/?/0.000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth^ nineteen hundred and twenty^ the su7n of $lfiOOpOO; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth^ nineteen hundred and twenty -one^ the sum of $1^250,- 000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty-two^ the su7n of $1/jOO^OOO; for the f,scal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty -three, the sum of $1^750.000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen fiundred and twenty-four, the sum of $%,000W0 ; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty -five, the sum, of $2,500,000; for the 'fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty-si-i', and annually thereafter, the sum of $3,000,000. Said sums shall he allotted to the States in the proportion which their rural population hears to the total rural population in the United States, not Including outlying possessions, according to the last preceding United States census: Provided, That the allotment of funds to any State shall he not less than a minimum of $5,000 for any fiscal year prior to and ijicluding the- fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty-three, nor less than $10,000 for any fiscal year thereafter, and there is herehy appropriMed the following sums, or so much thereof as may he necessary, lohich shall he used for the pur- pose of providing the minimMm allotment to the States prodded for in. this section: For the fiscal year ending June thii^tieth, nineteen hundred and, eighteen, the sum of $1^8,000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nineteen, the sum of $3^,000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, 7iineteen hundred and twenty, the sum of $2If,000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty-one, the sum of $18,000; for the fiscal year end- ing June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty -two, the sum of $lJf.,000; for the fiscal year ending Jun£ thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty-three, the sum, of $11,000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen himdred and twenty-four, the sum of $9,000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty - five, the sum of $31^,000; and annually thereafter the sum of $27,000. Sec. 3. That for the purpose of cooperating loith the States in pay- ing the salanes of teachers of trade, home economics, and industrial suhjects there is herehy appropHated for the use of the States, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hwidred- and eighteen, the sum of $500,000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nine- teen hnndred and nineteen, the sum of $750,000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and, twenty, the sum of $1,000,000 ; for the fiscal year eliding June thirtieth, nineteen hun- dred and twenty-one, the sum of $1^250,000; for the fiscal year end- ing June thirtieth, 7iineteen hundred arid twenty-two, the sum of $1,500,000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty-three, the sum of $1,750,000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred, and twenty -four, the sum of $2,000,000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty-five, the sum of $2,500,000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundnecl and twenty-six, the sum of $3,000,- 000; and annually thereafter the sum of $3,000,000. Said sums shall he allotted to the States in the proportion which their urhan population hears to the total urhan population in the United States, D, ^t D. FEB 24 1917 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. 3 not including outlying possessions^ u( cording to tlie lust in-cccd'nug United States census: Provided^ 7 hat the allotment of funds to ang State shall he not less than a mijiiinum of $f)pOO for any fisccd year prior to and including the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred, and. twenty-three, nor less titan $10,000 for any fsccd year thereafter, and there is hereby ceppropriated the following sums, or so much thereof as may he needed, which shall he used for the purpose of providing the minimum, allotment to the States prorided for in this section: For the fiscal year ending J une thirtieth, nineteen hundred. and eighteen, the sum of $66,000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nineteen, the sum of $46,000; for t/i^e fiscal year endivig June thirtieth, nineteen hundred mid twenty, the sum of $34,000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty -one, the sum of $28,000; for the fiscal year end- ing June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty -two, the sum of $25,000; for the fiscal year eiuling June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty -three, the sum of $22,000 ; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty-four, the sum of $19^00; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and, tioenty-flvei the sum of $56,000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty-six, and, annually thereafter, the sum of $50,000. That not more than twenty per centum of the money appropriated under this Act for the payment of^ salaries of teachers of trade, home economics, and industrial, subjects, for any year, shall he e.rpended for the salaries of teachers of home economics subjects. Sec. 4- That for the purpose of cooperating with the States in preparing teachers, supervisors, and directors of agricultural subjects and teachers of trade and industrial and home economics subjects there is hereby appropriated for the v,se of the States for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eighteen, the sum of $500,000 ; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hun- dred and nineteen, the sum of $700,000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen iwndred and twenty, the sum of $900J)00 ; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and tuienty-one, and annually thereafter the sum of $1,000,000. Said sums shall he allotted to the States in the