Minnesota State Plan
The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV) directs how Perkins funds are used for secondary, postsecondary, and adult career and technical education (CTE). Perkins IV replaces the 1998 Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act (Perkins III). As required by the Perkins IV Act, Minnesota is required to submit to the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) either a full six-year (July 1, 2007-June 30, 2013) Plan or a one-year Transition Plan (July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008) followed by a five-year Plan (July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2013).
Known as the Minnesota Perkins Five-Year Career and Technical Education (CTE) State Plan, a draft plan document has been prepared jointly by staff in the Office of the Chancellor, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and at the Minnesota Department of Education. Minnesota submitted a one-year Transition Plan, which was approved by the U.S. Department of Education on July 1, 2007 and which described how Minnesota intended to meet the intent of Perkins IV for FY08. The Transition Plan laid the foundation for the five-year plan starting in FY2009.
