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 94 STAT. 1380

PUBLIC LAW 96-374—OCT. 3, 1980 "CONTINUING EDUCATION

20 USC 1015.

Programs, contracts

"SEC. 115. (a) Each State shall use such sums as may remain available from that State's allotment after reserving the amounts required to carry out the provisions of sections 113 and 114 of this part for the purpose of— "(1) promoting access to and retention in postsecondary educational programs for adults whose educational needs have been inadequately served; "(2) expanding and improving postsecondary education programs which help adults develop their occupational potential and prepare for transitions between education and work; "(3) eliminating barriers posed by previous education or training, age, sex, race, handicap, national origin, rural isolation, or economic circumstance which may place adults at a disadvantage in seeking postsecondary educational opportunities; (4) strengthening statewide and other mechanisms of information, counseling, and referral which provide access to postsecondary education and serve the special needs of adults; and "(5) developing strategies to promote the financial self-sufficiency of postsecondary education programs initiated pursuant to this part. "(b) To promote the purposes of subsection (a), each State may make grants to and enter into contracts with public and private institutions and organizations, institutions of higher education, business, industry, and labor, or any combination thereof, for programs, such as— "(1) the creation or expansion of labor education, training and technical assistance programs, and the development of cooperative relationships between State and local labor organizations and institutions and agencies which provide opportunities for continuing education; "(2) the removal of barriers to continuing education caused by rural isolation or other rural-related factors; "(3) legal, vocational, and health educational services and information services for older individuals who use preretirement education as a means to adjust to retirement; "(4) the promotion of resource sharing for innovative uses of technology, including telecommunications, either on an interstate or intrastate basis, to overcome barriers to postsecondary educational opportunities; "(5) educational and occupational information and counseling services designed to meet the special needs of adult women, particularly homemakers, and to assist their entry or reentry into postsecondary education and the labor force; "(6) the collection and dissemination of information, including data banks, on sources of student financial assistance and information designed to assist individuals to make choices among postsecondary institutions, programs, and other educational opportunities; (7) community education service activities consistent with the purpose of this section for adults in rural areas; "(8) postsecondary educational programs suited to individuals whose educational needs have been inadequately served, especially the handicapped, older individuals, migrant and seasonal farmworkers, individuals who can participate in programs only on a part-time basis, and individuals who otherwise would be unlikely to continue their education beyond high school;

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