412.3—What activities may the Secretary fund?
(a)
The Secretary provides grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts to six regional curriculum coordination centers (CCCs).
(b)
Each CCC must—(1) Provide for national dissemination of information on effective vocational and technical education programs and materials, with particular attention to regional programs;
(3)
Provide leadership and technical assistance in the design, development, and dissemination of curricula for vocational education;
(4)
Coordinate the sharing of information among the States with respect to vocational and technical education curricula;
(5)
Reduce duplication of effort in State activities for the development of vocational and technical education curricula; and
(c)
The six regional CCCs assisted with funds under this program must serve States according to the Department of Education's regional alignment as follows:
(1)
The Northeast Curriculum Coordination Center serves Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, and the Virgin Islands.
(2)
The Southeast Curriculum Coordination Center serves Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
(3)
The East Central Curriculum Coordination Center serves Delaware, the District of Columbia, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
(4)
The Midwest Curriculum Coordination Center serves Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
(5)
The Northwest Curriculum Coordination Center serves Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
(6)
The Western Curriculum Coordination Center serves American Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Palau until the Compact of Free Association with Palau takes effect.