Vocational Education Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Vocational Education Act - Declares that it is the policy of the United States to assist the States to: (1) improve the quality of vocational education programs, and make them more responsive to labor market needs; (2) improve access to, and the quality of, vocational education for groups of individuals with special problems in the labor market, such as the handicapped and the economically disadvantaged, and to promote sex equity in occupational training; (3) assist in dealing with economic dislocation through programs for retraining adult workers and by promoting training for occupations required by expanding industries; and (4) achieve these purposes by involving the business community in the planning process and developing performance standards. Title I: State Vocational Education Program - Part A: Authorization of Appropriations and Allotments - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1990 to carry out this Act. Provides that, beginning with FY 1986 and thereafter, appropriations for programs and activities under this Act shall be available for obligation only on the basis of a program year which shall begin on July 1 in the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made…