§ 2301. — Purpose.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 20USC2301]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 44--VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
Sec. 2301. Purpose
The purpose of this chapter is to develop more fully the academic,
vocational, and technical skills of secondary students and postsecondary
students who elect to enroll in vocational and technical education
programs, by--
(1) building on the efforts of States and localities to develop
challenging academic standards;
(2) promoting the development of services and activities that
integrate academic, vocational, and technical instruction, and that
link secondary and postsecondary education for participating
vocational and technical education students;
(3) increasing State and local flexibility in providing services
and activities designed to develop, implement, and improve
vocational and technical education, including tech-prep education;
and
(4) disseminating national research, and providing professional
development and technical assistance, that will improve vocational
and technical education programs, services, and activities.
(Pub. L. 88-210, Sec. 2, as added Pub. L. 105-332, Sec. 1(b), Oct. 31,
1998, 112 Stat. 3077.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 2301, Pub. L. 88-210, Sec. 2, as added Pub. L. 98-
524, Sec. 1, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2437; amended Pub. L. 101-392,
Sec. 2, Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 756, stated purpose of this chapter,
prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 105-332.
Short Title of 1998 Amendment
Pub. L. 105-332, Sec. 1(a), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3076, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Amendments
of 1998'.''
Short Title of 1990 Amendment
Pub. L. 101-392, Sec. 1(a), Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 753, provided
that: ``This Act [see Tables for classification] may be cited as the
`Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act
Amendments of 1990'.''
Short Title of 1968 Amendment
Pub. L. 90-576, Sec. 1, Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1064, provided that:
``This Act [enacting sections 6, 1119c to 1119c-4, 1226, 1241 to 1248,
1261 to 1264, 1281 to 1284, 1301 to 1305, 1321 to 1323, 1341, 1351 to
1355, 1371 to 1374, and 1391 of this title, amending sections 237, 237
note, 238, 239, 240, 241, 403, 421, 422, 423, 423 note, 425, 425 note,
426, 441, 442, 442 note, 443, 444, 462, 464, 481, 482, 482 note, 483,
484, 491, 511, 521, 541, 551, 561, 563, 588, 589, 611, 633, 644, 645,
1202, and 1221 of this title, repealing sections 15i, 15i note, 15j to
15q, 15aa to 15jj, 15aaa to 15ggg, 30, 31 to 33, and 34 of this title
and section 1667 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions, and
enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 6, 11, 240, 886,
1202, 1321, and 2301 of this title and section 2809 of Title 42, The
Public Health and Welfare may be cited as the `Vocational Education
Amendments of 1968'.''
Short Title
Pub. L. 88-210, Sec. 1(a), as added by Pub. L. 105-332, Sec. 1(b),
Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3076, provided that: ``This Act [enacting this
chapter] may be cited as the `Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical
Education Act of 1998'.''
Pub. L. 88-210, title II, Sec. 201, as added by Pub. L. 105-332,
Sec. 1(b), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3117, provided that: ``This title
[enacting subchapter II of this chapter] may be cited as the `Tech-Prep
Education Act'.''
Vocational Education Policy
Section 6 of Pub. L. 98-524 provided that: ``It is the sense of the
Congress that effective vocational education programs are essential to
our future as a free and democratic society; that such programs are best
administered by local communities, and community colleges school boards,
where the primacy of parental control can be emphasized with a minimum
of Federal interference; and that as a means to strengthening vocational
education and training programs, nongovernmental alternatives promoting
links between public school needs and private sector sources of support
should be encouraged and implemented.''
