APPENDIX Page Adams, Howard G., letter to Chairman O'Hara.. 310 Altman, Jack, director of financial aid, Humboldt State University, Arcata, Calif., resolution calling for improvement of the current student financial aid chaos. Barnes, Eugene, assistant cashier, The Merchants National Bank of Mobile, Benitez, Hon. Jaime, Resident Commissioner, Puerto Rico: Letter to Chairman O'Hara, dated February 27, 1974, enclosing a Cunningham, P. Jerome, president, Connecticut Association of Student de Larios, Edna F., principal, Westborough Junior High School, South San Francisco, Calif., letter to Chairman O'Hara, dated May 24, 1974Dent, Richard A., director, Financial Aid Services, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, letter to Chairman O'Hara, dated May 29, 1974, enclosing "Social Security Benefits," an article. 309 321 319 322 329 332 306 333 324 318 313 Holifield, Hon. Chet, a Representative in Congress from the State of 318 326 Humphreys, J. J., director, Scholarships and Financial Aid, University of Arizona at Tucson, letter to Chairman O'Hara, dated July 3, 1974, enclosing "Financial Aid to Arizona," Jursa, Ronald J., director, Student Financial Assistance Services, State of Lewis, Samuel R., director, Student Financial Aid, University of Minne sota at Minneapolis, letter to Hon. Donald Fraser, a Representative in Walker, Allen L., Fergus Falls Community College, letter to Chairman 374 360 307 327 312 378 325 311 324 STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE-PART 4 (Graduate Programs) TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1974 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SPECIAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to recess, in room 2261, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. James G. O'Hara (chairman) presiding. Present: Representatives O'Hara and Dellenback. Staff members present: Jim Harrison, staff director and Elnora Teets, clerk. Mr. O'HARA. The Special Subcommittee on Education will come to order. This morning we will carry out phase 4 of the current hearings on student assistance programs. Our focus today will be on programs of assistance to graduate students. It would, I think, be helpful if we put the text of those parts of the Higher Education Act, and related laws which relate to graduate student assistance programs in the hearing record at this point. TITLE IX-GRADUATE PROGRAMS PART B-GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS FOR CAREERS IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED SEC. 921. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this part. (20 U.S.C. 1134d) Enacted June 30, 1972, P.L. 92-318, sec. 181 (a), 86 Stat. 306. NUMBER OF FELLOWSHIPS SEC. 922. (a) During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and each of the two succeeding fiscal years, the Commissioner is authorized to award not to exceed seven thousand five hundred fellowships to be used for study in graduate programs at institutions of higher education. Such fellowships may be awarded for such period of study as the Commissioner may determine, but not in excess of three academic years, except (1) that where a fellowship holder pursues his studies as a regularly enrolled student at the institution during periods outside the regular sessions of the graduate program of the institution, a fellowship may be awarded for a period not in excess of three calendar years, and (2) that the Commissioner may provide by regulation for the granting of such fellowships for a period of study not to exceed one academic year (or one calendar year in the case of fellowships to which clause (1) applies) in addition to the maximum period otherwise applicable, under special circumstances in which the purposes of this part would most effectively be served thereby. (b) In addition to the number of fellowships authorized to be awarded by subsection (a) of this section, the Commissioner is authorized to award fellowships equal to the number previously awarded during any fiscal year under this section but vacated prior to the end of the period for which they were awarded; except that each fellowship awarded under this subsection shall be for such period of study, not in excess of the remainder of the period for which the fellowship which it replaces was awarded, as the Commissioner may determine. (20 U.S.C. 1134e) Enacted June 23, 1972, P.L. 92-318, sec. 181(a), 86 Stat. 306. AWARD OF FELLOWSHIPS AND APPROVAL OF INSTITUTIONS SEC. 923. (a) Of the total number of fellowships authorized by section 922(a) to be awarded during a fiscal year (1) not less than one-third shall be awarded to individuals accepted for study in graduate programs approved by the Commissioner under this section, and (2) the remainder shall be awarded on such bases as he may determine, subject to the provisions of subsection (c). The Commissioner shall approve a graduate program of an institution of higher education only upon application by the institution and only upon his finding that the application contains satisfactory assurance that the institution will provide special orientation and practical experiences designed to prepare its fellowship recipients for academic careers at some level of education beyond the high school. (b) In determining priorities and procedures for the award of fellowships under this section, the Commissioner shall (1) take into account present and projected needs for highly trained teachers in all areas of education beyond the high school, (2) give special attention to those institutions which have developed new doctoral-level programs especially tailored to prepare classroom teachers, (3) consider the need to prepare a larger number of teachers and other academic leaders from minority groups, but nothing contained in this clause shall be interpreted to require any educational institution to grant preference or disparate treatment to the members of one minority group on account of an