20 U.S.C. § 2394 | Voluntary selection and participation

No funds made available under this chapter shall be used—

(1)

to require any secondary school student to choose or pursue a specific career pathway or program of study; or

(2)

to mandate that any individual participate in a career and technical education program, including a career and technical education program that requires the attainment of a federally funded skill level, standard, or certificate of mastery.

Pub. L. 88–210, title II, § 214 Pub. L. 109–270, § 1(b)Aug. 12, 2006120 Stat. 743 Pub. L. 115–224, title II, § 201(a)(2)July 31, 2018132 Stat. 1621 (, formerly title III, § 314, as added , , ; renumbered title II, § 214, and amended , (5), (6), , .)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 314 Pub. L. 105–332, § 1(b)Oct. 31, 1998112 Stat. 3123 Pub. L. 109–270A prior section 2394, , as added , , , related to voluntary selection and participation, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by .

Pub. L. 105–332Another prior section 2394 and prior sections 2394a to 2394e were omitted in the general amendment of this chapter by .

Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 342 Pub. L. 101–392, title III, § 308Sept. 25, 1990104 Stat. 789 Section 2394, , as added , , , stated findings and purpose of Congress.

Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 343 Pub. L. 101–392, title III, § 308Sept. 25, 1990104 Stat. 789 Pub. L. 102–103, title III, § 315Aug. 17, 1991105 Stat. 508 Section 2394a, , as added , , ; amended , , , authorized grants for tech-prep education programs.

Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 344 Pub. L. 101–392, title III, § 308Sept. 25, 1990104 Stat. 790 Pub. L. 103–239, title VII, § 711(a)May 4, 1994108 Stat. 606 Section 2394b, , as added , , ; amended , , , related to use of grant funds.

Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 345 Pub. L. 101–392, title III, § 308Sept. 25, 1990104 Stat. 791 Pub. L. 103–239, title VII, § 711(b)May 4, 1994108 Stat. 606 Section 2394c, , as added , , ; amended , , , related to applications for grants.

Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 346 Pub. L. 101–392, title III, § 308Sept. 25, 1990104 Stat. 792 Section 2394d, , as added , , , related to reports.

Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 347 Pub. L. 101–392, title III, § 308Sept. 25, 1990104 Stat. 792 Pub. L. 105–244, title I, § 102(a)(6)(E)Oct. 7, 1998112 Stat. 1618 Section 2394e, , as added , , ; amended , , , defined terms for purposes of tech-prep education grant program.

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–224, § 201(a)(2)2018—Par. (1). , substituted “career pathway or program of study” for “career path or major”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Pub. L. 115–224July 1, 2019section 4 of Pub. L. 115–224 section 2301 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .

Short Title

Pub. L. 88–210, title III, § 341 Pub. L. 101–392, title III, § 308Sept. 25, 1990104 Stat. 788 Pub. L. 88–210 Pub. L. 88–210 Pub. L. 105–332, § 1(b)Oct. 31, 1998112 Stat. 3076 , as added by , , , which provided that part E of title III of , enacting part E (§ 2394 et seq.) of former subchapter III of this chapter, could be cited as the “Tech-Prep Education Act”, was omitted in the general amendment of by , , .