[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: 34CFR427.3]



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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION

 

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

                                EDUCATION

 

PART 427_BILINGUAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 427.3  What activities may the Secretary fund?



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

contracts for--

    (1) Bilingual vocational training projects for limited English 

proficient out-of-school youth and adults who are available for training 

and employment;

    (2) Bilingual vocational education and training projects for limited 

English proficient out-of-school youth and adults who have already 

entered the labor market but who desire or need English language skills 

and job skills training or retraining to achieve employment in a 

recognized occupation or new and emerging occupations, adjust to 

changing work force needs, expand their range of skills, or advance in 

employment; and

    (3) Training stipends for participants in bilingual vocational 

training projects.

    (b) Bilingual vocational training projects must include instruction 

in the English language to ensure that participants in that training 

will be equipped to pursue occupations in an English language 

environment.

    (c) In the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Bilingual Vocational 

Training Program may provide for the needs of students of limited 

Spanish proficiency.



(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2441(a), (e)(2))



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