2005 California Education Code Sections 56452-56456 Article 1. Career and Vocational Education Programs

56452.  The superintendent shall ensure that the state annually
secures all federal funds available for career and vocational
education of individuals with exceptional needs.
56453.  The superintendent and the Department of Rehabilitation
shall enter into an interagency agreement to ensure that the state
annually secures all federal funds available under the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, as amended, and that coordination in applying for,
distributing, and using funds available under the Vocational
Education Act, as amended, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as
amended, and the Education For All Handicapped Children Act of 1975,
(P.L.  94-142), as amended, including, but not limited to,
application for, and use thereof, be provided.
56454.  In order to provide districts, special education local plan
areas, and county offices with maximum flexibility to secure and
utilize all federal funds available to enable those entities to meet
the career and vocational needs of individuals with exceptional needs
more effectively and efficiently, and to provide maximum federal
funding to those agencies for the provision of that education, the
superintendent shall do all the following:
   (a) Provide necessary technical assistance to districts, special
education local plan areas, and county offices.
   (b)  Establish procedures for these entities to obtain available
federal funds.
   (c) Apply for necessary waivers of federal statutes and
regulations including, but not limited to, those governing federal
career and vocational education programs.
56456.  It is the intent of the Legislature that districts, special
education local plan areas, and county offices may use any state or
local special education funds for approved vocational programs,
services, and activities to satisfy the excess cost matching
requirements for receipt of federal vocational education funds for
individuals with exceptional needs.