[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: 34CFR403.17] [Page 31] 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 B--What Are the State's Organizational and Planning Responsibilities? Sec. 403.17 What are the State's responsibilities regarding a State council on vocational education? (a) A State desiring to participate in the State Vocational and Applied Technology Education Program shall establish a State council on vocational education. The State council must be appointed-- (1) By the Governor; or (2) By the State board of education, in a State in which the members of the State board of education are elected, including election by the State legislature. (b) Each State shall certify to the Secretary the establishment and membership of the State council by June 1 prior to the beginning of each State plan period described in Sec. 403.30. (c) Each State shall recertify to the Secretary any new member of the State council not more than 60 days after a position on the State council is vacated. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2322 (a), (b))