Title 20EducationRelease 119-73

§2303 Transition provisions

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 44— - CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION › § 2303

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary must ensure an orderly change from the Perkins Act (2006) as of July 30, 2018 to the rules in this chapter, and must let each eligible agency submit a transition plan for the first fiscal year after July 31, 2018.

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Title 20, §2303

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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 2006,11 See References in Text note below. as in effect on the day before July 31, 2018. The Secretary shall give each eligible agency the opportunity to submit a transition plan for the first fiscal year following July 31, 2018.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This 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. 115–224,
July 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 1563. The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 2006, as in effect on the day before
July 31, 2018, 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 Pub. L. 115–224,
July 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 1563, 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

A prior section 2303, Pub. L. 88–210, § 4, as added Pub. L. 105–332, § 1(b), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3082, related to transition provisions, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L. 109–270. Another prior section 2303, Pub. L. 101–392, § 4, Sept. 25, 1990, 104 Stat. 758; Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1041(f), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 715, which related to the Interdepartmental Task Force on Vocational Education and Related Programs, was transferred to section 2308 of this title.

Amendments

2018—Pub. L. 115–224, § 8(1), 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 “
July 31, 2018” for “
August 12, 2006” 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 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–224 effective July 1, 2019, see section 4 of Pub. L. 115–224, set out as a note under section 2301 of this title.

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 2303

Title 20Education

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73