teacher educators, administrators, su- § 174.218 Applications for grants.

pervisors, coordinators, and other per-
sonnel, in order to strengthen education
programs supported under Part F of the
Act and the administration of schools
offering vocational education.
(20 U.S.C. 1119c-2(a))

§ 174.216 Cooperative arrangements.

(a) Cooperative arrangements to carry out training or retraining under this subpart may be between schools offering vocational education and private business or industry, commercial enterprises, or with other educational institutions (including those for the handicapped and the delinquent).

(b) Each agency, enterprise, and institution which enters into a cooperative arrangement under this program, shall attest to the accuracy of a statement of its responsibilities and undertakings set forth in the arrangement by signature of an authorized official on the grant application submitted to the Commissioner by the State board under § 174.218. (20 U.S.C. 1119c-2(a))

§ 174.217 Types of training programs. Grants under this subpart may be used for projects and activities such as:

(a) Exchange of vocational education teachers and other staff members with skilled technicians or supervisors in industry (including mutual arrangements for preserving employment and retirement status, and other employment benefits during the period of exchange), and the development and operation of cooperative programs involving periods of teaching in schools providing vocational education and of experience in commercial, industrial, or other public or private employment related to the subject matter taught in those schools;

(b) Inservice training programs for vocational education teachers and other staff members to improve the quality of instruction, supervision, and administration of vocational education programs; and

(c) Short-term or regular-session institutes, or other preservice and inservice training programs or projects designed to improve the qualifications of persons entering and reentering the field of vocational education, except that funds may not be used for seminars, symposia, workshops, or conferences, unless these are part of a continuing program of inservice or preservice training.

(20 U.S.C. 1119c-2(b))

(a) Submission. Applications from State Boards for grants under this subpart shall be submitted to the Commissioner in accordance with §§ 100a.15 and 100a.16 of this chapter.

(b) Contents. The Commissioner will not approve an application unless it:

(1) Sets forth a program for carrying out one or more projects or activities which meet the requirements of § 174.217, and provides for such methods of administration as are necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the program (the application shall identify the individuals who are responsible for coordinating Statewide vocational education personnel development);

(2) Sets forth policies and procedures which assure that Federal funds made available under this subpart for any fiscal year will be so used as to supplement, and to the extent practicable increase, the level of funds that would, in the absence of the Federal funds, be made available for purposes which meet the requirements in § 174.217, and in no case supplant those funds;

(3) Provides for such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures as may be necessary to assure proper disbursement of and accounting for Federal funds paid to the applicant under this subpart; and

(4) Provides for making such reports, in such form and containing such information, as the Commissioner may require to carry out his functions under this subpart, and for keeping such records and for affording such access thereto as the Commissioner may find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of those reports.

(20 U.S.C. 1119c-2(c))

§ 174.219 Criteria for evaluation of ap plications.

In addition to the criteria set forth in § 100a.26(b) of this chapter, the Commissioner will evaluate applications for grants under this subpart on the basis of the following:

(a) The extent to which under the cooperative ararngement the State board identifies the present and future needs of the State for particular areas of vocational education and channels its personnel development program toward meeting the needs in those areas;

(b) The extent to which the proposed training to be provided under the cooperative arrangement will familiarize

(c) "Area vocational school" means(1) A specialized high school used exclusively or principally for the provision of vocational education to persons who are available for full-time study in preparation for entering the labor market, or

(2) The department of a high school exclusively or principally used for providing vocational education in no less than five different occupational fields to persons who are available for full-time study in preparation for entering the labor market, or

(3) A technical or vocational school used exclusively or principally for the provision of vocational education to persons who have completed or left high school and who are available for fulltime study in preparation for entering the labor market, or

(4) The department or division of a junior college or community college or university which provides Vocational education in no less than five different occupational fields, under the supervision of the State Board, leading to immediate employment but not necessarily leading to a baccalaureate degree-if such a school is available to all residents of the State or an area of the State designated and approved by the State Board, and if, in the case of a school, department, or division described in subparagraph (3) or (4) of this paragraph, it admits as regular students both persons who have completed high school and persons who have left high school. The term "State Board" as used in this definition means a State Board for vocational education designated or created by State law as the sole State agency responsible for the administration of vocational education, or for supervision of the administration thereof by local educational agencies in the State. (42 U.S.C. 2753; 20 U.S.C. 1248)

(d) "Basic Educational Opportunity Grants Program" means the program authorized by Title IV-A, Subpart 1 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.

