Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 2.djvu/103

 PUBLIC LAW 96-374—OCT. 3, 1980

94 STAT. 1381

"(9) child care services to assist individuals desiring to participate to enter or reenter the field of postsecondary education and the labor force; and "(10) the promotion or delivery of postsecondary education services to women at the place of their employment or in conjunction with their employment, "(c) No grant or contract may be entered into to carry out the activities described in clause (9) of subsection (b) unless the agreement to make the grant or the contract contains provisions designed to assure that— "(1) the State will provide assurances that the State has established a cooperative agreement between the State entity responsible for planning under section 113 and the agency responsible for coordinating child care services within the State; and "(2) funds made available pursuant to such grant or contract will be used for services furnished only by child care providers licensed in the State or child care providers who have applied for renewal of such a license and are determined by the State to be likely to be approved for renewal. "(d) Each State may use an amount which does not exceed 5 per centum of sums available for this section or $40,000, whichever is greater, for the administration and operation of programs described in subsection O> of this section. c)

Grant and contract agreement provisions.

Program administration and operation.

FEDERAL DISCRETIONARY GRANTS

"SEC. 116. (a) From 10 per centum of the sums appropriated to carry out the provisions of this part, the Secretary is authorized to make grants to and enter into contracts with public and private institutions and organizations, institutions of higher education, business, industry, labor, and States, or any combination thereof for activities which— "(1) develop and evaluate innovative delivery systems to increase access to postsecondary education for underserved adults; "(2) expand the range of educational and community resources used to meet the needs of underserved adults for continuing education; "(3) promote the development of interstate educational delivery systems, cooperative and consortial arrangements, and programs (including telecommunications) which more effectively address regional needs for continuing education; "(4) stimulate and evaluate creative approaches to the problems of access for adults inadequately served by existing educational offerings; "(5) develop statewide, regional, or national programs to coordinate educational and occupational information, including information on student financial assistance, through creation and expansion of data banks for the more effective coordination and dissemination of such information; "(6) assist States to perform their functions of authorizing institutions of higher education effectively; and "(7) provide preservice and inservice training to teachers and administrative personnel involved in child care programs, including the recruitment and training of low-income parents for child care positions, and provide specialized training in early childhood education, and to provide improved teacher certification criteria for child care programs.

20 USC 1016.

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