[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: 34CFR412.3]



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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

  CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 

                                EDUCATION

 

PART 412_NATIONAL NETWORK FOR CURRICULUM COORDINATION IN VOCATIONAL 

AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 412.3  What activities may the Secretary fund?



    (a) The Secretary provides grants, cooperative agreements, or 

contracts to six regional curriculum coordination centers (CCCs).

    (b) Each CCC must--(1) Provide for national dissemination of 

information on effective vocational and technical education programs and 

materials, with particular attention to regional programs;

    (2) Be accessible by electronic means;



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    (3) Provide leadership and technical assistance in the design, 

development, and dissemination of curricula for vocational education;

    (4) Coordinate the sharing of information among the States with 

respect to vocational and technical education curricula;

    (5) Reduce duplication of effort in State activities for the 

development of vocational and technical education curricula; and

    (6) Promote the use of research findings with respect to vocational 

education curricula.

    (c) The six regional CCCs assisted with funds under this program 

must serve States according to the Department of Education's regional 

alignment as follows:

    (1) The Northeast Curriculum Coordination Center serves Connecticut, 

Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, 

Rhode Island, Vermont, and the Virgin Islands.

    (2) The Southeast Curriculum Coordination Center serves Alabama, 

Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, 

and Tennessee.

    (3) The East Central Curriculum Coordination Center serves Delaware, 

the District of Columbia, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, 

Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

    (4) The Midwest Curriculum Coordination Center serves Arkansas, 

Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and 

Texas.

    (5) The Northwest Curriculum Coordination Center serves Alaska, 

Colorado, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, 

Washington, and Wyoming.

    (6) The Western Curriculum Coordination Center serves American 

Samoa, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, the Northern Mariana 

Islands, and Palau until the Compact of Free Association with Palau 

takes effect.



(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2402(c))