[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: 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)