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20 U.S.C. § 1161h — Improving college enrollment by secondary schools
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**(a) In general** From the amounts appropriated under subsection (c), the Secretary shall award a grant to one nonprofit organization described in subsection (b) to enable the nonprofit organization—
(1) to make publicly available the year-to-year postsecondary education enrollment rate trends of secondary school students, disaggregated by secondary school, in compliance with [section 1232g of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1232g&num=0&edition=prelim) (commonly known as the “Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974”);
(2) to identify not less than 50 urban local educational agencies and five States with significant rural populations, each serving a significant population of low-income students, and to carry out a comprehensive assessment in the agencies and States of the factors known to contribute to improved postsecondary education enrollment rates, which factors shall include—
(A) the local educational agency’s and State’s leadership strategies and capacities;
(B) the secondary school curriculum and class offerings of the local educational agency and State;
(C) the professional development used by the local educational agency and the State to assist teachers, guidance counselors, and administrators in supporting the transition of secondary students to postsecondary education;
(D) secondary school student attendance and other factors demonstrated to be associated with enrollment into postsecondary education;
(E) the use of data systems by the local educational agency and the State to measure postsecondary education enrollment rates and the incentives in place to motivate the efforts of faculty and students to improve student and schoolwide outcomes; and
(F) strategies to mobilize st
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**(a) In general** From the amounts appropriated under subsection (c), the Secretary shall award a grant to one nonprofit organization described in subsection (b) to enable the nonprofit organization—
(1) to make publicly available the year-to-year postsecondary education enrollment rate trends of secondary school students, disaggregated by secondary school, in compliance with [section 1232g of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1232g&num=0&edition=prelim) (commonly known as the “Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974”);
(2) to identify not less than 50 urban local educational agencies and five States with significant rural populations, each serving a significant population of low-income students, and to carry out a comprehensive assessment in the agencies and States of the factors known to contribute to improved postsecondary education enrollment rates, which factors shall include—
(A) the local educational agency’s and State’s leadership strategies and capacities;
(B) the secondary school curriculum and class offerings of the local educational agency and State;
(C) the professional development used by the local educational agency and the State to assist teachers, guidance counselors, and administrators in supporting the transition of secondary students to postsecondary education;
(D) secondary school student attendance and other factors demonstrated to be associated with enrollment into postsecondary education;
(E) the use of data systems by the local educational agency and the State to measure postsecondary education enrollment rates and the incentives in place to motivate the efforts of faculty and students to improve student and schoolwide outcomes; and
(F) strategies to mobilize student leaders to build a college-bound culture; and
(3) to provide comprehensive services to improve the schoolwide postsecondary education enrollment rates of each of not less than ten local educational agencies and States, with the federally funded portion of each project declining by not less than 20 percent each year beginning in the second year of the comprehensive services, that—
(A) participated in the needs assessment described in paragraph (2); and
(B) demonstrated a willingness and commitment to improving the postsecondary education enrollment rates of the local educational agency or State, respectively.
**(b) Grant recipient criteria** The recipient of the grant awarded under subsection (a) shall be a nonprofit organization with demonstrated expertise—
(1) in increasing schoolwide postsecondary enrollment rates in low-income communities nationwide by providing curriculum, training, and technical assistance to secondary school staff and student peer influencers; and
(2) in a postsecondary education transition data management system.
**(c) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2009 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years.
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All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors on all construction and minor remodeling projects assisted under any applicable program shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar construction and minor remodeling in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with sections 3141–3144, 3146, and 3147 of title 40. The Secretary of Labor shall have, with respect to the labor standards specified in this section, the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 and [section 3145 of title 40](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title40-section3145&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Institution of higher education** For purposes of this chapter, other than subchapter IV, the term “institution of higher education” means an educational institution in any State that—
(1) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, or persons who meet the requirements of [section 1091(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1091/d&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education;
(3) provides an educational program for which the institution awards a bachelor’s degree or provides not less than a 2-year program that is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree, or awards a degree that is acceptable for admission to a graduate or professional degree program, subject to review and approval by the Secretary;
(4) is a public or other nonprofit institution; and
(5) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association, or if not so accredited, is an institution that has been granted preaccreditation status by such an agency or association that has been recognized by the Secretary for the granting of preaccreditation status, and the Secretary has determined that there is satisfactory assurance that the institution will meet the accreditation standards of such an agency or association within a reasonable time.
**(b) Additional institutions included** For purposes of this chapter, other than subchapter IV, the term “institution of higher education” also includes—
(1) any school that provides not less than a 1-year program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a re
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TITLE 20—EDUCATION
§ 1161h
(4) Amount of fellowship awards
Fellowship awards under this section shall
consist of a stipend in an amount equal to the
level of support provided to fellows under the
National Science Foundation Graduate Re-
search Fellowship Program, except that such
stipend shall be adjusted as necessary so as
not to exceed the fellow’s tuition and fees or
demonstrated need (as determined by the in-
stitution of higher education where the grad-
uate student is enrolled), whichever is greater.
(5) Academic progress required
An individual student shall not be eligible to
receive a fellowship award—
(A) except during periods in which such
student is enrolled, and such student is
maintaining satisfactory academic progress
in, and devoting essentially full time to,
study or research in the pursuit of the de-
gree for which the fellowship support was
awarded; and
(B) if the student is engaged in gainful em-
ployment, other than part-time employment
in teaching, research, or similar activity de-
termined by the eligible institution to be
consistent with and supportive of the stu-
dent’s progress toward the appropriate de-
gree.
(e) Rule of construction
Nothing in this section shall be construed to
require an eligible institution that receives a
grant under this section—
(1) to grant a preference to or to differen-
tially treat any applicant for a faculty posi-
tion as a result of the institution’s participa-
tion in the program under this section; or
(2) to hire a Patsy T. Mink Fellow who com-
pletes this program and seeks employment at
such institution.
(f) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section such sums as may be nec-
essary for fiscal year 2009 and each of the five
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