New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter XX - Higher Education Services Corporation › Subchapter C - General Awards, Academic Performance Awards, Fellowships and Other Awards › Part 2201 - General Eligibility Criteria › Section 2201.23 - New York State Child Welfare Worker Incentive Scholarship Program

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Definitions.
				  For purposes of this section and Education Law, section
				  679-h, the following definitions shall
				  apply:
(1) "Approved program of study" shall
				  mean those child welfare- related undergraduate and graduate degree programs
				  designated by the corporation on an annual basis and published on the
				  corporation's website conducted by an institution situated in the State, which
				  has been approved and operating in this State for at least one year, and has
				  been approved for participation in federal student financial aid programs
				  authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.
(2) "Award" shall mean a New York
				  State Child Welfare Worker Incentive Scholarship Program award pursuant to
				  section 679-h of the New York State Education Law.
(3) "Child welfare worker" shall mean an
				  individual who provides direct-care services to children and families at a
				  voluntary not-for-profit child welfare agency in New York State licensed by the
				  New York State Office of Children and Family Services.
(4) "Corporation" shall mean the New York
				  State Higher Education Services Corporation.
(5) "Direct care services" shall mean the
				  provision of programs and services to children and families that require some
				  degree of interaction between the child/family and the child welfare worker.
				  Such direct care services include, but are not limited to, assessments, home
				  visits, or direct implementation care plans.
(6) "Full time basis" as required by
				  Education Law, sections
				  679-h(2)(c) and
				  679-h(3)(a) shall mean
				  employment as a child welfare worker, as defined in this section, for an
				  average of 35 hours per week, or more, continuously over a calendar year,
				  except for an allowable interruption of employment upon completion of an award
				  recipient's degree program.
(7)
				  "Interruption of employment" shall mean an allowable temporary leave for a
				  definitive length of time due to circumstances approved by the corporation,
				  including, but not limited to, parental leave, medical leave, death of a family
				  member, or military duty that exceeds forty-two calendar days, excluding legal
				  holidays, regardless of whether such absence or leave is paid or unpaid.
(8) "Interruption of study" shall
				  mean an allowable temporary leave for a definitive length of time due to
				  circumstances approved by the corporation, including, but not limited to
				  parental leave, medical leave, death of a family member, or military duty.
(9) "Non-direct care services"
				  shall mean the provision of administrative and operational services in the
				  child welfare sector.
(10)
				  "Program" shall mean the New York State Child Welfare Worker Incentive
				  Scholarship Program.
(11)
				  "Qualified experience" as required by Education Law, section
				  679-h (2)(a) shall mean the provision of
				  direct-care services or non-direct care services as defined in this section.
				  Such qualified experience may be obtained through employment, training, or
				  education.