34 C.F.R. Subpart F—What are the Administrative Responsibilities of a State?
Title 34 - Education
(a) A State that receives funds under section 313 of the Act may— (1) Establish a State advisory council on adult education and literacy; or (2) Designate an existing body as the State advisory council. (b) If a State elects to establish or designate a State advisory council on adult education, the following provisions apply: (1) The State advisory council must comply with §§461.51 and 461.52. (2) Members to the State advisory council must be appointed by, and be responsible to, the Governor. The Governor shall appoint members in accordance with section 332(e) of the Act. (3) Costs incurred for a State advisory council that are paid for with funds under this part must be counted as part of the allowable State administrative costs under the Act. (4) The Governor of the State shall determine the amount of funding available to a State advisory council. (5) A State advisory council's staffing may include professional, technical, and clerical personnel as may be necessary to enable the council to carry out its functions under the Act. (6) Members of a State advisory council and its staff, while serving on the business of the council, may receive subsistence, travel allowances, and compensation in accordance with State law and regulations and State practices applicable to persons performing comparable duties and services. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1205a(a)(1), (d)(1), (e)) (a)(1) The membership of a State advisory council must be broadly representative of citizens and groups within the State having an interest in adult education and literacy. The council must consist of— (i) Representatives of public education; (ii) Representatives of private and public sector employment; (iii) Representatives of recognized State labor organizations; (iv) Representatives of private literacy organizations, voluntary literacy organizations, and community-based literacy organizations; (v) The Governor of a State, or the designee of the Governor; (vi) Representatives of— (A) The SEA; (B) The State job training agency; (C) The State human services agency; (D) The State public assistance agency; (E) The State library program; and (F) The State economic development agency; (vii) Officers of the State government whose agencies provide funding for literacy services or who may be designated by the Governor or the Chairperson of the council to serve whenever matters within the jurisdiction of the agency headed by such an officer are to be considered by the council; and (viii) Classroom teachers who have demonstrated outstanding results in teaching children or adults to read. (2) The State shall ensure that there is appropriate representation on the State advisory council of— (i) Urban and rural areas; (ii) Women; (iii) Persons with disabilities; and (iv) Racial and ethnic minorities. (b)(1) A State shall certify to the Secretary the establishment of, and membership of, its State advisory council. (2) The certification must be submitted to the Secretary prior to the beginning of any program year in which the State desires to receive a grant under the Act. (c) Members must be appointed for fixed and staggered terms and may serve until their successors are appointed. Any vacancy in the membership of the council must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Any member of the council may be removed for cause in accordance with procedures established by the council. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1205a (a)(1), (b), (c), and (e)) (a) Subject to paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the State advisory council shall determine its own procedures, staffing needs (subject to funding levels authorized by the Governor of the State), and the number, time, place, and conduct of meetings. (b) The State advisory council shall meet at least four times each year. At least one of those meetings must provide an opportunity for the genral public to express views concerning adult education in the State. (c) One member more than one-half of the members on the council constitute a quorum for the purpose of transmitting recommendations and proposals to the Governor of the State, but a lesser number of members may constitute a quorum for other purposes. (d) A State advisory council shall— (1) Meet with the State agencies responsible for literacy training during the planning year to advise on the development of a State plan for literacy and for adult education that fulfills the literacy and adult educations needs of the State, especially with respect to the needs of the labor market, economic development goals, and the needs of the individuals in the State; (2) Advise the Governor, the SEA, and other State agencies concerning— (i) The development and implementation of measurable State literacy and adult education goals consistent with section 342(c)(2) of the Act, especially with respect to— (A) Improving levels of literacy in the State by ensuring that all appropriate State agencies have specific objectives and strategies for those goals in a comprehensive approach; (B) Improving literacy programs in the State; and (C) Fulfilling the long-term literacy goals of the State; (ii) The coordination and monitoring of State literacy training programs in order to progress toward the long-term literacy goals of the State; (iii) The improvement of the quality of literacy programs in the State by supporting the integration of services, staff training, and technology-based learning and the integration of resources of literacy programs conducted by various agencies of State government; and (iv) Private sector initiatives that would improve adult education programs and literacy programs, especially through public-private partnerships; (3) Review and comment on the plan submitted pursuant to section 356(h) of the Act and submit those comments to the Secretary; (4) Measure progress on meeting the goals and objectives established pursuant to paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this section; (5) Recommend model systems for implementing and coordinating State literacy programs for replication at the local level; (6) Develop reporting requirements, standards for outcomes, performance measures, and program effectiveness in State program that are consistent with those proposed by the Federal Interagency Task Force on Literacy; and (7)(i) Approve the plan for the program reviews and evaluations required in section 352 of the Act and §461.46 and participate in implementing and disseminating the program reviews and evaluations. In approving the plan for the program reviews and evaluations, the State advisory council shall ensure that persons knowledgeable of the daily operation of adult education programs are involved; (ii) Advise the Governor, the State legislature, and the general public of the State with respect to the findings of the program reviews and evaluations; and (iii) Include in any reports of the program reviews and evaluations the council's comments and recommendations. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1205a (d) and (f), 1206a(a)(3)(B)) (a) A State may establish an advisory body that is funded solely from non-Federal sources. (b) The advisory body described in paragraph (a) of this section is not required to comply with the requirements of section 332 of the Act and this part. (c) The non-Federal funds used to support the advisory body may not be included in the non-Federal share of expenditures described in §461.41(c). (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1205a and 1209)
Title 34: Education
PART 461—ADULT EDUCATION STATE-ADMINISTERED BASIC GRANT PROGRAM
Subpart F—What are the Administrative Responsibilities of a State?
§ 461.50 What are a State's responsibilities regarding a State advisory council on adult education and literacy?
§ 461.51 What are the membership requirements of a State advisory council?
§ 461.52 What are the responsibilities of a State advisory council?
§ 461.53 May a State establish an advisory body other than a State advisory council?
