions, such as vocational schools or correctional institutions; or
(4) Through awards to eligible recipients.
(b) For the purpose of paragraph (a) of this section, a State board acts directly if it—
(1) Carries out projects, services, or activities using its own staff (except at a school operated by the State board); or
(2) Contracts for statewide projects, services, or activities such as research, curriculum development, and teacher training.
(c) The regulations in this part also authorize a State to carry out certain projects, services, and activities under the State Vocational and Applied Technology Education Program by making an award to an entity other than an eligible recipient, such as a community-based organization, employers, private vocational training institutions, private postsecondary education institutions, labor organizations, and joint labor management apprenticeship programs.
(d) If projects, services, and activities are carried out by a school operated by the State board under paragraph (a)(2) of this section or are carried out by a State agency or institution under paragraph (a)(3) of this section, the requirements dealing with local applications ( §§ 403.190 and 403.32(b)(5)(i)) apply in the same manner as to other eligible recipients.

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(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2323(b)(5) , (6); 2335(a)(3); 2335b; 2342(c)(2)(N); and 2343)