PUBLIC LAW 105-244—OCT. 7, 1998 112 STAT. 1589 "(2) ADDITIONAL INSTITUTIONS. —The term 'proprietary institution of higher education' also includes a proprietary edu- ^ cational institution in any State that, in lieu of the requirement in paragraph (1) of section 101(a), admits as regular students persons who are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance in the State in which the institution is located. "(c) POSTSECONDARY VOCATIONAL INSTITUTION. — "(1) PRINCIPAL CRITERIA. —For the purpose of this section, the term 'postsecondary vocational institution' means a school that— "(A) provides an eligible program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation; "(B) meets the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5) of section 101(a); and "(C) has been in existence for at least 2 years. "(2) ADDITIONAL INSTITUTIONS.— Thtj term 'postsecondary vocational institution' also includes an educational institution in any State that, in lieu of the requirement in paragraph (1) of section 101(a), admits as regular students persons who are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance in the State in which the institution is located. "SEC. 103. ADDITIONAL DEFINITIONS. 20 USC 1003. "In this Act: "(1) COMBINATION OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDU- CATION.— The term 'combination of institutions of higher education' means a group of institutions of higher education that have entered into a cooperative arrangement for the purpose of carrying out a common objective, or a public or private nonprofit agency, organization, or institution designated or created by a group of institutions of higher education for the purpose of carrying out a common objective on the group's behalf. "(2) DEPARTMENT. — The term 'Department' means the Department of Education. "(3) DISABILITY. — The term 'disabilitA^ has the same meaning given that term under section 3(2) of the Americans With Disabihties Act of 1990. "(4) ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. — The term 'elementary school' has the same meaning given that term under section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. "(5) GIFTED AND TALENTED. —The teriui 'gifted and talented' has the same meaning given that term under section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. "(6) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.—The term 'local educational agenc/ has the same meaning {pven that term under section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. "(7) NEW BORROWER.— The term 'new borrower' when used with respect to any date means an individual who on that date has no outstanding balance of principal or interest owing on any loan made, insured, or guaranteed under title IV. "(8) NONPROFIT. —The term 'nonprofit' as applied to a school, agency, organization, or institution means a school, agency, organization, or institution owned and operated by one or more nonprofit corporations or associations, no part 5»-194O-98 -23:QL3Part2
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