New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT › Chapter XXII - Additional Institutional Participation In The Tuition Assistance Program › Subchapter A - Administration › Part 2400 - General Purposes And Definitions › Section 2400.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the
					 following meanings, unless otherwise specified:
(a) Academic year shall mean shall mean the
				  regular school year beginning July 1st and ending June 30th.
(b) Accrediting agency shall mean an
				  institutional accrediting agency recognized by the United States secretary of
				  education, or successor Federal agency.
(c) Adjudicatory proceeding shall mean any
				  activity which is not a rule making proceeding or a disciplinary action before
				  the corporation in which a determination of the legal rights, duties or
				  privileges of named parties thereto is required by statute to be made only
				  after an opportunity for a hearing.
(d) Approved program shall mean a
				  postsecondary program of instruction lasting at least three years at an
				  educational institution leading to a degree approved by, or on behalf of, the
				  corporation, as such terms are defined in this section, as provided in section
				  2408.13 
				  of this Title provided that such term shall not include programs registered by
				  the commissioner pursuant to Part 52 of this Title.
(e) Award shall mean a tuition assistance
				  program award pursuant to paragraphs b and b-1 of subdivision 4 of section 661  of the Education Law.
(f) Award program shall mean the tuition
				  assistance program pursuant to paragraphs b and b-1 of subdivision 4 of section 661  of the Education Law.
(g) Commissioner shall mean the Commissioner
				  of the State Education Department.
(h) Corporation shall mean the New York State
				  Higher Education Services Corporation.
(i) Cost of attendance shall mean the
				  following components:
(1) Tuition shall mean
				  the actual tuition charged to an award recipient by the educational institution
				  he or she is attending.
(2)
				  Required fees shall mean educational fees as defined in section
				  2408.16  of this
				  Title.
(3) Books shall mean a
				  reasonable amount, determined by the educational institution, of an award
				  recipient's cost of books for a regular academic year.
(4) Transportation shall mean a reasonable
				  amount, determined by the educational institution, of an award recipient's cost
				  for transportation for a regular academic year. This amount may include:
(i) the cost of travel between the award
				  recipient's residence and the educational institution; and
(ii) the cost of travel required for
				  completion of a course of study.
(5) Room and board shall mean an amount
				  calculated as follows:
(i) for a student who
				  has no dependents and lives with his or her parent(s), an allowance of
				  $1,100;
(ii) for a student who has
				  no dependents and lives in institutionally owned or operated housing, the
				  actual amount charged the student for room and board for a regular academic
				  year;
(iii) for a student who has
				  no dependents and does not live with his or her parent(s) or in institutionally
				  owned or operated housing, a standard allowance, determined by the educational
				  institution, for room and board for a regular academic year; or
(iv) for a student who has dependents, an
				  allowance, determined by the educational institution, for room and board for a
				  regular academic year based upon expenses incurred by the student and his or
				  her dependent(s).
For purposes of this section, a spouse is considered a
					 dependent.
(6)
				  Laboratory and other instruction-related expenses shall mean a reasonable
				  amount, determined by the educational institution, of an award recipient's
				  costs for laboratory and other instruction-related expenses, which shall
				  include but not be limited to laboratory fees and the cost of all equipment and
				  material which is required by the educational institution for the completion of
				  any course considered part of the approved program of an award
				  recipient.