PUBLIC LAW 101-392—SEPT. 25, 1990 104 STAT. 819 "(1) basic education programs with an emphasis on literacy instruction; "(2) vocational training programs; "(3) guidance and counseling programs; and "(4) supportive services for criminal offenders, with special emphasis on the coordination of educational services with agencies furnishing services to criminal offenders after such offenders are released from correctional institutions. "SEC. 418. DROPOUT PREVENTION. 20 USC 2418. "(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary is authorized to make grants to partnerships between— "(1) local educational agencies or area vocational education schools; and "(2) institutions of higher education or public or private nonprofit organizations which have an established record of vocational education strategies that prevent students from dropping out of school. "(b) USE OF FUNDS. — Grants awarded under this section shall be used to develop, implement, and operate vocational education programs designed to prevent students from dropping out of school. Such programs shall— "(1) serve special populations, including significant numbers of economically disadvantaged dropout-prone youth; "(2) provide inservice training for teachers and administrators in dropout prevention; and "(3) disseminate information relating to successful dropout prevention strategies and programs through the National Dropout Prevention Network and the Center on Adult, Career and Vocational Education of the Educational Resources Information Clearinghouse. "(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to partnerships which— "(1) provide the special support services necessary to help individual students successfully complete the program such as mentoring, basic skills education, and services which address barriers to learning; and "(2) utilize measures to integrate basic and academic skills instruction with work experience and vocational education. "SEC. 419. MODEL PROGRAMS OF REGIONAL TRAINING FOR SKILLED 20 USC 2419. TRADES. "(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED. —The Secretary is authorized to make grants to regional model centers which provide— "(1) training for skilled tradesmen within a region serving several States, and "(2) technical assistance for programs which train such tradesmen within a region serving several States. "(b) USE OF FUNDS. — The regional model centers described in subsection (a) shall— "(1) provide trsiining and career counseling for skilled tradesmen in areas of skill shortages or projected skilled shortages; ^ "(2) provide prejob and apprenticeship training and career counseling in skilled trades; "(3) upgrade specialized craft training; and
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