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 90 STAT. 2096

PUBLIC LAW 94-482—OCT. 12, 1976 "(h) It is the intention of the Congress to encourage, whenever feasible, the development of individualized programs for disadvantaged students assisted under this subpart.". EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION

PROGRAM

SEC. 125. Part A of title IV of the Act is amended by redesignating subpart 5, and all references thereto, as subpart 6, and by inserting immediately after subpart 4 the following new subpart: "Subpart 5—Educational Information "PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION Federal share. 20 USC 1070d-2.

Post p. 2097.

"Educational Information Center."

"SEC. 418A. (a) The Commissioner shall, in accordance with the provisions of this subpart, make grants to States to pay the Federal share of the cost of planning, establishing, and operating Educational Information Centers to provide educational information, guidance, counseling, and referral services for all individuals, including individuals residing in rural areas. " (b)(1) For the purpose of enabling the Commissioner to carry out this subpart, there are authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1977, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 1978, and $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1979. "(2) The Commissioner shall allocate funds appropriated in each year under this subpart to each State submitting a plan approved under section 41 SB an amount which bears the same ratio to such funds as the population of such State bears to the population of all the States, except that for each fiscal year no State which submitted an approved plan shall receive from such funds less than $50,000 for that year. In making allocations under this paragraph, the Commissioner shall use the latest available actual data, including data on previous participation, which is satisfactory to him. "(c) The Federal share of the cost of planning, establishing, and operating Educational Information Centers for any fiscal year under this subpart shall be 66% per centum, and the non-Federal share may be in cash or in kind. "(d) For the purposes of this subpart, the term 'Educational Information Center' means an institution or agency, or combination of institutions or agencies, organized to provide services to a population in a geographical area no greater than that which will afford all persons within the area reasonable access to the services of the Center. Such services shall include— "(1) information and talent search services designed to seek out and encourage participation in full-time and part-time postsecondary education or training of persons who could benefit from such education or training if it were not for cultural or financial barriers, physical handicap, deficiencies in secondary education, or lack of information about available programs or financial assistance; "(2) information and referral services to persons within the area served by the Center, including such services with regard to— "(A) postsecondary education and training programs in the region and procedures and requirements for applying and gaining acceptance to such programs; "(B) available Federal, State, and other financial assistance, including information on procedures to be followed in applying for such assistance;

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