A bill to amend section 131 (b) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 to encourage more research into the areas of in-service training and the recruitment of teachers from skilled persons presently employed in the community.

Directs State boards receiving funds under the Vocational Education Act of 1963 to use a portion of such funds for grants for research into the areas of inservice training in vocational education program development and the recruitment of skilled craftsmen and technicians employed in the community into the vocational education teaching profession.