[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: 34CFR421.3]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
  CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                EDUCATION
 
PART 421_BUSINESS AND EDUCATION STANDARDS PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 421.3  What activities may the Secretary fund?

    The Secretary provides grants and cooperative agreements for 
projects that organize and operate business-labor-education technical 
committees that propose national standards for competencies in 
industries and trades, including standards for--

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    (a) Major divisions or specialty areas identified within occupations 
studied;
    (b) Minimum hours of study to be competent in those divisions or 
specialty areas;
    (c) Minimum tools and equipment required in those divisions or 
specialty areas;
    (d) Minimum qualifications for instructional staff; and
    (e) Minimum tasks to be included in any course of study purporting 
to prepare individuals for work in those divisions or specialty areas.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2416)