406.1—What is the State-Administered Tech-Prep Education Program?
         If the annual appropriation for tech-prep education exceeds $50,000,000, the State-Administered Tech-Prep Education Program provides financial assistance for—
    
    
        
        (a) 
         Planning and developing four-year or six-year programs designed to provide a tech-prep education program leading to a two-year associate degree or certificate; and
    
    
        
        (b) 
         Planning and developing, in a systematic manner, strong, comprehensive links between secondary schools and postsecondary educational institutions.