Article 5. Vocational Education Acts of California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 8. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 5.

The people of the state accept the provisions of, and each of the funds provided by, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act (P.L. 98-524), the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Amendments of 1990 (P.L. 101-392; 20 U.S.C. Sec. 2301 and following), and any acts amending or succeeding those acts.

In accepting the benefits of the acts of Congress referred to in Section 12050, the people of the state agree to comply with all of the provisions and to observe all of the requirements of those acts.

(a) The State Board of Education is designated the state board of vocational education, which is the sole state agency responsible for the administration or the supervision of the state vocational education program, as required by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act (P.L. 98-524), the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Amendments of 1990 (P.L. 101-392; 20 U.S.C. Sec. 2301 and following), and any acts amending or succeeding those acts. The State Board of Education is granted all necessary power and authority to carry out those provisions of federal law.
  (b) In recognition of the need for coordinated delivery of vocational education and training in California, the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall enter into a memorandum of understanding, which shall do all of the following:
  (1) Provide for an advisory committee composed of an equal number of members of each board.
  (2) Assure shared planning and coordination.
  (3) Delegate to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, in keeping with the requirements of federal law, the maximum responsibility in administration, operation, and supervision of policies and procedures related to community college vocational programs provided for in federal law.
  (c) In carrying out the provisions of federal law, the State Board of Education, prior to taking final action on any proposed policies, procedures, or allocations of funds, shall consider recommendations, if any, of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges and make a record of review and comment on the proposed policies, procedures, or allocations of funds.

For the purpose of implementing the program set forth in Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 10650) of Part 2 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, funds available may be used to provide vocational education services to present and potential recipients of public assistance, to the extent permitted by federal law.

The Vocational Education Federal Fund in the State Treasury is hereby created. All grants of money received by this state from the United States, the expenditure of which is administered under the provisions of Sections 12050 to 12054, inclusive, and Sections 12020, 12220, and 12300 to 12307, inclusive, on order of the State Controller, shall be deposited in the Vocational Education Federal Fund.

The State Treasurer, as required by the federal acts relating to vocational education referred to in Sections 12050 to 12054, inclusive, and Sections 12020, 12220, and 12300 to 12307, inclusive, shall receive and provide for the proper custody of all funds apportioned to the state under these acts. The amount received shall be deposited to the credit of the Vocational Education Federal Fund.

The State Treasurer shall also receive and provide for the proper custody of all money appropriated by this article, of all money that may be hereafter appropriated for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this article and of all money that may be received by the State Board of Education under the provisions of this article.

All funds appropriated by the state for vocational education shall be expended pursuant to the provisions of this article.

All money in the Vocational Education Federal Fund is hereby appropriated to the State Department of Education, without regard to fiscal years, for expenditure for the purposes for which the money deposited therein is made available by the United States for expenditure by the state.

The Director of Finance and the State Controller may approve any general plan whereby:
  (a) Any expenditures which are a proper charge against money made available by the United States and deposited in the Vocational Education Federal Fund may be paid in the first instance from any appropriation from the General Fund, expenditures from which are administered under the provisions of Sections 12050 to 12054, inclusive, and Sections 12020, 12220, and 12300 to 12307, inclusive, and
  (b) The General Fund shall be reimbursed for expenditures made therefrom that are a proper charge against the Vocational Education Federal Fund. Such a general plan may provide for advance transfer from the Vocational Education Federal Fund to the General Fund, based on estimates of such expenditures that will be subject to reimbursement from the Vocational Education Federal Fund pursuant to such plan, and may provide for reimbursement to the Vocational Education Federal Fund when necessary. Requests for reimbursement or transfer pursuant to such a plan shall be furnished to the State Controller in writing by the Department of Education, accompanied by such financial statements as the plan may provide; and on order of the State Controller, the required amount shall be transferred in accordance therewith.