The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) is seeking public comment on its Perkins V State Plan narrative. To comply with the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Act of 2019 Section 122 (a)(4) and North Carolina General Statues (115C Article 10), public hearings on the state plan for Career and Technical Education will be conducted for the purpose of providing opportunities for interested citizens to express their views on (a) the goals reflected in the state plan; (b) the program to be offered in the plan; (c) the allocation of responsibility for programs to be offered in the various levels of education and instruction; (d) the processes for transactions to fully comply with the Perkins Act of 2019 and the allocation of local, state, and federal resources to meet these goals.