Section 254.360 Annual Application Assurances

Section 254

Section 254.360  Annual

Application Assurances

The annual application of an

eligible recipient shall contain the following assurances:

a)         that the application has been made available for review and

comment by interested parties, including the private industry council

established under the Job Training Partnership Act for the service delivery

area served by the applicant;

b)         that the program proposed by the applicant is designed to

prepare persons for paid or unpaid employment or for additional preparation for

a career requiring other than a baccalaureate or advanced degree;

c)         that the program proposed by the applicant is in accordance with

state and federal laws and regulations;

d)         that the qualifications of staff responsible for carrying out

the proposed program meet the minimum requirements of the State Board of

Education in accordance with Subpart H;

e)         that none of the vocational education funds received under the

State Plan will be used by the applicant to acquire equipment, including

computer software, in any instance in which such acquisition results in a

direct financial benefit to any organization representing the interests of the

purchasing entity, or its employees, or any affiliate of such an organization;

f)         that all programs of related instruction offered by the

applicant for apprentices who are employed to learn skilled trades are made

equally available to all individuals interested in receiving this instruction

and that no student will be denied access to such program on the basis of sex,

race, national origin, ethnic background, or religious affiliation and,

further, that the skilled trades for which the programs of related instruction

are offered provide equal access to persons of both sexes;

g)         that all vocational education programs, services, and

activities receiving federal assistance will be administered by the recipient

in a manner which prevents, identifies, and remedies discrimination on the

basis o

, or religious affiliation and,

further, that the skilled trades for which the programs of related instruction

are offered provide equal access to persons of both sexes;

g)         that all vocational education programs, services, and

activities receiving federal assistance will be administered by the recipient

in a manner which prevents, identifies, and remedies discrimination on the

basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, and handicap as required by

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments

of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation

Act of 1973, and implementing federal regulations (34 CFR 100, 104, and 106

(1986) and 45 CFR 90 (1986), with no later amendments or editions);

h)         that handicapped and disadvantaged students enrolled in

private elementary and secondary schools in the geographic area served by the

applicant have been notified of the eligibility of such students to participate

in the vocational education opportunities program supported with federal funds

made available under the Vocational Education Act; and

i)          that the applicant will use the Basic State Grant funds

reserved for vocational education services and activities for handicapped

individuals under the Act:

1)         to provide equal access to those individuals:

A)        in recruitment, enrollment, and placement activities; and

B)        to the full range of vocational programs, available to

non-handicapped and non-disadvantaged individuals, including occupationally

specific courses of study, cooperative education, and apprenticeship programs;

and

2)         to provide vocational education programs and activities for

handicapped individuals:

A)        in the least restrictive environment in accordance with Section

62(5)(B) of the Education of the Handicapped Act;

B)        which are included as a component of the individualized

education plan required under Section 612(4) and Section 614(a)(5) of the Act;

and

C)        whi

rograms;

and

2)         to provide vocational education programs and activities for

handicapped individuals:

A)        in the least restrictive environment in accordance with Section

62(5)(B) of the Education of the Handicapped Act;

B)        which are included as a component of the individualized

education plan required under Section 612(4) and Section 614(a)(5) of the Act;

and

C)        which are planned through the coordination of appropriate

representatives of vocational education and special education.