[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR403.119]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
  CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                EDUCATION
 
PART 403--STATE VOCATIONAL AND APPLIED TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAM--
Table of Contents
 
Subpart E--What Kinds of Activities Does the Secretary Assist Under the 
                             Basic Programs?
 
Sec. 403.119  Under what circumstances may the State waive the distribution 
requirements for Secondary School Vocational Education Program or the 
Postsecondary 
          and Adult Vocational Education Programs?

    (a) This section applies in any fiscal or program year in which a 
State reserves 15 percent or less under Sec. 403.180(b)(1) for 
distribution under--
    (1) The Secondary School Vocational Education Program; or
    (2) The Postsecondary and Adult Vocational Education Programs.
    (b) Notwithstanding the provisions and Sec. 403.112, Sec. 403.113, 
or Sec. 403.116, as applicable, in order to result in a more equitable 
distribution of funds for programs serving the highest numbers of 
economically disadvantaged individuals, the State may distribute the 
funds described in paragraph (a) of this section--
    (1) On a competitive basis; or
    (2) Through any alternative method determined by the State.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2341b)