Major Voc Ed Legislation

The Laws

Carl D. Perkins Vocational-Technical Education Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-332, 10/31/98)

• The U.S. Department of Education / OVAE's legislation page

Workforce Investment Act (Public Law 105-220, 8/7/98)

• Workforce Investment Act implementation information from the US Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration at usworkforce.org
• Analysis from the National Governors' Association
• Summary of the act from the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC)
• A table showing the differences between this act and current law from the US Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration.

Welfare-to-Work

• Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-193, 8/22/96)
• Sec. 5001 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (Public Law 105-33, 8/5/97) from the Interstate Conference of Employment Security Agencies

School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-239, 5/4/94)

Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Amendments of 1990 (Public Law 101-392, 9/25/90)

Related Resources

The national Training Technology Resource Center (TTRC) Legislation page

The Association for Career and Technical Education's Legislative Alert page

The American Association of Community College (AACC) Government Relations page

The national School-to-Work Learning and Information Center Legislation page