[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: 34CFR426.7]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
  CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                EDUCATION
 
PART 426--COOPERATIVE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 426.7  What activities does the Secretary fund under the Agriculture 
Action Centers?

    The Secretary supports model Agriculture Action Centers that provide 
improved access to vocational education programs and that--
    (a) Assist individuals--
    (1) Who are adversely affected by farm and rural economic downturns;
    (2) Who are dislocated from farming; and
    (3) Who are dislocated from agriculturally related businesses and 
industries that are adversely affected by farm and rural economic 
downturns;
    (b) Provide services, including--
    (1) Crisis management counseling and outreach counseling that would 
include members of the family of the affected individual;
    (2) Evaluation of vocational skills and counseling on enhancement of 
these skills;
    (3) Assistance in obtaining training in basic, remedial, and 
literacy skills;
    (4) Assistance in seeking employment and training in employment-
seeking skills; and
    (5) Assistance in obtaining training related to operating a business 
or enterprise;
    (c) Provide for formal and on-the-job training to the extent 
practicable; and
    (d) Are coordinated with activities and discretionary programs under 
title III of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.).

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2420a(6))