Pennsylvania Act 1937-274 — VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

Act text

VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
                 Act of May 28, 1937, P.L. 1004, No. 274              Cl. 24
                                  AN ACT

     Concerning vocational education; providing for the acceptance by
        the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania of the provisions of the act
        of Congress, approved June eighth, one thousand nine hundred
        and thirty-six, entitled "An act to provide for the further
        development of vocational education in the several States and
        Territories," and conferring powers and imposing duties on
        the State Treasurer and the State Board of Education.
        (Title amended Aug. 13, 1963, P.L.687, No.365)

        Whereas, An act of Congress, approved June eighth, one
     thousand nine hundred and thirty-six, to provide for the further
     development of vocational education requires the states
     participating in its benefits to accept the provisions of said
     act; therefore,
        Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That the Commonwealth of
     Pennsylvania hereby accepts the provisions of the act of
     Congress, approved June eighth, one thousand nine hundred and
     thirty-six, entitled "An act to provide for the further
     development of vocational education in the several States and
     Territories."
        The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania formally accepts the
     provisions of said act of Congress with respect to the following
     funds therein provided:
        1.  Appropriation for the salaries and travel of teachers,
     supervisors and directors of:
        (a)  Vocational agricultural subjects;
        (b)  Vocational trade and industrial subjects;
        (c)  Vocational home economics subjects;
        (d)  Vocational distributive occupational subjects.
        2.  Appropriation for the training of teachers of vocational
     subjects.
        Section 2.  The State Treasurer is hereby designated as the
     custodian of the Federal appropriation for vocational education,
     and shall receive money paid to the State from the United States
     Treasury under the provisions of said act of Congress, and shall
     pay out the same upon the warrant of the Auditor General of the
     State when the same is certified by the State Board for
     Vocational Education.
        Section 3.  The State Board of Education is hereby designated
     as the State Board for Vocational Education to carry out the
     provisions of said act so far as the same relates to the
     cooperation of the State and Federal governments, and shall have
     full power to take all necessary steps in the formulation of
     plans for the administration of education in agriculture, in
     trades, in home economics, in industries and distributive
     occupations and to formulate and execute plans for the
     preparation of teachers of vocational subjects.
        (3 amended Aug. 13, 1963, P.L.687, No.365)
        Section 4.  The Secretary of the Commonwealth is hereby
     directed to forward a certified copy of this act to the Federal
     Board of Vocational Education.
        Section 5.  This act shall become effective immediately upon
     final enactment.