§3982 — Title 20 Education | U.S. Code

Summary

Defines three key words used in this part. Applicant means, for the college-related activities, a college or university and the other participants named for those activities, and for the school-related activities, a local school district and the other participants named for those activities. Equipment means machines, utilities, built-in fixtures, and any buildings or enclosures needed to house them, plus everything needed for the place to work as an educational facility, like teaching tools, furniture, books, and audio‑visual materials. State agency for higher education means the state board or agency that mainly oversees colleges and universities, or if none exists, the agency or official the Governor or state law picks.

Title 20, §3982

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As used in this part—

(1)the term “applicant” means with respect to activities described in section 3984(a) of this title an institution of higher education and the other participants described in paragraph (3) of section 3984(a) of this title, and with respect to activities described in section 3984(b) of this title a local educational agency and the other participants described in paragraph (3) of section 3984(b) of this title;

(2)the term “equipment” includes machinery, utilities, and built-in equipment and any necessary enclosures or structures to house them, and includes all other items necessary for the functioning of a particular facility as a facility for the provision of educational services, including items such as instructional equipment and necessary furniture, printed, published, and audio-visual instructional materials, and books, periodicals, documents, and other related materials; and

(3)the term “State agency for higher education” means the State board of higher education or other agency or officer primarily responsible for the State supervision of higher education, or if there is no such officer or agency, an officer or agency designated by the Governor or by State law.

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1988—Pub. L. 100–418 substituted “part” for “subchapter” in introductory text. 1985—Pub. L. 99–159 struck out pars. (3), (4), and (5) which defined “Foundation”, “institution of higher education”, and “States”, respectively, and redesignated par. (6) as (3).

§3982 Definitions

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Title 20, §3982

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