20-7-329. Eligible agency for federal vocational education requirements. (1) The board of regents is the eligible agency for purposes of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006, as amended, which requires a state participating in programs under that act to designate a state board as the eligible agency responsible for administration or supervision of those programs.

(2) The board of regents shall contract with the superintendent of public instruction for the administration and supervision of K-12 career and technical education programs, services, and activities allowed by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006, as amended, and in concert with the state plan for career and technical education required by the act. The board of regents may contract with other agencies for the administration and supervision of technical education programs, services, and activities that receive funding allowed by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006, as amended.