CARL D. PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACT …

1 1 CARL D. PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ACT OF 2006 [Public Law 88 210; December 18, 1963] [As Amended Through 116 6, Enacted February 15, 2019] Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 88-210. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https:// Note: While this publication does not represent an official version of any Federal statute, substantial efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of its contents. The official version of Federal law is found in the United States Statutes at Large and in the United States Code.

2 The legal effect to be given to the Statutes at Large and the United States Code is established by statute (1 112, 204). [The Carl D. PERKINS CAREER and TECHNICAL EDUCATION Act of 2006 is extensively amended by the Strengthening CAREER and Tech-nical EDUCATION for the 21st Century Act (PL 115-224, Enacted July 31, 2018). Section 4 of such Public Law states: [t]his Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect begin-ning on July 1, 2019 . This file reflects these amendments that are subject to such delayed effective date. There is another version of this Act that reflects law prior to July 1, 2019.] AN ACT To strengthen and improve the quality of vocational EDUCATION and to ex-pand the vocational EDUCATION opportunities in the Nation, to extend for three years the National Defense EDUCATION Act of 1958 and Public Laws 815 and 874, Eighty-first Congress (federally affected areas), and for other purposes.

3 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. (a) 20 2301 note SHORTTITLE. This Act may be cited as the Carl D. PERKINS CAREER and TECHNICAL EDUCATION Act of 2006 . (b) TABLE OFCONTENTS. The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Purpose. Sec. 3. Definitions. Sec. 4. Transition provisions. Sec. 5. Privacy. Sec. 6. Limitation. Sec. 7. Special rule. Sec. 8. Prohibitions. Sec. 9. Authorization of appropriations. VerDate Nov 24 2008 11:51 Feb 28, 2019 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 9001 Sfmt 6611 G:\COMP\EDIV\ HOLCPCF ebruary 28, 2019 G:\COMP\EDIV\CARL D.

4 PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL As Amended Through 116-6, Enacted February 15, 20192 Sec. 2 CARL D. PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION TITLE I CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION assistance TO THE STATES PARTA ALLOTMENT ANDALLOCATION Sec. 111. Reservations and State allotment. Sec. 112. Within State allocation. Sec. 113. Accountability. Sec. 114. National activities. Sec. 115. assistance for the outlying areas. Sec. 116. Native American programs. Sec. 117. Tribally controlled postsecondary CAREER and TECHNICAL institutions. PARTB STATEPROVISIONS Sec. 121. State administration. Sec. 122. State plan. Sec. 123. Improvement plans. Sec. 124. State leadership activities. PARTC LOCALPROVISIONS Sec. 131. Distribution of funds to secondary EDUCATION programs.

5 Sec. 132. Distribution of funds for postsecondary EDUCATION programs. Sec. 133. Special rules for CAREER and TECHNICAL EDUCATION . Sec. 134. Local application for CAREER and TECHNICAL EDUCATION programs. Sec. 135. Local uses of funds. TITLE II GENERAL PROVISIONS PARTA FEDERALADMINISTRATIVEPROVISIONS Sec. 211. Fiscal requirements. Sec. 212. Authority to make payments. Sec. 213. Construction. Sec. 214. Voluntary selection and participation. Sec. 215. Limitation for certain students. Sec. 216. Federal laws guaranteeing civil rights. Sec. 217. Participation of private school personnel and children. Sec. 218. Limitation on Federal regulations. Sec. 219. Study on programs of study aligned to high-skill, high-wage occupations.

6 PARTB STATEADMINISTRATIVEPROVISIONS Sec. 221. Joint funding. Sec. 222. Prohibition on use of funds to induce out-of-State relocation of businesses. Sec. 223. State administrative costs. Sec. 224. Student assistance and other Federal programs. SEC. 2. 20 2301 PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to develop more fully the academic knowledge and TECHNICAL and employability skills of secondary edu-cation students and postsecondary EDUCATION students who elect to enroll in CAREER and TECHNICAL EDUCATION programs and programs of study, by (1) building on the efforts of States and localities to de-velop challenging academic and TECHNICAL standards and to as-sist students in meeting such standards, including preparation for high skill, high wage, or in-demand occupations in current or emerging professions.

7 (2) promoting the development of services and activities that integrate rigorous and challenging academic and CAREER and TECHNICAL instruction, and that link secondary EDUCATION and postsecondary EDUCATION for participating CAREER and tech-nical EDUCATION students; (3) increasing State and local flexibility in providing serv-ices and activities designed to develop, implement, and im-prove CAREER and TECHNICAL EDUCATION ; VerDate Nov 24 2008 11:51 Feb 28, 2019 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 9001 Sfmt 9001 G:\COMP\EDIV\ HOLCPCF ebruary 28, 2019 G:\COMP\EDIV\CARL D. PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL As Amended Through 116-6, Enacted February 15, 20193 Sec.

8 3 CARL D. PERKINS CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (4) conducting and disseminating national research and disseminating information on best practices that improve ca-reer and TECHNICAL EDUCATION programs and programs of study, services, and activities; (5) providing TECHNICAL assistance that (A) promotes leadership, initial preparation, and pro-fessional development at the State and local levels; and (B) improves the quality of CAREER and TECHNICAL edu-cation teachers, faculty, administrators, and counselors.

9 (6) supporting partnerships among secondary schools, post-secondary institutions, baccalaureate degree granting institu-tions, area CAREER and TECHNICAL EDUCATION schools, local work-force investment boards, business and industry, and inter-mediaries; (7) providing individuals with opportunities throughout their lifetimes to develop, in conjunction with other EDUCATION and training programs, the knowledge and skills needed to keep the United States competitive; and (8) increasing the employment opportunities for popu-lations who are chronically unemployed or underemployed, in-cluding individuals with disabilities, individuals from economi-cally disadvantaged families, out-of-workforce individuals, youth who are in, or have aged out of, the foster care system, and homeless individuals.

10 SEC. 3. 20 2302 DEFINITIONS. Unless otherwise specified, in this Act: (1) ADMINISTRATION. The term administration , when used with respect to an eligible agency or eligible recipient, means activities necessary for the proper and efficient perform-ance of the eligible agency or eligible recipient s duties under this Act, including the supervision of such activities. Such term does not include curriculum development activities, personnel development, or research activities. (2) ALL ASPECTS OF AN INDUSTRY. The term all aspects of an industry means strong experience in, and comprehensive understanding of, the industry that the individual is preparing to enter. (3) AREA CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION SCHOOL.