PURPOSE.

SEC. 202. PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this title to create a partnership among the Federal Government, States, and localities to provide, on a voluntary basis, adult education and literacy services, in order to— (1) assist adults to become literate and obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for employment and self-sufficiency; 112 STAT. 1060 (2) assist adults who are parents to obtain the educational skills necessary to become full partners in the educational development of their children; and (3) assist adults in the completion of a secondary school education.