proportion uihich their population bears to the toted population of the United States, not including outlying possessions, according to the last preceding United States censtis: Provided, That the allotment of futids to any State shall be not less than a minimum of $5,000 for any fiscal year prior to and including the fiscal year e7iding June thirtieth, nineteen hun- dred and nineteen, nor less than $10,000 for any fiscal year thereafter. And there is hereby appropriated the following sums, or so much thereof as may he needed, which shall he used for the purpose of pro- viding the minimum allotment provided for in this section: For the fisccd year ending June thirtieth,, nineteen hundred and eighteen, the sum of $46,000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nineteen, the sum of $32,000 ; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty, the sum of $24-000 : for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty- one, and annually thereafter, the sum of $90,000. Sec. 5. That in order to secure the benefits of the appropriations provided for in sections two, three, and four of this Act, any State 4 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. shall^ through the legislative authority thereof, accept the provisions of this Act and designate or create a /State hoard, consisting of not less than three inemhers, and having all necessary poirev to cooperate, as herein provided, with the Federal Board for Vocational Educa- tion in the administration of the provisions of this Act. The State hoard of education, or other hoard having charge of the administra- tion of 2?w6Z^c education in the State, or any State hoard having charge of the administration of any kind of vocational education in the State may, if the State so elect, he designated as the State hoard, for the purposes of this Act. In any State the legislature of tchich does not meet in nineteen hundred and seventeen, if the governor of that State, so far as he is authorized to do so, shall accept the provisions of this Act OMd name a State hoard of not less than three members to act in cooperation toith the Federal Board for vocational education, the Federal Board shall recognize such local hoard for the purposes of this Act until the legislature of such State meets in due course and has heen in session sixty days. Any State may accept the henefits of any one or more of the respective funds herein appropriated, and it may defer the accept- ance of the henefits of any one or more of such funds, and shall he required to meet only the conditions relative to the fund or funds the henefits of which it has accepted: Provided, That after June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty, no State shall receive any appropriation for salaries of teachers, supervisors, or directors of agricultural subjects, until it shall have taken advantage of at least the minimum amount appropriated for the training of teachers, supervisors, or directors of agricultural, suhjects, as provided for in this Act, and that after said date no State shall receive any appro- priation for the salaries of teachers of trade, home economics, and industrial suhjects until it shall have talLcn advantage of at least the minimnm amount appropriated for the training of teachers of trade, home economics, and industricd suhjects, as provided for in this Act. Sec. 6. That a Federal Board for Vocational Education is herehy created, to consist of the Secretary of Agricidture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, the United States C ommissioner of Education, and three citizens of the United States to he appointed hy the President, hy and loith the advice and consent of the Senate. One of said three citizens shall he a representative of the manufac- turing and commercial interests, one a, representative of the agricul- tural interests, and one a representative of lahor. The hoard shall elect annually one of its members as chairman. In the first instance, one of the citizen memhers shall he appointed for one year, one for two years, and one for three years, and thereafter for three years each. The memhers of the hoard other than the m^emhers of the Gahinet and the United States C ommissioner of Education shall re- ceive a salary of $5,000 per annum. The hoard shall have power to cooperate with State hoards in carrying out the provisions of this Act. It shall he the duty of the Federal Board for Vocational Education to make, or caiise to have "made studies, investigations, and reports, ivith. particular reference to their use in aiding the States in the estahlishment of vocational schools and classes and in giving instruction in agriculture, trades and industries, commerce and commercial pursuits, and home eco- VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. . 5 nomics. Such studies, investigations, and reports shall include agri- culture and agricultural processes and requirenieiits upon agricul- tural toorkers; trades, industries, and apprenticeships, trade and industricd requirements upon industrial workers, and classification of industrial processes and pursuits; commerce and commerciid pursuits and requirements upon commercial xDorkers; home management, domestic science, and the study of related facts and principles ; and problems of administration of vocational schools and of courses of study and instruction in vocational subjects. When the hoard deems it advisahle such studies, investigations, and reports concerning agriculture, for the purposes of agricultural education, mjay he made in cooperation with or through the Depart- ment of Agricidture ; such studies, investigations, and reports con- cerning trades and industries, for the purposes of trade and indus- tnal education, may he made in cooperation with or through the Department of Labor; such studies, investigations, and reports con- cerning commerce and commercial pursuits, for the purposes of com- mercial education, may he made in cooperation with or through the Department of G ommerce ; such studies, investigations, and reports concerning the administration of vocational schools, courses of study and instruction in vocational suhjects, may he made in cooperation with or through the Bureau of Education. The Commissioner of Education mo.y niake such recommendations to the hoard relative to the administration of this Act as he may fronn time to time deem advisable. It shall be the duty of the chairrrban of the board to carry out the rules, regulations, and decisions which the hoard may adopt. The Federal Board for Vocational Education shall have power to employ such assistants as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act. Sec. 7. That there is hereby appropriated to the Federal Board for Vocational Education the sum of $200,000 annually, to be available from and after the passage of this Act, for the purpose of making or cooperating in making the studies, investigations, and reports pro- vided for in section six of this Act, and for the purpose of paying the salaries of the oncers, the assistants, and such office and other expenses as the board may deem necessary to the execution and administration of this Act. Sec. 8. That in order to secure the benefits of the appropriation for any purpose specif ed in this Act, the State board shall prepare plans, showing the kinds of vocational education for which it is pro- posed that the appjropriation shall he used; the kinds of schools and equipment ; courses of study ; methods of instruction; qualifications of teachers; and, in the case of agricidtural subjects the qualifications of supervisors or directors; plans for the training of teachers; and, in the case of a.gricultural subjects, plans for the supervision of agricultural education, as provided for in section ten. Such plans shcdl he submitted by the State hoard to the Federal Board for Vo- cational Education, and if the Federal board finds the same to be in conformity toith the provisions and purposes of this Act, the same shall he approved. The State board shall make an annual report to the Federal Board for Vocational Education, on or before Septem- ber first of each year, on the work done in the State and the receipts and expenditures of money under the provisions of this Act. t) VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. Sec. 9. That the apjjropriatlon for the salaries of teachers., super- visors, or directors of agricultural subjects and of teachers of trade., home economics., and industrial subjects shall be devoted exclusirely to the payment of salaries of such teachers., supervisors., or directors having the tninimum qualifications set up for the State by the State board., ivith the approval of the Federal Board for Vocational Edu- cation. The cost of instruction sup plementary to the instruction in agricultural and in trade., home economics., and industrial subjects provided for in this Act., necessary to build a well-rounded course of training, shall be borne by the State and local communities, and no part of the cost thereof shall be borne out of the appropriations herein made. The moneys expended under the pjromsions of this Act, iii cooperation loith the States, for the salaries of teachers, supervisors, or directors of agricultural subjects, or for the salaries of teachers of trade, home economics, and industrial subjects, shall be conditioned that for each dollar of Federal money expended for such salaries the State or local community, or both, shall expend an equal amount for such salaries; and that appropriations for the training of tco.chers of vocational subjects, as herein, provided, shall be conditioned that such money be expended for maintenance of such training and that for each dollar of Federal money so expended for maintenance, the State or local community, or both, shall expjend an equal amount for the mairatenance of such training. Sec. 10. That any State m,ay use the appropriation for agricultural purposes, or any part thereof allotted to it, under the provisions of this Act, for the salaries of teachers, supervisors, or directors of agncultural subjects, either for the salaries of teachers of such sub- jects in schools or classes or for the salaries of supervisor's or directors of such subjects under a plan of supei'visiori for the State to be set up by the State board, with the approval of the Federal Board for Vocational Education. That in order to receive the benefits of such appropriation for the salaHes of teachers, supervisors, or directors of agricidtural subjects the State board of any State shall provide in its plan for agncultural education that such education shall be that which is under public supervision or control; that the controlling purpose of such education shall be to fit for useful employment ; that such education shall be of less than college grade and be designed to meet the needs of persons over fourteen years of age 'who have en- tered upon or who are preparing to enter upon the toork of the farm or of the farm home; that the State or local community, or both, shall provide the necessary plant and equipm^ent determined upon by the State board, with the approval of the Federal Board for V ocational Education, as the minimum requirement for such educa- tion in schools and classes in the State; that the amjount expended for the maintenance of such education in any school or class receiv- ing the benefit of such appropriation shall be not less annually than the annount fixed by the State board, with the approved of the Fed- eral board as the minimum for such schools or classes in the State; that such schools shall provide for directed or supervised practice in agHculture^ either on a farm provided for by the school or othe? farm, for at least six months per year; that the teachers, supervisors, or directors of agricidtural subjects shall have at least the minimum qualifications determined, for the State by the State board, ivith the approval of the Federal Board for V ocational Education. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. 7 Sec. 11. That in order to receive the henefi'ts of the appropriation for the salaries of teachers of trade.^ home economics., and industrial suh'jects the State hoard of any State shall provide in its plan for trade.) home economics.^ and industrial education that such educa- tion shall he given in schools or classes under puhlic supervision or control; that the controlling purpose of such education shcdl he to fit for useful employment; that such education shall he of less than college grade and shall he designed to meet the needs of persons over fourteen years of age %vho are preparing for a trade or indnstr'ml pursuit or who have entered upon the work of a trade or industrial pursuit; that the State or loccd community ., or hoth., shall provide the necessary plant and equipme7it deter- mAned upon hy the State hoard., with the approval of the Federal Board for Vocational Education., as the m^inimum requirement in such State for education for any given trade or industrial 'pursuit; that the total amount expended for the maintenance of such edu- cation in any school or class receiving the henefit of such appro- priation shall he not less annually than the amount fixed hy the State hoard., loith the approval of the Federal hoard., as the m^inimum for such schools or classes in the State; that such schools or classes giving instruction to persoiis who have not entered upon employment shall require that at least hcdf of the time of such instruction he given to practical work on a useful or productive hasis, such instruction to extend over not less than nine months per year and not less than thirty hours per week; that at least one-third of the sum appro- priated to any State for the salaries of teachers of trade., hom^e eco- nomics, and industrial suhjects shall, if expended, he applied to part- time schools or classes for ihorkers over fourteen years of age who have entered upon employment, and such suhjects in a part-time school or class may mean any srihject given to enlarge the civic or vocational intelligence of such ivorkers over fourteen and less than eighteen years of age; that such part-time schools or classes shall provide for not less tha/n one hundred and forty-four hours of class- room instruction jjer year; that evening industrial schools shall fix the age of sixteen years as a m^inimum entrance requirement and shall confine instruction to that which is supplemental to the daily employment; that the teachers of any trade or industrial suhject hi any State shall have at least the minimum, qualifications for teachers of such suhject detertnined upon for such State hy the State hoard, with the approval of the Federal Board for Vocational Education: Provided, That for cities and towns of less than twenty -five thousand population, according to the last preceding United States census, the State hoard, with the approval of the Federal Board for Vocational Education, may modify the conditions as to the length of course amd hours of instruction per week for schools and classes giving instruc- tion to those who have not entered upon emj)loyment, in order to meet the particular needs of such cities and toions. Sec. 12. That in order for any State to receive the henefits of the appropriation in this Act for the training of teachers, supervisors, or director's of agricultural suhjects, or of teachers of trade, industrial or home economics suhjects, the State hoard of such State shall pro- vide in its plan for such training that the same shall he carried out under the supervision of the State hoard; that such training shall 8 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. ' he given in schools or classes under 1)111)110 supervision or control; that such training shall he giren only to perso7is who have had ade- qv.ate vocational expenence or contact in the line of toork for which they are preparing themselves as teachers^ supervisors^ or directors, or loho are acquiring such experience or contact as a part of their training,' and that the State hoard, loith the approval of the Federal hoard, shall estahlish ndnimum requirements for such experience or contact for teachers, supervisors, or directors of agricultural suh- jects and for teachers of trade, industrial, and home economics suh- jects; that not more than sixty per centum nor less than twenty per centum of the money appropriated under this Act for the training of teachers of vocational suhjects to any State for any year shall he expended for any one of the following purposes: For the preparation of teachers, supervisors, or directors of agricultural suhjects, or the preparation of teachers of trade and industrial, suhjects, or the prepa- ration of teachers of home economics suhjects. Sec. 13. That in order to secure the henefits of the appropriations for the salaries of teachers, supervisors, or directors of agricultural suhjects, or for the scdaries of teachers of trade, home economics, and industrial subjects, or for the training of teachers as herein provided, any State shall, through the legislative authority thereof, appoint as custodian for said appropriations its State treasurer, who shall re- ceive and provide for the proper custody cund dishursements of all mo7iey paid to the State from said appropriations. Sec. llf.. That the Federal Board for Vocational Education shall annually ascertain whether the several States are using, or are pre- pared to use, the money received hy them in accordance ivith the provisions of this Act. On or he fore the first day of January of each year the Federal Board for Vocational Education shall certify to the Secretary of the Treasury each State which has accepted the provisions of this Act and complied thereioith, certifying the amounts v)hich each State is entitled to receive under the provisions of this Act. Upon such certification the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay