Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

20 U.S.C. § 2303

Transition provisions

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1 See References in Text note below.
The Secretary shall take such steps as are necessary to provide for the orderly transition to the authority of this chapter (as amended by the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act) from any authority under the provisions of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 2006, as in effect on the day before . The Secretary shall give each eligible agency the opportunity to submit a transition plan for the first fiscal year following .

Pub. L. 88–210, § 4Pub. L. 109–270, § 1(b)120 Stat. 690Pub. L. 115–224, § 8132 Stat. 1574(, as added , , ; amended , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 115–224132 Stat. 1563This chapter (as amended by the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act), referred to in text, is this chapter as amended by , , .

Pub. L. 115–224132 Stat. 1563The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 2006, as in effect on the day before , referred to in text, probably means the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, which is classified generally to this chapter, as in effect on the day before the enactment of , , , which amended this chapter extensively. A prior version of the Act was named the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998, but no act with the title “Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 2006” has been enacted.

Prior Provisions

Pub. L. 88–210, § 4Pub. L. 105–332, § 1(b)112 Stat. 3082Pub. L. 109–270A prior section 2303, , as added , , , related to transition provisions, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by .

Pub. L. 101–392, § 4104 Stat. 758Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1041(f)109 Stat. 715section 2308 of this titleAnother prior section 2303, , , ; , , , which related to the Interdepartmental Task Force on Vocational Education and Related Programs, was transferred to .

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–224, § 8(1)2018—, substituted “are necessary” for “the Secretary determines to be appropriate”.

Pub. L. 115–224, § 8(2), substituted “as amended by the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act” for “as amended by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006” and substituted “” for “” in two places.

Pub. L. 115–224, § 8(3), substituted “Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 2006” for “Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Pub. L. 115–224section 4 of Pub. L. 115–224section 2301 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .