Sec. 5002. Promoting postbaccalaureate opportunities for Hispanic Americans
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Section 512 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1102a ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Of the funds appropriated to carry out this part for a fiscal year, the Secretary— shall— use not less than one-third of such funds to award grants to carry out the activities described in section 513(b); and use not less than one-third of such funds to award grants to carry out the activities described in section 513(c); and may use any funds remaining (after using the funds in accordance with paragraph (1)) to award grants to carry out activities described in subsection
(b)or
(c)of section 513. . Section 513 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1102b ) is amended to read as follows: Grants awarded under this part shall be used for— one or more of the activities described in subsection (b); or one or more of the activities described in subsection (c). A grant awarded under this part may not be used for activities under both subsections
(b)and (c). Grants awarded under this part may be used for one or more of the following activities promoting postbaccalaureate opportunities for Hispanic Americans: Purchase, rental, or lease of scientific or laboratory equipment for educational purposes, including instructional and research purposes. Construction, maintenance, renovation, and improvement of classrooms, libraries, laboratories, and other instructional facilities, including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology equipment or services. Purchase of library books, periodicals, technical and other scientific journals, microfilm, microfiche, and other educational materials, including telecommunications program materials. Support for low-income postbaccalaureate students including outreach, academic support services, mentoring, scholarships, fellowships, and other financial assistance to permit the enrollment of such students in postbaccalaureate certificate and postbaccalaureate degree granting programs. Creating or improving facilities for Internet or other distance education technologies, including purchase or rental of telecommunications technology equipment or services. Collaboration with other institutions of higher education to expand postbaccalaureate certificate and postbaccalaureate degree offerings. Other activities proposed in the application submitted pursuant to section 514 that— contribute to carrying out the purposes of this part; and are approved by the Secretary as part of the review and acceptance of such application. Grants awarded under this part may be used for one or more of the following activities for faculty development: Support of faculty exchanges, faculty development, faculty research, curriculum development, and academic instruction. Financial support to graduate students planning to pursue academic careers who desire to become faculty at Hispanic-serving institutions. Career services in preparing for an academic career and identifying opportunities. Developing partnerships between Hispanic-serving institutions to help graduate students and hiring institutions connect with each other. Faculty recruitment efforts with an emphasis on graduates from Hispanic-serving institutions and other minority-serving institutions. Recruitment and retention incentives to allow Hispanic-serving institutions to make competitive offers to potential faculty, including use of funds for student loan repayment. Research support specifically for early career faculty. .
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