Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73
§1101 Findings; purpose; and program authority
Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 28— - HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES AND STUDENT ASSISTANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER V— - DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS › Part Part A— - Hispanic-Serving Institutions › § 1101
Summary
Give grants and other help to colleges that serve large numbers of Hispanic students so those schools can better serve Hispanic and other low-income students. Congress found that Hispanic students are much more likely to miss out on college or not finish. Between 1973 and 1994, enrollment of white high school graduates in 4-year colleges grew at a rate two times higher than that of Hispanic graduates. Colleges serving many Hispanic students provide an important share of college places but get significantly less state and local funding per full‑time equivalent student. Those schools do well despite scarce resources, but funding shortfalls limit growth and could threaten their stability. The goal is to increase Hispanic students’ college access and completion and to strengthen the academic programs and stability of the colleges that educate most Hispanic students.
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Title 20, §1101
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(a)Congress makes the following findings:
(1)Hispanic Americans are at high risk of not enrolling or graduating from institutions of higher education.
(2)Disparities between the enrollment of non-Hispanic white students and Hispanic students in postsecondary education are increasing. Between 1973 and 1994, enrollment of white secondary school graduates in 4-year institutions of higher education increased at a rate two times higher than that of Hispanic secondary school graduates.
(3)Despite significant limitations in resources, Hispanic-serving institutions provide a significant proportion of postsecondary opportunities for Hispanic students.
(4)Relative to other institutions of higher education, Hispanic-serving institutions are underfunded. Such institutions receive significantly less in State and local funding, per full-time equivalent student, than other institutions of higher education.
(5)Hispanic-serving institutions are succeeding in educating Hispanic students despite significant resource problems that—
(A)limit the ability of such institutions to expand and improve the academic programs of such institutions; and
(B)could imperil the financial and administrative stability of such institutions.
(6)There is a national interest in remedying the disparities described in paragraphs (2) and (4) and ensuring that Hispanic students have an equal opportunity to pursue postsecondary opportunities.
(b)The purpose of this subchapter is to—
(1)expand educational opportunities for, and improve the academic attainment of, Hispanic students; and
(2)expand and enhance the academic offerings, program quality, and institutional stability of colleges and universities that are educating the majority of Hispanic college students and helping large numbers of Hispanic students and other low-income individuals complete postsecondary degrees.
(c)The Secretary shall provide grants and related assistance to Hispanic-serving institutions to enable such institutions to improve and expand their capacity to serve Hispanic students and other low-income individuals.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1101, Pub. L. 89–329, title V, § 500, as added Pub. L. 102–325, title V, § 501(a),
July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 653, set forth findings of Congress and purpose of this subchapter, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 105–244. Another prior section 1101, Pub. L. 89–329, title V, § 501, as added Pub. L. 99–498, title V, § 501(a), Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1495, related to statement of purpose and applicability of this subchapter, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 102–325. Another prior section 1101, Pub. L. 89–329, title V, § 511, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1255; Pub. L. 90–35, § 3(a)(3), (b),
June 29, 1967, 81 Stat. 85; Pub. L. 90–575, title II, § 231 (a), (b)(1), Oct. 16, 1968, 82 Stat. 1039; Pub. L. 91–230, title VIII, §§ 804(b), 805(a), Apr. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 190, 191; Pub. L. 92–318, title I, § 141(a)(1)(A), (c)(1)(C),
June 23, 1972, 86 Stat. 284, 285; Pub. L. 93–380, title VIII, § 835(a)(1), Aug. 21, 1974, 88 Stat. 605; Pub. L. 94–482, title I, §§ 151(a)(5)(A), 152(a), Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2152; Pub. L. 96–49, § 6(a), Aug. 13, 1979, 93 Stat. 353; Pub. L. 96–374, title V, § 501(a), Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1459, set forth statement of purpose and authorization of appropriations for Teacher Corps program, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 97–35, title V, § 587(a)(2), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 480, eff. Oct. 1, 1982. A prior section 501 of Pub. L. 89–329 was classified to section 1102 of this title prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 105–244. Another prior section 501 of Pub. L. 89–329 was classified to section 1091 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 94–482.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Subchapter effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1998 Amendment note under section 1001 of this title. National Job Bank for Teacher Recruitment Pub. L. 102–325, title XIV, § 1412,
July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 822, authorized Secretary of Education to conduct study on feasibility of establishing national and regional clearinghouses to operate national and regional teacher job banks and to contract one or more entities to establish a national or regional teacher job bank clearinghouse, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–332, § 6(b)(2), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3128. Training and Technical Assistance for School-Based Decisionmakers Demonstration Program Pub. L. 102–325, title XV, § 1531,
July 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 834, authorized Secretary of Education to make grants to local education agencies, in consortia with one or more institutions of higher education, to establish programs to provide training and technical assistance to school-based decisionmakers in local education agencies implementing system-wide reform, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105–332, § 6(b)(3), Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3128.
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Citation
20 U.S.C. § 1101
Title 20 — Education
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Apr 6, 2026
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