cooperative education

cooperative education Sec. 129. (a) Title IV of the Act is further amended by striking out part D and any references thereto. (b) Title VIII of the Act is amended to read as follows: “TITLE VIII—COOPERATIVE EDUCATION “appropriations authorized “Sec. 801. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated— “(1) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, and the period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976, $13,000,000; “(2) for the fiscal year 1977, $15,000,000; “(3) for the fiscal year 1978, $20,000,000; “(4) for the fiscal year 1979, $25,000,000; and “(5) for each of the fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982, $25,000,000, 90 STAT. 2145 to enable the Commissioner to make grants pursuant to section 802 to institutions of higher education, or to combinations of such institutions, for the planning, establishment, expansion, or carrying out by such institutions or combinations of programs of cooperative education. Such programs shall provide alternating periods of academic study and of public or private employment, the latter affording students not only the opportunity to earn the funds necessary for continuing and completing their education but, so far as practicable, giving them work experience related to their academic or occupational objectives. “(b) There ate further authorized to be appropriated— (1) $1,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, and the period beginning July 1, 1976, and ending September 30, 1976; “(2) $1,500,000 for the fiscal year 1977; “(3) $2,500,000 for the fiscal year 1978; and “(4) $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, and 1982, to enable the Commissioner to make training, demonstration, or research grants or contracts pursuant to section 803. “(c) Appropriations under this title shall not be available for the payment of compensation of students for employment by employers under arrangements pursuant to this part. “grants for programs of cooperative education “Sec. 802. (a) From the sums appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) of section 801, and for the purposes set forth therein, the Commissioner is authorized to make grants to institutions of higher education that have applied therefor in accordance with subsection (b) of this section, in amounts not in excess of $175,000 to any one such institution for any fiscal year, and to combinations of such institutions (that have so applied) in amounts not to exceed an amount equal to the product of $125,000 times the number of institutions participating in such combination, for any fiscal year. “(b) Each application for a grant authorized by subsection (a) of this section shall be filed with the Commissioner at such time or times as he may prescribe and shall— “(1) set. forth programs or activities for which a grant is authorized under this section; “(2) specify the portion or portions of such programs or activities which will be performed by a nonprofit organization or institution other than the applicant and the compensation to be paid for such performance; “(3) provide that the applicant will expend during such fiscal year for the purpose of such program or activity not less than was expended for such purpose during the previous fiscal year: “(4) provide that the applicant shall make such reports and keep such records as are essential to insure that the applicant’s programs or activities are conducted in accordance with the provisions of this part; “(5) provide for such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to assure proper disbursement of, and accounting for, Federal funds paid to the applicant under this part; and “(6) include such other information as is essential to carry out the provisions of this part. “(c) No institution of higher education may receive, individually or as a participant in a combination of such institutions, grants under 90 STAT. 2146this section for more than five fiscal years, No such institution or combination thereof may receive— “(1) a grant in excess of 100 per centum of the total administrative cost for the first of such fiscal years; “(2) a grant in excess of 90 per centum of such cost for the second of such years; “(3) a grant in excess of 80 per centum of such cost for the third of such years; “(4) a grant in excess of 60 per centum of such cost for the fourth of such years; or “(5) a grant in excess of 30 per centum of such cost for the fifth of such years. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Commissioner shall not waive the provisions of this subsection. “(d) In approving applications under this section, the Commissioner shall give special consideration to applications from institut ions of higher education for programs which show the greatest promise of success because of— “(1) the extent to which programs in the academic discipline with respect to which the application is made have had a favorable reception by employers, “(2) the commitment of the institution of higher education to cooperative education as demonstrated by the plans which such institution has made to continue the program after the termination of Federal financial assistance, and “(3) such other factors as are consistent with the purposes of this section. “grants and contracts for training and research “Sec. 803. From the sums appropriated pursuant to subsection (b) of section 801, the Commissioner is authorized, for the training of persons in the planning, establishment, administration, or coordination of programs of cooperative education, for projects demonstrating or exploring the feasibility or value of innovative methods of cooperative education, or for research into methods of improving, developing, or promoting the use of cooperative education programs in institutions of higher education, to— “(1) make grants to or contracts with institutions of higher education, or combinations of such institutions, and “(2) make grants to or contracts with other public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations, when such grants or contracts will make an especially significant contribution to attaining the objectives of this section.”.