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 100 STAT. 1284

PUBLIC LAW 99-498—OCT. 17, 1986 "ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION STAFF DEVELOPMENT

20 USC 1013.

20 USC note. note. 20 USC note. 29 USC 42 USC note. 42 USC

1201 2301 50^" t^ 30oT 1305.

"SEC. 113. (a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to assist eligible institutions to provide in-service training to individuals involved in providing adult and continuing education services, including personnel involved in training offered under the Adult Education Act, the Job Training Partnership Act, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the National Apprenticeship Act, the Older Americans Act of 1965, and the Social Security Act. "(b) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—To carry out the purpose of this sec*'^°^.' ^^® Secretary shall make grants to eligible postsecondary institutions that have entered into agreements with the Secretary to carry out an adult and continuing education staff development training program in accordance with the requirements of this section, which may include— "(1) programs designed to enhance the pedagogical skills of the staff involved in programs offering adult and continuing education, including the training of staff and volunteers for literacy programs; "(2) technical assistance to programs of adult education, with particular emphasis on federally funded programs; and "(3) development of adult and continuing educational curricula materials, including adult literacy curricula, that may be used in adult and continuing education staff development training, especially materials that focus on utilization of new technologies. "(c) APPLICATIONS FOR ASSISTANCE.—(1) Any eligible institution requesting assistance under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application for assistance at such time, in such form, and containing such information, as may be required by the Secretary. The Secretary shall make awards on a competitive basis taking into consideration the relative cost and effectiveness of the proposed program. "(2) An institution, in its application for a grant, shall— "(A) describe a proposal for establishing or improving staff development programs including the proposed operational budget for the program or activities to be conducted with funds made available under this section; "(B) describe the applicant's current staff development program; "(C) provide for such financial control and accounting procedures as may be necessary to ensure proper disbursement and accounting for funds made available to the applicant under this section; "(D) set forth policies and procedures to ensure that Federal funds made available under this section for any fiscal year will be used to supplement and, to the extent practical, increase the funds that would otherwise be made available for the purposes of this part and in no case supplant those funds; "(E) set forth policies and procedures for evaluating the effectiveness of the institution in accomplishing the purposes of the activities for which a grant is awarded under this section; and "(F) provide such other information as the Secretary may require.

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