Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-20 - STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE › Section 6A-20.045 - Open Door Grant Program

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) Purpose. The
				purpose of this rule is to set forth the requirements relating to the Open Door
				Grant Program, which is created to incentivize current and future workers to
				enroll in career and technical education that leads to a credential,
				certificate, or degree.
(2)
				Definitions.
(a) "Cost of the program" means
				the cost of tuition, fees, examination, assessments, books, and related course
				supplies, equipment and materials. Examination costs can include vouchers for
				third-party testing vendors.
(b)
				"Other educational expenses" include transportation and personal costs, in
				addition to, housing and food living expenses that are tied to a student's
				institutional cost of attendance. Students that receive a stipend to offset
				institutional cost of attendance expenses may not receive an amount that
				exceeds one thousand five hundred dollars ($1, 500) per academic
				year.
(c) "Department" means the
				Florida Department of Education.
(d) "Eligible institution" means a school
				district postsecondary technical career center under Section
				1001.44, F.S., a Florida College
				System institution under Section
				1000.21(3),
				F.S., or a charter technical career center under Section
				1002.34, F.S.
(e) "Eligible program" means integrated
				education and training (IET) programs as specified in Section
				1009.895(2)(b),
				F.S., which result in the award of credentials on the Master Credential List or
				any of the following workforce education programs that are included on the
				Master Credentials List: career certificate, applied technology diploma,
				registered apprenticeship certificate, preapprenticeship certificate, college
				credit certificate, associate in science degree, associate in applied science
				degree, non-credit program resulting in an industry certification on the Master
				Credentials List. The credential or program must be on the Master Credential
				List at the time of initial enrollment in program.
(f) "Integrated Education and Training" (IET)
				means programs that provide adult education and literacy activities
				concurrently and contextually with workforce preparation activities and
				workforce training, as defined by 34 CFR Part 463, Subpart D, (
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-13508
),
				(September 19, 2016). These federal regulations are incorporated by reference
				and may be obtained by contacting the Division of Florida Colleges, 325 West
				Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399.
(g) "Master Credential List" means the list
				of nondegree and degree programs under Section
				445.004(4),
				F.S., determined by the Credentials Review Committee that result in a
				credential of value. The Master Credential List is available at
https://careersourceflorida.com/boardroom/florida-credentials-review-committee/master-credentials-list/
.
(h) "State or federal financial aid" means
				scholarships and grants whose fund sources are the State of Florida or the
				federal government.
(i) "Allocation
				Formula" means the calculation by the Department to allocate funds to an
				eligible institution for the administration of the Open Door Grant
				Program.