{"identifier":"/us/usc/t20/s3426","title":20,"num":"\u00a7\u202f3426.","heading":"Liaison for Proprietary Institutions of Higher Education","text":"\u00a7\u202f3426.\nLiaison for Proprietary Institutions of Higher Education\n(a)\nEstablishment\nThere shall be in the Department a Liaison for Proprietary Institutions of Higher Education, who shall be an officer of the Department appointed by the Secretary.\n(b)\nAppointment\nThe Secretary shall appoint, not later than 6 months after\n(1) has attained a certificate or degree from a proprietary institution of higher education; or\n(2) has been employed in a proprietary institution setting for not less than 5 years.\n(c)\nDuties\nThe Liaison for Proprietary Institutions of Higher Education shall\u2014\n(1) serve as the principal advisor to the Secretary on matters affecting proprietary institutions of higher education;\n(2) provide guidance to programs within the Department that involve functions affecting proprietary institutions of higher education; and\n(3) work with the Federal Interagency Committee on Education to improve the coordination of\u2014\n(A) the outreach programs in the numerous Federal departments and agencies that administer education and job training programs;\n(B) collaborative business and education partnerships; and\n(C) education programs located in, and involving, rural areas.","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t20/s3426.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s3426","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f3426."},{"t":"heading","text":"Liaison for Proprietary Institutions of Higher Education"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s3426/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Establishment"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"There shall be in the Department a Liaison for Proprietary Institutions of Higher Education, who shall be an officer of the Department appointed by the Secretary.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s3426/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Appointment"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The Secretary shall appoint, not later than 6 months after ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"October 7, 1998","tail":", a Liaison for Proprietary Institutions of Higher Education who shall be a person who\u2014"}]},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s3426/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" has attained a certificate or degree from a proprietary institution of higher education; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s3426/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" has been employed in a proprietary institution setting for not less than 5 years.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t20/s3426/c","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(c)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Duties"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The Liaison for Proprietary Institutions of Higher Education shall\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s3426/c/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" serve as the principal advisor to the Secretary on matters affecting proprietary institutions of higher education;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s3426/c/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" provide guidance to programs within the Department that involve functions affecting proprietary institutions of higher education; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t20/s3426/c/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"chapeau","text":" work with the Federal Interagency Committee on Education to improve the coordination of\u2014"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t20/s3426/c/3/A","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(A)"},{"t":"content","text":" the outreach programs in the numerous Federal departments and agencies that administer education and job training programs;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t20/s3426/c/3/B","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(B)"},{"t":"content","text":" collaborative business and education partnerships; and","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subpara","id":"/us/usc/t20/s3426/c/3/C","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(C)"},{"t":"content","text":" education programs located in, and involving, rural areas.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}