[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: 34CFR461.3]

[Page 124-125]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
  CHAPTER IV--OFFICE OF VOCATIONAL AND ADULT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                EDUCATION
 
PART 461--ADULT EDUCATION STATE-ADMINISTERED BASIC GRANT PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 461.3  What are the general responsibilities of the State educational agency?

    (a) A State that desires to participate in the program shall 
designate the SEA as the sole State agency responsible for the 
administration and supervision of the program under this part.
    (b) The SEA has the following general responsibilities:
    (1) Development, submission, and implementation of the State 
application and plan, and any amendments to these documents.
    (2) Evaluation of activities, as described in section 352 of the Act 
and Sec. 461.46.

[[Page 125]]

    (3) Consultation with the State advisory council, if a State 
advisory council has been established under section 332 of the Act and 
Sec. 461.50.
    (4) Consultation with other appropriate agencies, groups, and 
individuals involved in the planning, administration, evaluation, and 
coordination of programs funded under the Act.
    (5)(i) Assignment of personnel as may be necessary for State 
administration of programs under the Act.
    (ii) The SEA must ensure that--
    (A) These personnel are sufficiently qualified by education and 
experience; and
    (B) There is a sufficient number of these personnel to carry out the 
responsibilities of the State.
    (6) If the State imposes any rule or policy relating to the 
administration and operation of programs under the Act (including any 
rule or policy based on State interpretation of any Federal law, 
regulation, or guidance), the SEA shall identify the rule or policy as a 
State-imposed requirement.
    (7) By July 25, 1993, development and implementation, in 
consultation with a widely representative group of appropriate experts, 
educators, and administrators, of indicators of program quality to be 
used to evaluate programs assisted under this part, as required by 
section 352 of the Act and Sec. 461.46, to determine whether those 
programs are effective, including whether those programs are 
successfully recruiting, retaining, and improving the literacy skills of 
the individuals served under those programs.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1205 (a) and (b)