2018 US Code
Title 20 - Education
Chapter 45 - Career Education and Career Development
Subchapter I - Career Education and Development Programs and Activities
Sec. 2501 - Statement of purpose

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Citation 20 U.S.C. § 2501 (2018)
Section Name §2501. Statement of purpose
Section Text

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.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 94–482, title III, §331, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2221.)

Editorial Notes EFFECTIVE DATE

Section 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.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Title 20 - EDUCATION
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 20 - EDUCATION
CHAPTER 45 - CAREER EDUCATION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT
SUBCHAPTER I - CAREER EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES
Sec. 2501 - Statement of purpose
Contains section 2501
Date 2018
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 14, 2019
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Short Titles 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.
Statutes at Large References 90 Stat. 2221
92 Stat. 220
Public Law References Public Law 94-482, Public Law 95-270
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