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<section article="ged" article_name="Education" number="21-202" title_number="21" title_name="Career and Technology Education Programs" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Career and Technical Education">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The State of Maryland assents to the federal acts.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The State Treasurer shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Be the custodian of any money received under the federal acts; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Disburse this money in accordance with the federal acts.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The State Board of Education shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Cooperate with the appropriate federal agencies in administering the federal acts;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Do anything necessary to secure the benefits of the federal acts;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Facilitate the transfer of federal funds to the appropriate operational entity including the Maryland Department of Labor; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Represent this State in all matters relating to the administration of the federal acts.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The State Board of Education shall be the sole State agency responsible for the administration of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <level label="i">
        <text>On or before October 1, 2021, the State Board of Education shall request a waiver from the U.S. Department of Education to transfer to the CTE Committee responsibility for the administration of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>If the waiver in this paragraph is granted, the CTE Committee shall be responsible for the administration of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The CTE Committee or the State Board of Education, as appropriate, shall include in the State plan required under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act goals and programs that are consistent with the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, as defined in § 5–401 of this article, to the extent consistent with federal law.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
