2002 US Code
Title 20 - EDUCATION
CHAPTER 44 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
SUBCHAPTER II - TECH-PREP EDUCATION
Sec. 2371 - Definitions
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 20 - EDUCATION |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 20 - EDUCATION CHAPTER 44 - VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION SUBCHAPTER II - TECH-PREP EDUCATION Sec. 2371 - Definitions |
Contains | section 2371 |
Date | 2002 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 6, 2003 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Short Titles | Tech-Prep Education Act |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 88-210, title II, §202, as added Pub. L. 105-332, §1(b), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3117. |
Statutes at Large References | 98 Stat. 2459 102 Stat. 1509 104 Stat. 786 112 Stat. 3117 |
Public Law References | Public Law 88-210, Public Law 98-524, Public Law 100-418, Public Law 101-392, Public Law 105-332 |
§2371. Definitions
(a) 1 In this subchapter:
(1) Articulation agreementThe term “articulation agreement” means a written commitment to a program designed to provide students with a nonduplicative sequence of progressive achievement leading to degrees or certificates in a tech-prep education program.
(2) Community collegeThe term “community college”—
(A) means an institution of higher education, as defined in section 1001 of this title, that provides not less than a 2-year program that is acceptable for full credit toward a bachelor's degree; and
(B) includes tribally controlled colleges or universities.
(3) Tech-prep programThe term “tech-prep program” means a program of study that—
(A) combines at a minimum 2 years of secondary education (as determined under State law) with a minimum of 2 years of postsecondary education in a nonduplicative, sequential course of study;
(B) integrates academic, and vocational and technical, instruction, and utilizes work-based and worksite learning where appropriate and available;
(C) provides technical preparation in a career field such as engineering technology, applied science, a mechanical, industrial, or practical art or trade, agriculture, health occupations, business, or applied economics;
(D) builds student competence in mathematics, science, reading, writing, communications, economics, and workplace skills through applied, contextual academics, and integrated instruction, in a coherent sequence of courses;
(E) leads to an associate or a baccalaureate degree or a postsecondary certificate in a specific career field; and
(F) leads to placement in appropriate employment or to further education.
(Pub. L. 88–210, title II, §202, as added Pub. L. 105–332, §1(b), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3117.)
Prior ProvisionsProvisions similar to this section were contained in section 2394e of this title, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 105–332.
A prior section 2371, Pub. L. 88–210, title III, §321, as added Pub. L. 98–524, §1, Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2459; amended Pub. L. 100–418, title VI, §6131(a)(2), Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1509, provided findings and purposes of program, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 101–392, title III, §305, title VII, §702(a), Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 786, 843, effective July 1, 1991.
A prior section 202 of Pub. L. 88–210 was classified to section 2332 of this title, prior to the general amendment of former subchapter II of this chapter by Pub. L. 101–392.
Short TitleFor short title of this subchapter as the “Tech-Prep Education Act”, see section 201 of Pub. L. 88–210, as added by Pub. L. 105–332, set out as a note under section 2301 of this title.
1 So in original. No subsection (b) has been enacted.
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