State leadership activities

From amounts reserved under section 2322(a)(2) of this title, each eligible agency shall— conduct State leadership activities to improve career and technical education, which shall include support for— The State leadership activities described in subsection (a) may include— establishing statewide industry or sector partnerships among local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, adult education providers, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations that may be present in the State, employers, including small businesses, and parents, as appropriate to— facilitate the establishment, expansion, and integration of opportunities for students at the secondary level to— for teachers, faculty, specialized instructional support personnel, and paraprofessionals providing career and technical education instruction, support services, and specialized instructional support services, high-quality comprehensive professional development that is, to the extent practicable, grounded in evidence-based research (to the extent a State determines that such evidence is reasonably available) that identifies the most effective educator professional development process and is coordinated and aligned with other professional development activities carried out by the State (including under title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.] and title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 [20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.]), including programming that— supporting eligible recipients in eliminating inequities in student access to— awarding incentive grants to eligible recipients— for exemplary performance in carrying out programs under this chapter, which awards shall be based on— providing support for— consultation and coordination with other State agencies for the identification and examination of licenses or certifications that— An eligible agency that receives funds under section 2322(a)(2) of this title may not use any of such funds for administrative costs, unless expressly authorized under subsection (a).