Part of a training curriculum designed to prepare a multidisciplinary team of preservice/inservice personnel to deliver vocational and special education experiences for disabled individuals, this competency-based module focuses on federal and California state mandates pertaining to the vocational education of handicapped youth. Content includes rationale, objectives, prerequisites, evaluation procedures and criteria, content outline, learning activities and alternatives, and references and resources. Appended to the module is a paper by H. Kaney which highlights key federal and California legislative acts in four categories: (1) special education (Public Law 94-142; Public Law 98-199; California Education Code, Part 30); (2) vocational education and career development (Public Law 98-524; the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984; California Administrative Code, Title 5); (3) employment (Public Law 97-300, Job Training Partnership Act of 1982; Targeted Jobs Tax Credit; Public Law 98-527, the Developmental Disabilities Act of 1984; Social Security Act); (4) rehabilitation/habilitation (Public Law 93-112; Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act of 1983; California Administrative Code, Title 9). (JW)