imbalance which may exist with respect to the total number or percentage of persons of that group participating in or receiving the benefits of this program, in comparison with the total number or percentage of persons of that group in any community, State. section, or other area, (4) assure that at least one-half of all new fellowship recipients have demonstrated their competence outside of a higher education setting for at least two years subsequent to the completion of their undergraduate studies. (5) allow a fellowship recipient to interrupt his studies for up to one year for the purpose of work, travel, or independent study away from the campus, except that no stipend or travel expenses may be paid for such period, and (6) seek to achieve a reasonably equitable geographical distribution of graduate programs approved under this section, based upon such factors as student enrollments in institutions of higher education and population. (c) Recipients of fellowships under this part shall be persons who are interested in an academic career in educational programs beyond the high school level and are pursuing, or intend to pursue, a course of study leading to a degree of doctor of philosophy, doctor of arts, or an equivalent degree. (d) No fellowship shall be awarded under this part for study at a school or department of divinity. (20 U.S.C. 1134f) Enacted June 23, 1972, P.L. 92–318, sec. 181(a), 86 Stat. 306, 307. FELLOWSHIP STIPENDS SEC. 924. (a) The Commissioner shall pay to persons awarded fellowships under this part such stipends (including such allowances for subsistence and other expenses for such persons and their dependents) as he may determine to be consistent with prevailing practices under comparable federally supported programs. (b) The Commissioner shall (in addition to the stipends paid to persons under subsection (a)) pay to the institution of higher education at which such person is pursuing his course of study, in lieu of tuition charged such person, such amounts as the Commissioner may determine to be consistent with prevailing practices under comparable federally supported programs, except that such amount shall not exceed $4,000 per academic year for any such person. (20 U.S.C. 1134g) Enacted June 23, 1972, P.L. 92-318, sec. 181 (a), 86 Stat. 307. FELLOWSHIP CONDITIONS 10 SEC. 925. (a) A person awarded a fellowship under the provisions of this part shall continue to receive payments provided in section 404 only during such periods as the Commissioner finds that he is maintaining satisfactory preficiency in, and devoting essentially full time to, study or research in the field in which such fellowship was awarded, in an institution of higher education, and is not engaging in gainful employment other than part-time employment by such institution in teaching, research, or similar activities, approved by the Commissioner. (b) The Commissioner is authorized to require reports containing such information in such form and to be filed at such times as he determines necessary from any person awarded a fellowship under the provisions of this part. Such reports shall be accompanied by a certificate from an appropriate official at the institution of higher education, library, archive, or other research center approved by the Commissioner, stating that such person is making satisfactory progress in, and is devoting essentially full time to, the program for which the followship was awarded. (20 U.S.C. 1134h) Enacted June 23, 1972, P.L. 92–318, sec. 181 (a), 86 Stat. 307, 308. PART C-PUBLIC SERVICE FELLOWSHIP AWARD OF PUBLIC SERVICE FELLOWSHIPS SEC. 941. (a) During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973, and each of the two succeeding fiscal years, the Commissioner is authorized to award not to exceed five hundred fellowships in accordance with the provisions of this part for graduate or professional study for persons who plan to pursue a career in public service. Such fellowships shall be awarded for such periods as the Commissioner may determine but not to exceed three academic years (b) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this part. (20 U.S.C. 11341) Enacted June 23, 1972, P.L. 92-318, sec. 181(a), 86 Stat. 308. ALLOCATION OF FELLOWSHIPS SEC. 942. The Commissioner shall allocate fellowships under this part among institutions of higher education with programs approved under the provisions of this part for the use of individuals accepted into such programs, in such manner and according to such plan as will insofar as practicable (1) provide an equitable distribution of such fellowships throughout the United States; and (2) attract recent college graduates to pursue a career in public service. (20 U.S.C. 1134j) Enacted June 23, 1972, P.L. 92-318, sec. 181 (a), 86 Stat. 308. APPROVAL OF PROGRAMS SEC. 943. The Commissioner shall approve a graduate or professional program of an institution of higher education only upon application by the institution and only upon his findings (1) that such program has as a principal or significant objective the education of persons for the public service, or the education of persons in a profession or vocation for whose practioners there is a significant continuing need in the public service as determined by the Commissioner after such consultation with other agencies as may be appropriate; (2) that such program is in effect and of high quality, or can readily be put into effect and may reasonably be expected to be of high quality; (3) that the application describes the relation of such program to any program, activity, research, or development set forth by the applicant in an application, if any, submitted pursuant to section 901 (a) (2); and (4) that the application contains satisfactory assurance that (A) the institution will recommend to the Commissioner, for the award of fellowships under this part, for study in such program, only persons of superior 10 Apparent error. Should be section 924. |