[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: 34CFR461.3]



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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 A_General

 

Sec. 461.3  What are the general responsibilities of the State 

educational agency?



    (a) A State that desires to participate in the program shall 

designate the SEA as the sole State agency responsible for the 

administration and supervision of the program under this part.

    (b) The SEA has the following general responsibilities:

    (1) Development, submission, and implementation of the State 

application and plan, and any amendments to these documents.

    (2) Evaluation of activities, as described in section 352 of the Act 

and Sec. 461.46.

    (3) Consultation with the State advisory council, if a State 

advisory council has been established under section 332 of the Act and 

Sec. 461.50.

    (4) Consultation with other appropriate agencies, groups, and 

individuals involved in the planning, administration, evaluation, and 

coordination of programs funded under the Act.

    (5)(i) Assignment of personnel as may be necessary for State 

administration of programs under the Act.

    (ii) The SEA must ensure that--

    (A) These personnel are sufficiently qualified by education and 

experience; and

    (B) There is a sufficient number of these personnel to carry out the 

responsibilities of the State.

    (6) If the State imposes any rule or policy relating to the 

administration and operation of programs under the Act (including any 

rule or policy based on State interpretation of any Federal law, 

regulation, or guidance), the SEA shall identify the rule or policy as a 

State-imposed requirement.

    (7) By July 25, 1993, development and implementation, in 

consultation with a widely representative group of appropriate experts, 

educators, and administrators, of indicators of program quality to be 

used to evaluate programs assisted under this part, as required by 

section 352 of the Act and Sec. 461.46, to determine whether those 

programs are effective, including whether those programs are 

successfully recruiting, retaining, and improving the literacy skills of 

the individuals served under those programs.



(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1205 (a) and (b)