Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 112 Part 5.djvu/359

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PUBLIC LAW 105-332—OCT. 31, 1998 112 STAT. 3117 "(12) to provide vocational and technical education programs for adults and school dropouts to complete their secondary school education; "(13) to provide assistance to students who have participated in services and activities under this title in finding an appropriate job and continuing their education; "(14) to support nontraditional training and employment activities; and "(15) to support other vocational and technical education activities that are consistent with the purpose of this Act. "(d) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— Each eligible recipient receiving funds under this part shall not use more than 5 percent of the funds for administrative costs associated with the administration of activities assisted under this section. "TITLE II-^TECH-PREP EDUCATION Tech-Prep Education Act. "SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 20 USC 2301 "This title may be cited as the Tech-Prep Education Act'. " SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS. 20 USC 2371. "(a) In this title: "(1) ARTICULATION AGREEMENT.— The term 'articulation agreement' means a written commitment to a program designed to provide students with a nonduplicative sequence of progressive achievement leading to degrees or certificates in a techprep education program. "(2) COMMUNITY COLLEGE.— The term 'community college'— "(A) means an institution of higher education, as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, that provides not less than a 2-year program that is acceptable for full credit toward a bachelor^s degree; and "(B) includes tribally controlled colleges or universities. "(3) TECH-PREP PROGRAM. — The term 'tech-prep program' means a program of study that— "(A) combines at a minimum 2 years of secondary education (as determined under State law) with a minimum of 2 years of postsecondary education in a nonduplicative, sequential course of study; "(B) integrates academic, and vocational and technical, instruction, and utilizes work-based and worksite learning where appropriate and available; "(C) provides technical preparation in a career field such as engineering technology, applied science, a mechanical, industrial, or practical art or trade, agriculture, health occupations, business, or applied economics; "(D) builds student competence in mathematics, science, reading, writing, communications, economics, and workplace skills through applied, contextual academics, and integrated instruction, in a coherent sequence of courses; "(E) leads to an associate or a baccalaureate degree or a postsecondary certificate in a specific career field; and