2012 US Code
Title 20 - Education
Chapter 28 - HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE (§§ 1001 - 1161aa-1)
Subchapter IV - STUDENT ASSISTANCE (§§ 1070 - 1099e)
Part A - Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher Education (§§ 1070 - 1070h)
Subpart 2 - federal early outreach and student services programs (§§ 1070a-11 - 1070a-81)
Division 1 - Federal TRIO Programs (§§ 1070a-11 - 1070a-18)
Section 1070a-17 - Staff development activities
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 20 - EDUCATION |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 20 - EDUCATION CHAPTER 28 - HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE SUBCHAPTER IV - STUDENT ASSISTANCE Part A - Grants to Students in Attendance at Institutions of Higher Education subpart 2 - federal early outreach and student services programs Division 1 - Federal TRIO Programs Sec. 1070a-17 - Staff development activities |
Contains | section 1070a-17 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 89-329, title IV, §402G, as added Pub. L. 102-325, title IV, §402(a)(4), July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 491; amended Pub. L. 105-244, title IV, §402(f), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1655; Pub. L. 110-315, title IV, §403(g), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3204. |
Statutes at Large References | 106 Stat. 491 112 Stat. 1655 122 Stat. 3204 |
Public Law References | Public Law 89-329, Public Law 102-325, Public Law 105-244, Public Law 110-315 |
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For the purpose of improving the operation of the programs and projects authorized by this division, the Secretary is authorized to make grants to institutions of higher education and other public and private nonprofit institutions and organizations to provide training for staff and leadership personnel employed in, participating in, or preparing for employment in, such programs and projects.
(b) Contents of training programsSuch training shall include conferences, internships, seminars, workshops, and the publication of manuals designed to improve the operation of such programs and projects and shall be carried out in the various regions of the Nation in order to ensure that the training opportunities are appropriate to meet the needs in the local areas being served by such programs and projects. Such training shall be offered annually for new directors of projects funded under this division as well as annually on the following topics and other topics chosen by the Secretary:
(1) Legislative and regulatory requirements for the operation of programs funded under this division.
(2) Assisting students in receiving adequate financial aid from programs assisted under this subchapter and part C of subchapter I of chapter 34 of title 42 and other programs.
(3) The design and operation of model programs for projects funded under this division.
(4) The use of appropriate educational technology in the operation of projects assisted under this division.
(5) Strategies for recruiting and serving hard to reach populations, including students who are limited English proficient, students from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in postsecondary education, students with disabilities, students who are homeless children and youths (as such term is defined in section 11434a of title 42), students who are in foster care or are aging out of the foster care system, or other disconnected students.
(c) ConsultationGrants for the purposes of this section shall be made only after consultation with regional and State professional associations of persons having special knowledge with respect to the needs and problems of such programs and projects.
(Pub. L. 89–329, title IV, §402G, as added Pub. L. 102–325, title IV, §402(a)(4), July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 491; amended Pub. L. 105–244, title IV, §402(f), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1655; Pub. L. 110–315, title IV, §403(g), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3204.)
Amendments2008—Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 110–315 added par. (5).
1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–244, §402(f)(1), inserted “participating in,” after “leadership personnel employed in,”.
Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 105–244, §402(f)(2), added par. (4).
Effective Date of 1998 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of this title.
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