quarterly to the custodian for vocational education of each State the moneys to which it is entitled under the provisions of this Act. The moneys so received hy the custodian for vocational edu- cation for any State shall he paid out on the requisition of the State hoard as reimhursement for expenditures already incurred to such schools as are approved hy said State hoard and are entit/led to re- ceive such moneys under the provisions of this Act. Sec. 15. That whenever any portion of the fund annually allotted to any State has not heen expended for the purpose provided for in this Act, a sum equal to such portion shall he deducted hy the Fed- eral hoard from the next succeeding annual allotment from such fund to such State. Sec. 16. That the Federal Board for Vocational Education may toithhold the allotment of moneys to any State lohenever it shall he determined that such moneys are not heing expended for the pur- poses and under the conditions of this Act. If any allotment is loithheld from any State, the State hoard of such State may appeal to the Congress of the United States, and if the Congress shall not direct such sum to he paid it shall he covered into the Treasury. VOCATIOiSrAL EDUCATION. 9 Sec. 17. That if any jwrtion of the moneys received hy the custo- dian for vocational education of any State under this Act, for any given purpose named in this Act, shall, hy any action or contingency, he diminished or lost, it sliall he replaced hy such State, and until so replaced no suhsequent appropriation for such education shall he paid to such State. No portion of any Tuoneys appropriated under this Act for the heneflt of the States shall he applied, directly or indirectly, to the purchase, erection, preservation, or repair of any huilding or huildings or equipment, or for the purchase or rental of lands; or for the support of any religious or privately owned or con- ducted school or college. Sec. 18. That the Federal Board for Vocational Education shall make an annual report to Congress, on or hefore December first, on the admAnistration of this Act and shall include in such report the reports made hy the State hoards on the administration of this Act hy each State and the expenditure of the money alloted to each State. And the House agree to the same. Dudley M. Hughes, w. w. euckee, CAiiEB Powers, Managers on the part of the House. Hoke Smith, Careoll S. Page, Managers on the part of the Senate. STATEMENT. There were 137 differences in this bill as it passed the House and as it passed the Senate. The Senate receded on 104 of these differences and the House on 33. The bill as it passed the House changed all of the dates in the measure, so that the appropriations will become available one j^ear later than provided in the Senate bill. This change, together with inconsequential changes in verbiage and punc- tuation, was responsible for a very large part of the differences in the two bills. The House provision, making the first appropria- tions available in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918. instead of June 30, 1917, was retained in the bill. There were three important differences in the measures passed by the two Houses ; the provision in the House bill that home economics share in the fund provided for the trades and industries, the membership of the Federal board and its assistants, and the requirements for the acceptance of the act by the States. The measure as it passed the House included the field of home economics in the appropriations under the trade and industrial funds. The Senate receded from its objections to this provision. As there are six States (Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, and Virginia) whose legislatures do not meet this year, this fact having been brought to the attention of the conferees by Senators and Eepresentatives from those States, the conferees have endeavored to so shape section 5 of the bill that it will be possible for these States to accept the provisions of this act through their governors until their legislatures shall have had time to act. The measure as it passed the Senate provided that the Federal Board for Vocational Education be composed of the Postmaster General, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Labor, and the board was authorized to select an advisory board of seven members. A number of experts and specialists were also authorized to assist the board. The measure as it passed the House provided for the appointment by the President of a representative of manufacturing interests, a representative of commercial interests other than manufacturing, a representative of labor, and a representative of agriculture, to act with the United States Commissioner of Education as a board of five to administer the act, and provided for the employment of such assistants as might be necessary. The provision agreed to by the conferees is a blending of the two proposals, so that the new system is to be linked with the Govern- ment by the designation of the Secretary of Agriculturec the SeC; retary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, and the Commissioner of Education as ex-officio members of the board, and the appoint- ment by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, of 10 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. H rJ^S^^T^^^'^'V^ ^^'' manufacturing and commercial interests, a epiesentative of the agricultural interests, and a representative of Jabor, to act with them as members of the board fi.'^^'S"^!''T receded from its amendments to' the bill, which had he effect of merely " authorizing " the appropriations, 'and the ap feXce ""' ""''^ definitely made in the bill as reported from con- DuDLEY M. Hughes, W. W. RUCKER, Caleb Powers, Managers on the part of the Bouse. r LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 019 595 341 7 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 019 595 341 7 HoUinger Corp. pH8.5