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105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1644

To amend subpart 4 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act

of 1965 regarding Grants to States for State Student Incentives.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

FEBRUARY 12, 1998

Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. KENNEDY, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr.

DODD, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. CONRAD, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. LEVIN, Mr.

KERRY, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mr. KELLEY, and Mr. HOLLINGS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources

A BILL

To amend subpart 4 of part A of title IV of the Higher

Education Act of 1965 regarding Grants to States for

State Student Incentives.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Leveraging Edu5 cational Assistance Partnership Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PART2 NERSHIP PROGRAM.

3 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section

4 415A(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.

5 1070c(b)) is amended—

6 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘1993’’ and

7 inserting ‘‘1999’’;

8 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para9 graph (3); and

10 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the follow11 ing:

12 ‘‘(2) RESERVATION.—For any fiscal year for

13 which the amount appropriated under paragraph (1)

14 exceeds $35,000,000, the excess shall be available to

15 carry out section 415E.’’.

16 (b) SPECIAL LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSIST17 ANCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.—Subpart 4 of part A of

18 title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.

19 1070c et seq.) is amended—

20 (1) by redesignating section 415E as 415F; and

21 (2) by inserting after section 415D the follow22 ing:
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1 ‘‘SEC. 415E. SPECIAL LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSIST2 ANCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM.

3 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—From amounts reserved under

4 section 415A(b)(2) for each fiscal year, the Secretary

5 shall—

6 ‘‘(1) make allotments among States in the same

7 manner as the Secretary makes allotments among

8 States under section 415B; and

9 ‘‘(2) award grants to States, from allotments

10 under paragraph (1), to enable the States to pay the

11 Federal share of the cost of the authorized activities

12 described in subsection (c).

13 ‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY RULE.—Except as otherwise

14 provided in this section, the provisions of this subpart

15 which are not inconsistent with this section shall apply to

16 the program authorized by this section.

17 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—Each State receiv18 ing a grant under this section may use the grant funds

19 for—

20 ‘‘(1) increasing the dollar amount of grants

21 awarded under section 415B to eligible students who

22 demonstrate financial need;

23 ‘‘(2) carrying out transition programs from sec24 ondary school to postsecondary education for eligible

25 students who demonstrate financial need;
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1 ‘‘(3) carrying out community service programs

2 for eligible students who demonstrate financial need;

3 ‘‘(4) creating a scholarship program for eligible

4 students who demonstrate financial need and wish to

5 enter teaching;

6 ‘‘(5) carrying out early intervention programs,

7 mentoring programs, and career education programs

8 for eligible students who demonstrate financial need;

9 and

10 ‘‘(6) awarding merit or academic scholarships

11 to eligible students who demonstrate financial need.

12 ‘‘(d) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT REQUIREMENT.—

13 Each State receiving a grant under this section for a fiscal

14 year shall provide the Secretary an assurance that the ag15 gregate amount expended per student or the aggregate ex16 penditures by the State, from funds derived from non-Fed17 eral sources, for the authorized activities described in sub18 section (c) for the preceding fiscal year were not less than

19 the amount expended per student or the aggregate expend20 itures by the State for the activities for the second preced21 ing fiscal year. The Secretary may waive this subsection

22 for good cause, as determined by the Secretary.

23 ‘‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the

24 cost of the authorized activities described in subsection (c)

for any fiscal year shall be 331 25 ⁄3 percent.’’.
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1 (c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

2 (1) PURPOSE.—Subsection (a) of section 415A

3 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.

4 1070c(a)) is amended to read as follows:

5 ‘‘(a) PURPOSE OF SUBPART.—It is the purpose of

6 this subpart to make incentive grants available to States

7 to assist States in—

8 ‘‘(1) providing grants to—

9 ‘‘(A) eligible students attending institu10 tions of higher education or participating in

11 programs of study abroad that are approved for

12 credit by institutions of higher education at

13 which such students are enrolled; and

14 ‘‘(B) eligible students for campus-based

15 community service work-study; and

16 ‘‘(2) carrying out the activities described in sec17 tion 415F.’’.

18 (2) ALLOTMENT.—Section 415B(a)(1) of the

19 Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070c–

20 1(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘and not reserved

21 under section 415A(b)(2)’’ after ‘‘415A(b)(1)’’.

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