12 2 STA T .34 21 PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 31 5— AU G .14 , 200 8‘ ‘ (2)anyservic e th at f aci l itates the transiti o nofst ud ents b et w een the p artner institutions . ‘‘(f) PROHIB I T IO N . —N o funds provided under this section shall be used to financially co m pensate an institution for the purposes of enterin g into an articulation agreement or for accepting students transferring into such institution. ‘‘(g) AP P L I CA TION S .—Any eligible partnership that desires to obtain a grant under this section shall submit to the S ecretary an application at such time , in such manner, and containing such information or assurances as the Secretary may re q uire. ‘‘(h) DEF INITION.— F or purposes of this section, the term ‘articu - lation agreement ’ means an agreement between institutions of higher education that specifies the acceptability of courses in transfer toward meeting specific degree requirements. ‘‘(i) A U THORI Z ATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— T here are authori z ed to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2 0 0 9 and each of the five succeeding fiscal years. ‘ ‘ PART P —JOBS TO C AR E ERS ‘ ‘ SEC.851 . GRANT ST O CREATE B R ID GES F RO MJ OBS TO CAREERS. ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to provide grants on a competitive basis to institutions of higher education for the purpose of improving developmental education to help students move more rapidly into for-credit occupational courses and into better j obs that may require a certificate or degree. ‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF PRO G RA M .—From amounts appropriated to carry out this section, the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to institutions of higher education, as defined in section 1 01(a), to create wor k force bridge programs between developmental courses and for-credit courses in occupational certifi- cate programs that are articulated to degree programs. Such workforce bridge programs shall focus on— ‘‘(1) improving developmental education, including E nglish language instruction, by customizing developmental education to student career goals
and ‘‘(2) helping students move rapidly from developmental coursework into for-credit occupational courses and through program completion. ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—An institution of higher education desiring a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Sec- retary at such time, in such manner, and containing such informa- tion as the Secretary may reasonably require. ‘‘(d) PRIORITIES.—The Secretary shall give priority to applica- tions that— ‘‘(1) are from institutions of higher education in which not less than 5 0 percent of the institution’s entering first- year students who are subject to mandatory assessment are assessed as needing developmental courses to bring reading, writing, or mathematics skills up to college level; and ‘‘(2) propose to replicate practices that have proven effective with adults, or propose to collaborate with adult education providers. ‘‘(e) R E Q UIRE D ACTI V IT Y .—An institution of higher education that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds to create workforce bridge programs to customize developmental Grants.20USC1 1 6 1 p .
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