[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR403.52]

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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 
 
        Subpart D_How Does the Secretary Make a Grant to a State?
 
Sec. 403.52  When does the Secretary approve State plans and amendments?

    (a)(1) The Secretary approves a State plan, or an amendment to a 
State plan, within sixty days of its receipt unless the plan or 
amendment is--
    (i) Inconsistent with the requirements and purposes of the Act; or
    (ii) Not of sufficient quality to meet the objectives of the Act, 
including the objective of developing and implementing program 
evaluations and improvements.
    (2) Before the Secretary finally disapproves a State plan, or an 
amendment to a State plan, the Secretary gives reasonable notice and an 
opportunity for a hearing to the State board.
    (b)(1) In reviewing a State plan, or an amendment to a State plan, 
the Secretary considers available comments from--
    (i) The State council on vocational education;
    (ii) The State agency responsible for supervision of community 
colleges, technical institutes, or other two-year postsecondary 
institutions primarily engaged in providing postsecondary vocational 
education;
    (iii) The State agency responsible for secondary education;
    (iv) The State Committee of Practitioners established under 34 CFR 
400.6; and
    (v) The State job training coordinating council.
    (2) In reviewing an amendment to a State plan, the Secretary 
considers available comments from the State job training coordinating 
council and the State council on vocational education.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2323(c), 2324, and 2325(d)(3))