PUBLIC LAW 101-392—SEPT. 25, 1990 104 STAT. 825 other students in the areas assessed. Such assessment may include international comparisons.". SEC. 408. NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION COORDINATING COMMITTEE. (a) AMENDMENT TO HEADING.— The heading for section 422 of the Act is amended to read as follows: 20 USC 2422. NATIONAL OCCUPATIONAL INFORMATION COORDINATING COMMITTEE. (b) AMENDMENT TO TEXT. —Section 422 of the Act is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting after "Coordinating Committee" the following: "(in this section referred to as the 'Committee')"; (B) by inserting after "Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Language Affairs," the following: "the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education,"; (C) by striking "(Manpower, Reserve Affairs, and Logistics)" and inserting "(Force Management and Personnel)"; (D) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the semicolon the following: ", including regularly updated data on employ- ment demand for sigribusiness"; (E) in paragraph (3)— (i) by striking "conduct studies on" and inserting the following: "conduct studies to improve the quality and delivery of occupational information systems to assist economic development activities, and examine"; and (ii) by striking "and" at the end thereof; (F) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and (G) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraphs: "(4) continue training, technical assistance activities to support comprehensive career guidance, and vocational counseling programs designed to promote improved career decisionmaking by individuals (especially in areas of career information delivery and use); "(5) coordinate the efforts of Federal, State, and local agencies and Tribal agencies with respect to such programs; and"; (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections: "(c)(l)(A) The Committee, in consultation with the National Center or Centers for Research in Vocational Education, appropriate Federal agencies, and the States, shall establish a demonstration program to monitor educational outcomes for vocational education using wage and other records. The Committee shall develop procedures for establishing and maintaining nationally accessible information on a sample of wage and earning records maintained by States on earnings, establishment and industry affiliation and geographical location, and on educational activities. This information shall be collected on at least an annual basis. The program shall ensure that a scientific sample of vocational education students and nonvocational education students, local educational agencies, and States participate in the program. The Committee shall maintain, analyze, and report data collected under the program and shall provide technical assistance to States, local educational agencies, and others that wish to participate in the study. "(B)(i) Participation in the program described in subparagraph (A) shall be voluntary. The Committee shall enter into an agreement Wages. Records. Reports. Contracts.
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