Education Amendments of 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Education Amendments of 1979 Title I: Amendment to Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend through fiscal years 1985 the authorization of appropriations for community service and continuing education programs. Transfers the duties and authority for such programs from the Commissioner of Education to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. Sets the minimum yearly allotment to any State for continuing education programs at $25,000. Title II: Amendment to Title II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 - Changes the title II heading to: College and Research Library Assistance and Library Training and Research. Authorizes the Secretary (formerly directed the Commissioner of Education) to make resource development grants to institutions of higher learning and to other public and private nonprofit library institutions whose primary function is to provide library and information services to institutions of higher education on a formal cooperative basis. Authorizes the Secretary to make special purpose grants to: (1) institutions of higher education to meet special national or regional needs in library or information sciences; (…