 
                CHAPTER 73--ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY
 
            SUBCHAPTER I--ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY
 
              Part A--Adult Education and Literacy Programs
 
                       subpart 2--state provisions
 
Sec. 9223. State leadership activities


(a) In general

    Each eligible agency shall use funds made available under section 
9222(a)(2) of this title for one or more of the following adult 
education and literacy activities:
        (1) The establishment or operation of professional development 
    programs to improve the quality of instruction provided pursuant to 
    local activities required under section 9241(b) of this title, 
    including instruction incorporating phonemic awareness, systematic 
    phonics, fluency, and reading comprehension, and instruction 
    provided by volunteers or by personnel of a State or outlying area.
        (2) The provision of technical assistance to eligible providers 
    of adult education and literacy activities.
        (3) The provision of technology assistance, including staff 
    training, to eligible providers of adult education and literacy 
    activities to enable the eligible providers to improve the quality 
    of such activities.
        (4) The support of State or regional networks of literacy 
    resource centers.
        (5) The monitoring and evaluation of the quality of, and the 
    improvement in, adult education and literacy activities.
        (6) Incentives for--
            (A) program coordination and integration; and
            (B) performance awards.

        (7) Developing and disseminating curricula, including curricula 
    incorporating phonemic awareness, systematic phonics, fluency, and 
    reading comprehension.
        (8) Other activities of statewide significance that promote the 
    purpose of this subchapter.
        (9) Coordination with existing support services, such as 
    transportation, child care, and other assistance designed to 
    increase rates of enrollment in, and successful completion of, adult 
    education and literacy activities, to adults enrolled in such 
    activities.
        (10) Integration of literacy instruction and occupational skill 
    training, and promoting linkages with employers.
        (11) Linkages with postsecondary educational institutions.

(b) Collaboration

    In carrying out this section, eligible agencies shall collaborate 
where possible, and avoid duplicating efforts, in order to maximize the 
impact of the activities described in subsection (a) of this section.

(c) State-imposed requirements

    Whenever a State or outlying area implements any rule or policy 
relating to the administration or operation of a program authorized 
under this part that has the effect of imposing a requirement that is 
not imposed under Federal law (including any rule or policy based on a 
State or outlying area interpretation of a Federal statute, regulation, 
or guideline), the State or outlying area shall identify, to eligible 
providers, the rule or policy as being State- or outlying area-imposed.

(Pub. L. 105-220, title II, Sec. 223, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1067.)

                       References in Text

    This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(8), was in the original 
``this title'', meaning title II of Pub. L. 105-220, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 
Stat. 1059, known as the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, which 
enacted this subchapter, amended sections 6362, 6365, 6366, 6813, and 
7881 of this title, and section 3013 of Title 42, The Public Health and 
Welfare, and repealed sections 1201 to 1213d of this title and 
provisions set out as notes under sections 1201, 1213c, 2963, and 2966 
of this title. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see 
Short Title note set out under section 9201 of this title and Tables.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 9222 of this title.
