§ 2501. — Statement of 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: 20USC2501]
TITLE 20--EDUCATION
CHAPTER 45--CAREER EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
SUBCHAPTER I--CAREER EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES
Sec. 2501. Statement of purpose
It is the purpose of this subchapter to provide Federal assistance
to States to enable them to plan for the development of career education
and career development programs and activities for individuals of all
ages, and to plan for the improvement of existing programs and
activities, in the areas of awareness, exploration, planning, and
decisionmaking of individuals served with regard to career opportunities
and career development throughout the lifetimes of such individuals,
through--
(1) planning for the development of information on the needs for
career education and career development for all individuals;
(2) planning for the promotion of a national dialogue on career
education and career development designed to encourage each State
and local educational agency to determine and adopt the approach
best suited to the needs of the individuals served by each such
agency;
(3) planning for the assessment of the status of career
education and career development programs and practices, including a
reassessment of the stereotyping of career opportunities by race or
by sex;
(4) planning for the demonstration of the best of the current
career education and career development programs and practices by
planning to develop and test exemplary programs and practices using
various theories, concepts, and approaches with respect to career
education and through planning for a nationwide system of regional
career education centers;
(5) planning for the training and retraining of persons for
conducting career education and career development programs; and
(6) developing State and local plans for implementing programs
designed to ensure that every person has the opportunity to gain the
knowledge and skills necessary for gainful or maximum employment and
for full participation in our society according to his or her
ability.
(Pub. L. 94-482, title III, Sec. 331, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2221.)
Effective Date
Chapter effective 30 days after Oct. 12, 1976, except either as
specifically otherwise provided or, if not so specifically otherwise
provided, effective July 1, 1976, where section provides for
authorization of appropriations, see section 532 of Pub. L. 94-482, set
out as an Effective Date of 1976 Amendment note under section 1001 of
this title.
Short Title of 1978 Amendment
Pub. L. 95-270, Apr. 27, 1978, 92 Stat. 220, which enacted sections
2566 to 2569 of this title, is known as the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute
of Public Affairs and the Everett McKinley Dirksen Congressional
Leadership Research Center Assistance Act. For complete classification
of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2566
of this title and Tables.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 2502 of this title.
