[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

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 

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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))