[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: 34CFR461.52]

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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. 461.52  What are the responsibilities of a State advisory council?

    (a) Subject to paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the State 
advisory council shall determine its own procedures, staffing needs 
(subject to funding levels authorized by the Governor of the State), and 
the number, time, place, and conduct of meetings.
    (b) The State advisory council shall meet at least four times each 
year. At least one of those meetings must provide an opportunity for the 
genral public to express views concerning adult education in the State.
    (c) One member more than one-half of the members on the council 
constitute a quorum for the purpose of transmitting recommendations and 
proposals to the Governor of the State, but a lesser number of members 
may constitute a quorum for other purposes.
    (d) A State advisory council shall--
    (1) Meet with the State agencies responsible for literacy training 
during the planning year to advise on the development of a State plan 
for literacy and for adult education that fulfills the literacy and 
adult educations needs of the State, especially with respect to the 
needs of the labor market, economic development goals, and the needs of 
the individuals in the State;
    (2) Advise the Governor, the SEA, and other State agencies 
concerning--
    (i) The development and implementation of measurable State literacy 
and adult education goals consistent with section 342(c)(2) of the Act, 
especially with respect to--
    (A) Improving levels of literacy in the State by ensuring that all 
appropriate State agencies have specific objectives and strategies for 
those goals in a comprehensive approach;
    (B) Improving literacy programs in the State; and
    (C) Fulfilling the long-term literacy goals of the State;
    (ii) The coordination and monitoring of State literacy training 
programs in order to progress toward the long-term literacy goals of the 
State;
    (iii) The improvement of the quality of literacy programs in the 
State by supporting the integration of services, staff training, and 
technology-based learning and the integration of resources of literacy 
programs conducted by various agencies of State government; and
    (iv) Private sector initiatives that would improve adult education 
programs and literacy programs, especially through public-private 
partnerships;
    (3) Review and comment on the plan submitted pursuant to section 
356(h) of the Act and submit those comments to the Secretary;
    (4) Measure progress on meeting the goals and objectives established 
pursuant to paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this section;
    (5) Recommend model systems for implementing and coordinating State 
literacy programs for replication at the local level;
    (6) Develop reporting requirements, standards for outcomes, 
performance measures, and program effectiveness in State program that 
are consistent with

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those proposed by the Federal Interagency Task Force on Literacy; and
    (7)(i) Approve the plan for the program reviews and evaluations 
required in section 352 of the Act and Sec. 461.46 and participate in 
implementing and disseminating the program reviews and evaluations. In 
approving the plan for the program reviews and evaluations, the State 
advisory council shall ensure that persons knowledgeable of the daily 
operation of adult education programs are involved;
    (ii) Advise the Governor, the State legislature, and the general 
public of the State with respect to the findings of the program reviews 
and evaluations; and
    (iii) Include in any reports of the program reviews and evaluations 
the council's comments and recommendations.

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

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1205a (d) and (f), 1206a(a)(3)(B))