34 C.F.R. § 403.52 When does the Secretary approve State plans and amendments?
Title 34 - Education
(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))
Title 34: Education
PART 403—STATE VOCATIONAL AND APPLIED TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAM
Subpart D—How Does the Secretary Make a Grant to a State?
§ 403.52 When does the Secretary approve State plans and amendments?
