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REVISION OF MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT REQUIREMENT FOR COLLEGE
LIBRARY ASSISTANCE

SEC. 9. Effective for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1966, clauses (a) and (b) of section 202 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 are each amended by inserting after "June 30, 1965" the following: ", or during the two fiscal years preceding the fiscal year for which the grant is requested, whichever is the lesser".

TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS

SEC. 10. Paragraph (1) of section 301 (b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after "June 30, 1966," the following: "the sum of $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1967, and the sum of $55,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968,".

INCREASE IN MINIMUM ADVANCES FOR RESERVE FUNDS FOR INSURED LOAN
PROGRAM

SEC. 11. The second sentence of section 422 (b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended to read as follows: "The amount available, however, for advances to any State for each fiscal year ending prior to July 1, 1968, shall not be less than $25,000, and any additional funds needed to meet this requirement shall be derived by proportionately reducing (but not below $25,000 per year) the amount available for advances to each of the remaining States."

AMENDMENT TO HIGHER EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 TO AUTHORIZE THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO ESTABLISH A LOAN INSURANCE PROGRAM
FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUCH ACT AND THE NATIONAL VOCATIONAL
STUDENT LOAN INSURANCE ACT OF 1965

SEC. 12. The Higher Education Act of 1965 is further amended by inserting after section 435 a new section as follows:

"DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA STUDENT LOAN INSURANCE PROGRAM "SEC. 436. (a) The Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia is authorized (1) to establish a student loan insurance program which meets the requirements of this title and the National Vocational Student Loan Insurance Act of 1965 for a State loan insurance program in order to enter into agreements with the Commissioner for the purposes of this title and such Act, (2) to enter into such agreements with the Commissioner, (3) to use amounts appropriated to such Board for the purposes of this section to establish a fund for such purposes and for expenses in connection therewith, and (4) to accept and use donations for the purposes of this section.

"(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of any applicable law, if the borrower, on any loan insured under the program established pursuant to this section, is a minor, any otherwise valid note or other written agreement executed by him for the purposes of such loan shall create a binding obligation.

"(c) There are authorized to be appropriated to such Board such amounts as may be necessary for the purposes of this section."

STUDY TO DETERMINE MEANS OF IMPROVING LOAN INSURANCE PROGRAM

SEC. 13. The Commissioner of Education shall make an investigation and study to determine means of improving the loan insurance pro

gram pursuant to part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of

1965, particularly for the purpose of making loans insured under such 79 Stat. 1236. program more readily available to students. The Commissioner shall 20 USC 1071report the results of such investigation and study, together with his 1085. recommendations for any legislation necessary to carry out such im

provements, to the President and the Congress no later than January Report to Presi

1, 1968.

REVISION OF MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT REQUIREMENT FOR COLLEGE
EQUIPMENT PROGRAM

dent and Con

gress.

SEC. 14. Effective with respect to applications filed after December 30, 1966, section 604 (b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is 20 USC 1124. amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "An institution of higher education shall be eligible for a grant for a project pursuant to this part in any fiscal year only if such institution will expend from current funds for

instructional and library purposes, other than personnel costs, during 80 STAT, 1244 such fiscal year an amount not less than the amount expended by such 80 STAT. 1245 institution from current funds for such purposes during the previous

fiscal year."

INCREASE IN AUTHORIZATIONS FOR FEDERAL CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR

NATIONAL DEFENSE STUDENT LOANS

SEC. 15. Section 201 of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 78 Stat. 1100. is amended by striking out "and $195,000,000 for the fiscal year ending 20 USC 421. June 30, 1968" and inserting in lieu thereof "and $225,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968".

LOAN CANCELLATION FOR TEACHING HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, AND FOR
TEACHING IN THE TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS

SEC. 16. (a) Section 205 (b) (3) of the National Defense Education

Act of 1958 is amended by striking out "and (B) for the purposes of 79 Stat. 1253. any cancellation pursuant to clause (A)" and inserting in lieu thereof 20 USC 425. the following:"(B) such rate shall be 15 per centum for each complete academic year or its equivalent (as so determined by regulations) of service as a full-time teacher of handicapped children (including mentally retarded, hard of hearing, deaf, speech impaired, visually handicapped, seriously emotionally disturbed or other health impaired children who by reason thereof require special education) in a public or other nonprofit elementary or secondary school system, and (C) for the purposes of any cancellation pursuant to clause (A) or (B)".

(b) Section 103 (a) of such Act is amended by inserting after "except that" the following: "(1) as used in section 205(b)(3) such term includes the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and (2)".

(c) The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to teaching service performed during academic years beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, whether the loan was made before or after such enactment.

ASSISTANCE IN INDUSTRIAL ARTS ADDED TO TTTLE III OF NATIONAL DEFENSE
EDUCATION ACT OF 1958

SEC. 17. (a) Effective for fiscal years beginning after June 30, 1967, clauses (1) and (5) of section 303 (a) of the National Defense Educa

72 Stat. 1582. 20 USC 403.

Effective date.

tion Act of 1958 are each amended by inserting "industrial arts," after 20 USC 443. "economics,”.

80 STAT. 1245

79 Stat. 1254. 20 USC 441.

(b) Section 301 of such Act is amended by striking out "and $100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and for each of the two succeeding fiscal years" and inserting in lieu thereof "$100,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1966, and for the succeeding fiscal year and $110,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968".

