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PUBLIC LAW 89-329-NOV. 8, 1965

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lender to the borrower in annual installments, or whereby the lender agrees to make, in addition to the initial loan, additional loans in subsequent years. PART C—COLLEGE WORK-STUDY PROGRAM EXTENSION AND AMENDMENTS TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY AND OTHER AMENDIVIENTS

SEC. 441. Parts C and D of title I of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 (Public Law 88-452) are amended as follows: (1) By striking out "Director" in the first sentence of section 122(a) and inserting in lieu thereof "Commissioner of Education ^^ sm. su^ (hereinafter in this part referred to as the 'Commissioner')", and by striking out "Director" wherever that word appears in the other provisions of such part C and inserting in lieu thereof "Commissioner"; (2) By amending that part of section 121 that follows the sec- -^^ use 2751. tion designation to read as follows: "The purpose of this part is to stimulate and promote the part-time employment of students, particularly students from low-income families, in institutions of higher education who are in need of the earnings from such employment to pursue courses of study at such institutions."; (3) By striking out section 123 and inserting in lieu.thereof the following: "GRANTS FOR WORK-STUDY PROGRAMS

"SEC. 123. (a) The Commissioner is authorized to enter into agreements with institutions of higher education under which the Commissioner will make grants to such institutions to assist in the operation of work-study programs as hereinafter provided. "(b) For the purposes of this part— Definitions. "(1) The term 'institution of higher education' means an educational institution in any State which (A) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such certificate, (B) is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education, (C) provides an educational program for which it awards a bachelor's degree or provides not less than a two-year program which is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree, (D) is a public or other nonprofit institution, and (E) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association approved by the Commissioner for this purpose or, if not so accredited, (i) is an institution with respect to which the Commissioner has determined that there is satisfactory assurance, considering the resources available to the institution, the period of time, if any, during which it has operated, the effort it is making to meet accreditation standards, and the purpose for which this determination is being made, that the institution will meet the accreditation standards of such an agency or association within a reasonable time, or (ii) is an institution whose credits are accepted on transfer by not less than three institutions which are so accredited, for credit on the same basis as if transferred from an institution so accredited. Such term also includes any public or other nonprofit collegiate or associate degree school of nursing and any school which provides not less than a one-year program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation and which meets the provisions of clauses (A), (B), (D), and (E). I f the Commissioner determines that a particular category of such schools does not meet the requirements of

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