PUBLIC LAW 105-332—OCT. 31, 1998 112 STAT. 3123 "SEC. 314. VOLUNTARY SELECTION AND PARTICIPATION. 20 USC 2394. "No funds made available under this Act shall be used— "(1) to require any secondary school student to choose or pursue a specific career path or major; and "(2) to mandate that any individual participate in a vocational and technical education program, including a vocational and technical education program that requires the attainment of a federally funded skill level, standard, or certificate of mastery. "SEC. 315. LIMITATION FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS. 20 USC 2395. "No funds received under this Act may be used to provide vocational and technical education programs to students prior to the seventh grade, except that equipment and facilities purchased with funds under this Act may be used by such students. "SEC. 316. FEDERAL LAWS GUARANTEEING CIVIL RIGHTS. 20 USC 2396. "Nothing in this Act shall be construed to be inconsistent with applicable Federal law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, or disability in the provision of Federal programs or services. "SEC. 317. AUTHORIZATION OF SECRETARY. 20 USC 2397. "For the purposes of increasing and expanding the use of technology in vocational and technical education instruction, including the training of vocational and technical education personnel as provided in this Act, the Secretary is authorized to receive and use funds collected by the Federal Government from fees for the use of property, rights-of-way, and easements under the control of Federal departments and agencies for the placement of telecommunications services that are dependent, in whole or in part, upon the utilization of general spectrum rights for the transmission or reception of such services. "SEC. 318. PARTICIPATION OF PRIVATE SCHOOL PERSONNEL. 20 USC 2398. "An eligible agency or eligible recipient that uses funds under this Act for inservice and preservice vocational and technical education professional development programs for vocational and technical education teachers, administrators, and other personnel may, upon request, permit the participation in such programs of vocational and technical education teachers, administrators, and other personnel in nonprofit private schools offering vocational and technical education programs located in the geographical area served by such agency or recipient. "PART B—STATE ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS "SEC. 321. JOINT FUNDING. 20 USC 2411. "(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY. — Funds made available to eligible agencies under this Act may be used to provide additional funds under an applicable program if— "(1) such program otherwise meets the requirements of this Act and the requirements of the applicable program; "(2) such program serves the same individuals that are served under this Act;
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