[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR403.13]

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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 B_What Are the State's Organizational and Planning 
                            Responsibilities?
 
Sec. 403.13  What are the personnel requirements regarding the elimination 
of sex discrimination and sex stereotyping?

    (a) A State that desires to participate in the State Vocational and 
Applied Technology Education Program shall assign one individual, within 
the appropriate agency established or designated by the State board 
under Sec. 403.12(c), to administer vocational education programs 
within the State, to work full-time to assist the State board to fulfill 
the purposes of the Act by--
    (1) Administering the program of vocational education for single 
parents, displaced homemakers, and single pregnant women described in 
Sec. 403.81, and the sex equity program described in Sec. 403.91;
    (2) Gathering, analyzing, and disseminating data on the--
    (i) Adequacy and effectiveness of vocational education programs in 
the State in meeting the education and employment needs of women, 
including the preparation of women for employment in technical 
occupations, new and emerging occupational fields, and occupations 
regarded as nontraditional for women; and
    (ii) Status of men and women students and employees in the programs 
described in paragraph (a)(2)(i) of this section;
    (3) Reviewing and commenting upon, and making recommendations 
concerning, the plans of local educational agencies, area vocational 
education schools, intermediate educational agencies, and postsecondary 
educational institutions to ensure that the needs of women and men for 
training in nontraditional jobs are met;
    (4)(i) Reviewing vocational educational programs, including career 
guidance and counseling, for sex stereotyping and sex bias, with 
particular attention to practices that tend to inhibit the entry of 
women in high technology occupations; and
    (ii) Submitting recommendations, to the State board for inclusion in 
the State plan, for programs and policies to overcome sex bias and sex 
stereotyping in the programs described in paragraph (a)(4)(i) of this 
section;
    (5) Submitting to the State board an assessment of the State's 
progress in meeting the purposes of the Act with regard to overcoming 
sex discrimination and sex stereotyping;
    (6) Reviewing proposed actions on grants, contracts, and the 
policies of the State board to ensure that the needs of women are 
addressed in the administration of the Act;
    (7) Developing recommendations for programs of information and 
outreach to women concerning vocational education and employment 
opportunities for women, including opportunities for careers as 
technicians and skilled workers in technical fields and new and emerging 
occupational fields;
    (8) Providing technical assistance and advice to local educational 
agencies, postsecondary institutions, and other interested parties in 
the State on expanding vocational opportunities for women;
    (9) Assisting administrators, instructors, and counselors in 
implementing programs and activities to increase access for women, 
including displaced homemakers and single heads of households, to 
vocational education and to increase male and female students' 
enrollment in nontraditional programs;
    (10) Developing an annual plan for the use of all funds available 
for programs described in Sec. Sec. 403.81 and 403.91;
    (11) Managing the distribution of funds pursuant to Sec. Sec. 
403.81 and 403.91;
    (12) Monitoring the use of funds distributed to recipients under 
Sec. Sec. 403.81 and 403.91;
    (13) Evaluating the effectiveness of programs and activities 
supported by funds under Sec. Sec. 403.81 and 403.91;
    (14) On a competitive basis, allocating and distributing to eligible 
recipients or community-based organizations subgrants or contracts to 
carry out the Programs for Single Parents, Displaced Homemakers, and 
Single

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Pregnant Women and the Sex Equity Program;
    (15) Ensuring that each subgrant or contract awarded under the 
Programs for Single Parents, Displaced Homemakers, and Single Pregnant 
Women and the Sex Equity Program is of sufficient size, scope, and 
quality to be effective;
    (16) Developing procedures for the collection from eligible 
recipients or community-based organizations that receive funds under 
Sec. Sec. 403.81 and 403.91 of data appropriate to the individuals 
served in programs under Sec. Sec. 403.81 and 403.91 in order to permit 
an evaluation of effectiveness of those programs as required by 
paragraph (a)(13) of this section; and
    (17) Cooperating in the elimination of sex bias and sex stereotyping 
in Consumer and Homemaking Education Programs.
    (b) A State shall, in accordance with Sec. 403.180(b)(4)(i), 
reserve at least $60,000 to carry out the provisions of paragraph (a) of 
this section, including the provision of necessary and reasonable staff 
support.
    (c) For the purposes of this section, the term ``State'' includes 
only the fifty States and the District of Columbia.

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under Control No. 1830-
0030)

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2312(a)(4)(A), 2321(b), 2335b, 2362(a)(3))