HR 3632 · 102th Congress · Education

Work Colleges Act of 1991

Introduced 1991-10-24· Sponsored by Rep. Perkins, Carl C. [D-KY-7]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.(1991-11-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Work Colleges Act of 1991 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to revise provisions for work-study programs to establish a work colleges program. (Replaces current provisions for work study for community service-learning on behalf of low-income individuals and families.) Authorizes appropriations to carry out the work colleges program. Requires such funds to be allocated to qualifying institutions, in lieu of allocations under other specified work-study program provisions, upon application, for eligible students as defined under student aid provisions. Requires an institution receiving such a work colleges program allocation to expend an equal amount of matching funds from non-Federal sources for such program. Authorizes institutions to use such work colleges program funds for: (1) supporting qualified students' educational costs through self-help payments or credits provided under the institution's work-learning program within the limits of student aid program provisions; (2) promoting work-learning-service experience as a tool of postsecondary education, financial self-help, and community service-learning opportunities; (3) administering, …

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1 Democrat