Washington Administrative Code › Title 250 - Student Achievement Council › Chapter 250-100 - Passport to careers program › Section 250-100-015 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter
				unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Academic year" is that period of time
			 typically between July 1st and the following June 30th, and may include summer
			 terms, during which a full-time student would normally be expected to complete
			 the equivalent of two semesters or three quarters or 900 clock hours of
			 instruction.
(2) "Agency" refers to
			 the Washington student achievement council (WSAC).
(3) "Apprentice" as defined in WAC
			 296-05-003 means a
			 person enrolled in a state approved, federally registered, or reciprocally
			 recognized apprenticeship program as defined in WAC
			 296-05-011.
(4) "Apprenticeship" means an apprenticeship
			 training program approved or recognized by the state apprenticeship council or
			 similar federal entity as defined in WAC
			 296-05-011.
(5) "Cost of attendance" means the cost
			 associated with attending a particular institution of higher education as
			 determined by the office including, but not limited to, tuition, fees, room,
			 board, books, personal expenses, and transportation, plus the cost of
			 reasonable additional expenses incurred by an eligible student and approved by
			 a financial aid administrator at the student's school of attendance.
(6) "Council" means the 10-member council of
			 the Washington student achievement council.
(7) "Federal foster care system" means the
			 foster care program under the federal unaccompanied refugee minor program,
			 Title
			 8
			 U.S.C. Sec. 1522 of the Immigration and
			 Nationality Act.
(8) "Financial
			 need" shall be determined as defined in WAC 250-21-010(4) in accordance with
			 industry standards and provisions as recognized and modified by the
			 office.
(9) "Homeless" or
			 "homelessness" means without a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence
			 as set forth in the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act,
			 42 U.S.C. Sec.
			 11301 et seq., or as amended.
(10) "Institution of higher education" means
			 any institution eligible for and participating in the Washington college grant
			 program.
(11)
			 "Occupational-specific costs" means the costs associated with entering an
			 apprenticeship or preapprenticeship including, but not limited to, fees,
			 tuition for classes, work clothes, rain gear, boots, occupation-specific tools,
			 as defined by the office.
(12)
			 "Office" means the WSAC office of student financial assistance.
(13) "Preapprenticeship" (also known as
			 apprenticeship preparation program) means an apprenticeship preparation program
			 recognized by the state apprenticeship council and as defined in
			 RCW
			  28C.18.162.
(14) "Program" means the passport to careers
			 program created in chapter 28B.117 RCW.
(15) "Satisfactory academic progress" shall
			 be defined in accordance with WAC 250-21-010(16) and is the student's
			 successful completion of a minimum number of credit or clock hours for each
			 term in which the grant was received.
(16) "State foster care system" means
			 out-of-home care pursuant to a dependency and includes the placement of
			 dependents from other states who are placed in Washington pursuant to orders
			 issued under the interstate compact on the placement of children, chapter 26.34
			 RCW.
(17) "Student budgets" are
			 determined by institutions of higher education and subject to approval by the
			 office. The student budget consists of that amount required to support an
			 individual as a student for nine months and may take into consideration cost
			 factors for maintaining the student's dependents. Additional adjustment may be
			 needed for varying enrollment periods.
(18) "Tribal court" has the same meaning as
			 defined in
			 RCW
			  13.38.040.
(19) "Tribal foster care system" means an
			 out-of-home placement under a dependency order from a tribal court.
(20) "Unaccompanied youth experiencing
			 homelessness" means a person that meets age requirements of the passport
			 program, is not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian, and lacks a
			 fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.
(21) "Verification" means that a student's
			 eligibility for passport has been documented by the department of children,
			 youth, and families (DCYF), department of social and health services (DSHS),
			 office of superintendent of public instruction (OSPI), tribal authorities, the
			 office and/or established through the institution's financial aid office based
			 on appropriate documentation.