[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR427.3]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
  CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                EDUCATION
 
PART 427--BILINGUAL VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 427.3  What activities may the Secretary fund?

    (a) The Secretary provides grants, cooperative agreements, or 
contracts for--
    (1) Bilingual vocational training projects for limited English 
proficient out-of-school youth and adults who are available for training 
and employment;
    (2) Bilingual vocational education and training projects for limited 
English proficient out-of-school youth and adults who have already 
entered the labor market but who desire or need English language skills 
and job skills training or retraining to achieve employment in a 
recognized occupation or new and emerging occupations, adjust to 
changing work force needs, expand their range of skills, or advance in 
employment; and
    (3) Training stipends for participants in bilingual vocational 
training projects.
    (b) Bilingual vocational training projects must include instruction 
in the English language to ensure that participants in that training 
will be equipped to pursue occupations in an English language 
environment.
    (c) In the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Bilingual Vocational 
Training Program may provide for the needs of students of limited 
Spanish proficiency.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2441(a), (e)(2))