AUTHORITY: Implementing the federal Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, as amended (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) and the Vocational Education Act [105 ILCS 435] and authorized by Section 2 of the Vocational Education Act and Section 2-3.151 of the School Code [105 ILCS 5].STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
a) Eligible applicants are the following entities who have administrative control and direction of a CTEPOS for general State and federal CTE funding:
1) an ISBE-recognized area career center (see Subpart B);
2) a Regional Office of Education or Intermediate Service Center;
3) an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or tribal educational agency; or
4) a consortium eligible to receive assistance as a designated "eligible recipient" under Perkins V.
b) To qualify as an eligible applicant, a local educational agency must be part of a consortium with other LEAs to access State and federal funds.