The document consititutes Part 1 of the California State Plan for Vocational Education and provides the policies and procedures that will apply to the operation of the various phases of vocational education that qualify for financial support from the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968. It is based upon guidelines mandated by the U.S. Office of Education and is not intended to provide detailed directions for program operation or development. The plan covers the following areas of vocational education: General Administrative Organization, State Programs, Programs for the Disadvantaged, Research and Personnel Training, Exemplary Programs and Projects, Residential Schools, Consumer and Homemaking Education, Cooperative Programs, Work-Study Programs, and Regional Occupational Centers and Programs. Each of the 10 major sections is divided into numerous subsections under which information related to the administration of the program areas is presented. Appended material includes: a glossary, legal citations, and agreements and statements of understanding between certain educational agencies and institutions involved in implementing the plan. (Author/MS)