Approved November 3, 1966.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 1467 (Comm. on Education & Labor) and No. 2326
(Comm. of Conference).

SENATE REPORT No. 1677 (Comm. on Labor & Public Welfare).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 112 (1966):

May 22: Considered and passed House.

Oct. 7: Considered in Senate.

Oct. 10: Considered and passed Senate, amended.

Oct. 21: House and Senate agreed to conference report.

90th Congress, H. R. 10943
June 29, 1967

An Act

To amend and extend title V of the Higher Education Act of 1985.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That it is the purpose of this Act to coordinate, broaden, and strengthen programs for the training and improvement of the qualifications of teachers and other educational personnel for all levels of the American educational system so as to provide a better foundation for meeting the critical needs of the Nation for personnel in these areas.

AMENDMENTS TO PART A (GENERAL PROVISION8) OF TITLE V OF HIGHER
EDUCATION ACT OF 1965

SEC. 2. Title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by

(a) striking out "TEACHER PROGRAMS" in the heading of such title and inserting in lieu thereof "EDUCATION PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT";

(b) redesignating section 502 as section 508; and

(c) striking out section 501 and inserting in lieu thereof the following sections:

"STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

"SEC. 501. The purpose of this title is to improve the quality of teaching and to help meet critical shortages of adequately trained educational personnel by (1) developing information on the actual needs for educational personnel, both present and long range, (2) providing a broad range of high quality training and retraining opportunities, responsive to changing manpower needs; (3) attracting a greater number of qualified persons into the teaching profession; (4) attracting persons who can stimulate creativity in the arts and other skills to undertake short-term or long-term assignments in education; and (5) helping to make educational personnel training programs more responsive to the needs of the schools and colleges. "NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON EDUCATION PROFESSIONS DEVELOPMENT

"SEC. 502. (a) The President shall, within ninety days after the enactment of this section, appoint a National Advisory Council on Education Professions Development (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Council'), for the purpose of reviewing the operation of this title and of all other Federal programs for the training and development of educational personnel, and evaluating their effectiveness in meeting needs for additional educational personnel, and in achieving improved quality in training programs as evidenced in the competency of the persons receiving such training when entering positions in the field of education. The Council shall, in addition, advise the Secretary and the Commissioner with respect to policy matters arising in the administration of this title and any other matters, relating to the purposes of this title, on which their advice may be requested.

Higher Education Act of 1965, amendment.

81 STAT, 81

81 STAT. 82

79 Stat. 1254.

20 USC 1091

1118.

"(b) The Council shall be appointed by the President, without Membership. regard to the civil service and classification laws, and shall consist of fifteen persons. The members, one of whom shall be designated by the President as Chairman, shall include persons broadly representative of the fields of education, the arts, the sciences, and the humanities, and of the general public, and a majority of them shall be engaged in teaching or in the education of teachers.

81 STAT. 83

Report to President and Congress.

Compensation.

80 Stat. 467,

80 Stat. 499.

Employees.

80 Stat. 416. Appropriation.

Annual report.

Grants, contracts.

"(c) The Council shall make an annual report of its findings and recommendations (including recommendations for changes in this title and other Federal laws relating to educational personnel training) to the President and the Congress not later than January 31 of each calendar year beginning after the enactment of this section. The President is requested to transmit to the Congress such comments and recommendations as he may have with respect to such report.

"(d) Members of the Council who are not in the regular full-time employ of the United States shall, while serving on the business of the Council, be entitled to receive compensation at rates fixed by the President, but not exceeding $100 per day (or, if higher, the rate specified at the time of such service for grade GS-18 in section 5332 of title 5, United States Code), including traveltime, and, while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business, may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons in the Government service employed intermittently.

"(e) The Council may appoint and fix the compensation of such employees as it deems necessary. The Council is authorized to obtain the services of experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code.

"(f) There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section the sum of $100,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1968, and the sum of $200,000 for each of the two succeeding fiscal years.

“APPRAISING EDUCATION PERSONNEL NEEDS

"SEC. 503. (a) The Commissioner shall from time to time appraise the Nation's existing and future personnel needs in the field of education, including preschool programs, elementary and secondary education, vocational and technical education, adult education, and higher education, and the adequacy of the Nation's efforts to meet these needs. In developing information relating to educational personnel needs, the Commissioner shall consult with, and make maximum utilization of statistical and other related information of, the Department of Labor, the National Science Foundation, the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, State educational agencies, State employment security agencies, and other appropriate public and private agencies. "(b) The Commissioner shall prepare and publish annually a report on the education professions, in which he shall present in detail his views on the state of the education professions and the trends which he discerns with respect to the future complexion of programs of education throughout the Nation and the needs for well-educated personnel to staff such programs. The report shall indicate the Commissioner's plans concerning the allocation of Federal assistance under this title in relation to the plans and programs of other Federal agencies.

"ATTRACTING QUALIFIED PERSONS TO THE FIELD OF EDUCATION

"SEC. 504. (a) The Commissioner is authorized to make grants to, or contracts with, State or local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, or other public or nonprofit agencies, organizations, or institutions, and he is authorized to enter into contracts with private agencies, institutions, or organizations when he, after consultation with the National Advisory Council on Education Professions Development, considers such contract will make an especially significant contribution to attaining the objectives of this section, for the purpose of

"(1) identifying capable youth in secondary schools who may be interested in careers in education and encouraging them to

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