This handbook is designed to assist local boards of education, postsecondary educational institutions, and local advisory councils (LACs) in establishing LACs on vocational-technical education. (LACs are a mandatory prerequisite for receiving Federal funds in support of local vocational-technical education programs, services, and facilities.) Information contained in Title II--Vocational Education of the Education Amendments of 1976--which relates to establishment and responsibilities of LACs on vocational-technical education, is provided first. Other contents include a list of LAC functions, recommended by-laws, possible council activities, and a chart showing the general relationship between the groups involved and the lines of communication for implementation of the law by LACs. A copy is provided of the cooperative agreement existing between the State Advisory Council on Vocational-Technical Education and the Division of Vocational-Technical Education, Maryland State Department of Education, regarding joint and special technical assistance to LACs not explicitly delineated in the Federal legislation. Guidelines for the use of state vocational education funds are followed by an extract from the Annotated Code addressing the establishment of LACs in Maryland. The handbook concludes with a description of the Maryland organization for implementation of the Job Training Partnership Act and a suggested LAC calendar of activities. (YLB)