§ 403.197 - What are the requirements for the use of equipment?

§ 403.197 What are the requirements for the use of equipment?

(a) Equipment purchased with funds under § 403.112, § 403.113, or § 403.116, when not being used to carry out the purposes of the Act for which it was purchased, may be used for other vocational education purposes if the acquisition of the equipment was reasonable and necessary for the purpose of conducting a properly designed project or activity under the Secondary School Vocational Education Program or the Postsecondary and Adult Vocational Education Program.

(b) Equipment purchased with funds under § 403.112, § 403.113, or § 403.116, when not being used to carry out the purposes of the Act for which it was purchased or other vocational education purposes, may be used for other instructional purposes if -

(1) The acquisition of the equipment was reasonable and necessary for the purpose of conducting a properly designed project or activity under the Secondary School Vocational Education Program or the Postsecondary and Adult Vocational Education Program; and

(2) The other use of the equipment is after regular school hours or on weekends.

(c) The use of equipment under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section must -

(1) Be incidental to the use of that equipment for the purposes under the Secondary School Vocational Education Program or the Postsecondary and Adult Vocational Education Program for which it was purchased;

(2) Not interfere with the use of that equipment for the purposes under the Secondary School Vocational Education Program or the Postsecondary and Adult Vocational Education Program for which it was purchased; and

(3) Not add to the cost of using that equipment for the purposes under the Secondary School Vocational Education Program or the Postsecondary and Adult Vocational Education Program for which it was purchased.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 2342(c)(3))