[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: 34CFR461.51]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
  CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                EDUCATION
 
PART 461--ADULT EDUCATION STATE-ADMINISTERED BASIC GRANT PROGRAM--
Table of Contents
 
   Subpart F--What are the Administrative Responsibilities of a State?
 
Sec. 461.51  What are the membership requirements of a State advisory 
council?

    (a)(1) The membership of a State advisory council must be broadly 
representative of citizens and groups within the State having an 
interest in adult education and literacy. The council must consist of--
    (i) Representatives of public education;
    (ii) Representatives of private and public sector employment;
    (iii) Representatives of recognized State labor organizations;
    (iv) Representatives of private literacy organizations, voluntary 
literacy organizations, and community-based literacy organizations;
    (v) The Governor of a State, or the designee of the Governor;
    (vi) Representatives of--
    (A) The SEA;
    (B) The State job training agency;
    (C) The State human services agency;
    (D) The State public assistance agency;
    (E) The State library program; and
    (F) The State economic development agency;
    (vii) Officers of the State government whose agencies provide 
funding for literacy services or who may be designated by the Governor 
or the Chairperson of the council to serve whenever matters within the 
jurisdiction of the

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agency headed by such an officer are to be considered by the council; 
and
    (viii) Classroom teachers who have demonstrated outstanding results 
in teaching children or adults to read.
    (2) The State shall ensure that there is appropriate representation 
on the State advisory council of--
    (i) Urban and rural areas;
    (ii) Women;
    (iii) Persons with disabilities; and
    (iv) Racial and ethnic minorities.
    (b)(1) A State shall certify to the Secretary the establishment of, 
and membership of, its State advisory council.
    (2) The certification must be submitted to the Secretary prior to 
the beginning of any program year in which the State desires to receive 
a grant under the Act.
    (c) Members must be appointed for fixed and staggered terms and may 
serve until their successors are appointed. Any vacancy in the 
membership of the council must be filled in the same manner as the 
original appointment. Any member of the council may be removed for cause 
in accordance with procedures established by the council.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 
1830-0501)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1205a (a)(1), (b), (c), and (e))