legislation: 98-s-2919
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| 98-s-2919 | 98 | s | 2919 | Continuing Education Act of 1984 | Education | 1984-08-08 | 1984-08-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | Continuing Education Act of 1984 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (the Act) to revise title I provisions. Retitles title I (currently "Continuing Postsecondary Education Program and Planning") as "Postsecondary Continuing Education." Retitles and replaces title I part A (currently "Commission on National Development in Postsecondary Education") with new provisions for "Postsecondary Education Innovation and Outreach Grants." Sets forth the types of individuals for which such title I part A program is designed. Directs the Secretary of Education to carry out a program, in accordance with such part A, to assist eligible postsecondary institutions to establish programs to enhance the educational opportunities available to adult learners. Directs the Secretary, from specified sums, to award grants to institutions with applications meeting specified criteria for such assistance. Makes institutions of higher education, and combinations of such institutions, eligible for such part A assistance if the Secretary determines that specified conditions are met. Sets forth permissible uses of such part A grant funds. Sets the maximum award that may be made to a single applicant under part A for any three-fiscal-year period at $150,000. Retitles and replaces part B (currently "Education Outreach Programs") with new provisions for "Postsecondary Continuing Education Research and Research Application Grants." Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to and contracts with institutions of higher education and combinations of such institutions to carry out part B research and research application programs. Sets forth authorized uses of funds under such part B. Sets forth application requirements for such part B assistance. Sets the maximum award that may be made to a single applicant under part B at $400,000 for any fiscal year, and $2,000,000 over five years. Retains (under a new part C) provisions for the National Advisory Council on Continuing Education. Updates the required commencement date for the Council's annual reports to September 30, 1985. Sets forth new part D General Provisions. Defines "adult learner" for purposes of title I programs. Provides that, for purposes of title I part A, an "institution of higher education" includes all institutions of higher education described under general provisions relating to student assistance programs under the Act. Provides for a discretionary Federal share of title I programs. Authorizes the Secretary to include, under part A or B or both, an appropriate matching provision that makes Federal support contingent upon a non-Federal contribution of dollars or services by the approved applicant. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1990 to carry out title I programs. Sets the portion of such funds which may be used to carry out part B programs in any fiscal year at not less than 15 percent nore more than 20 percent. | 2025-08-29T17:41:00Z |