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PUBLIC LAW 92-318-JUNE 23, 1972
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(f|) j h e amendments made by this section shall be effective after Jmie:30,197L PART L—POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION COMMISSION, COMPRKHEXSIVE PLANNING, AND COST OF EDUCATION DATA '
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AMENDMENTS TO TITLE XII o r THE H I G H E R EDUCATION ACT OF 1965
SEC. 196..Title X II of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended j^y adding after section 1201 the following two new sections: "STATE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION COMMISSIONS
"SEC. 1202. (a) Any State which desires to receive assistance under Post, p. 325. section 1203 or title X shall establish a State Commission or designate Ante, p. 312. ^^^ existing State agency or State Commission (to be known as the State Commission) which is broadly and equitably representative of the general public and public and private nonprofit and proprietary institutions of postsecondary education in the State including community colleges (as defined in title X), junior colleges, postsecondary vocational schools, area vocational schools, technical institutes, fouryear institutions of higher education and branches thereof. " (b) Such State Commission may establish committees or task forces, not necessarily consisting of Commission members, and utilize existing agencies or organizations, to make studies, conduct surveys, submit recommendations, or otherwise contribute the best available expertise from the institutions, interest groups, and segments of the society most concerned with a particular aspect of the Commission's work. "(c)(1) At any time after July 1, 1973, a State may designate the State Commission established under subsection (a) as the State agency 79 Stat. 122 0, QY institution required under section 10.5,603, or 704. I n such a case, the ^ 20 USC 1005, ^^ State Commission established under this section shall be deemed to 1123. ' meet the requirements of such sections for State agencies or Ante, p. 2 90. institutioiis. "(2) If a State makes a designation referred to in paragraph (1)— " (A) the Commissioner shall pay the State Commission the amount necessary for the proper and efficient administration of
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the Commission of the functions transferred to it by reason of the designation; and . ' ft. » " (B) the State Commission shall be considered the successor •' • • -'"' i' agency to the State agency or institution with respect to which the designation is made, and action theretofore taken by the State agency or institution shall continue to be effective until changed by the State Commission. 20 USC 1121. " (d) Any State which desires to receive assistance under title VI Ante, p. 2 88. or under title VII but which does not desire, after June 30, 1973, ro place the functions of State Commissions under such titles under the authority of the State Commission established pursuant to sub " .section (a) shall establish for the purposes of such titles a State Commission which is broadly representative of the public and of institutions of higher education (including junior colleges and technical institutes) in the State. Such State Commissions shall have the sole responsibility for the administration of State plans under such titles VI and V U within such State.
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