training personnel in the field of aging

training personnel in the field of aging Sec. 110. (a) Section 404(a) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 3034(a)) is amended by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively. (b) Section 404(a) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 3034(a)) is amended by striking out paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new paragraphs: “(1) to assist in paying the costs, in whole or in part, of short term and in service training courses, workshops, institutes and other activities designed to improve the capabilities of participants to provide services to older persons and to administer programs related to the purposes of this Act, “(2) to assist in paying the costs, in whole or in part, of post-secondary education courses of training or study related to the purposes of this Act, including the payment of stipends to students enrolled in such courses,”. (c) Section 404 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 3034) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(c) The Commissioner may make grants under subsection (a) to assist in (1) the training of lawyers and paraprofessional persons who will (A) provide legal (including tax and financial) counseling and services to older persons; or (B) monitor the administration of any program by any public or private nonprofit institution, organization, or agency, or any State or political subdivision of a State, designed to provide assistance or services to older persons, including nursing home programs and other similar programs; and (2) the training of persons employed by or associated with public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations, including a State or political subdivision of a State, who will identify legal problems affecting older persons, develop solutions for such problems, and mobilize the resources of the community to respond to the legal needs of older persons.”.