(20 U.S.C. 1070a)

(e) "Clock hour" means a period of time which is the equivalent of (1) a 50

to 60 minute class, lecture, or recitation, or (2) a 50 to 60 minute faculty supervised laboratory, shop training, or internship.

(f) "Dependent student" means a student who does not qualify as a "selfsupporting or independent student" as defined in paragraph (w) of this section. (42 U.S.C. 2751-2756)

(g) "Eligible institution" or "institution" means an institution of higher education, an area vocational school, or a proprietary institution of higher education.

(42 U.S.C. 2753(b))

(h) "Expected family contribution of a dependent student" means the sum of the amounts which reasonably may be expected from the student and his spouse to meet the student's cost of education as described in § 175.11 and the amount which reasonably may be expected to be made available to him by his parents for such purpose.

(i) "Expected family contribution of an independent or self-supporting student" means the amount which reasonably may be expected from the student and his spouse to meet the student's cost of education as described in § 175.11.

(j) "Financial need" means the difference between a student's cost of education and his expected family contribution.

(k) "Full-time student" means a student who is carrying any combination of courses, research, or special studies which, according to the standards and practices of the institution in which the student is enrolled, is considered fulltime study.

(1) "Good standing" means, with regard to a student, that the institution in which the student is enrolled has determined that (1) the student is eligible, in accordance with its own standards and practices, to continue in attendance at the institution, and (2) the student is making measurable progress toward the completion of his course of study.

(m) "Graduate or professional student" means, in general, a student who is enrolled in an academic program of instruction above the college level which is provided at an institution of higher education. The term includes (1) that portion of any program involving a period of study beyond four years of study at the college level, or (2) any portion of a program leading to (i) a degree beyond the bachelor's or first professional degree, or

(ii) a first professional degree, when at least three years of study at the college level are required for entrance into a program leading to such degree.

(42 U.S.C. 2751-2756)

(n) "Guaranteed Student Loan Program" means the student loan program authorized by Title IV, Part B of the Higher Education Act of 1965. (20 U.S.C. 1071-1087-2)

(0) "Half-time graduate student" means a graduate or professional student who is carrying any combination of courses, research, or special studies which, according to the standards and practices of the institution in which the student is enrolled, is considered halftime graduate study.

(p) "Half-time undergraduate student" means an undergraduate student who is carrying a half-time undergraduate academic work load measured in terms of (1) the tuition and fees customarily charged for such half-time study by the institution and (2) the course work or other required activities as determined by the institution in which the student is enrolled; Provided, however, That such course work and activities amount to the equivalent of a minimum of (i) 6 semester hours or 6 quarter hours per academic term for institutions utilizing semester, trimester, or quarter hour systems; (ii) 12 semester hours or 18 quarter hours per academic year for institutions which measure progress in terms of credit hours but which do not utilize semester, trimester, or quarter systems; or (iii) 12 clock-hours per week for institutions which utilize clock hours to measure progress.

(20 U.S.C. 1088 (c) (2))

(q) "Institution of higher education" means an educational institution in any State which (1) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, (2) is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education, (3) provides an educational program for which it awards a bachelor's degree or provides not less than a two-year program which is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree, (4) is a public or other nonprofit institution, and (5) (i) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association, or (ii) in the case of a public institution offering postsecondary

vocational education, is approved by a State approval agency recognized by the Commissioner as a reliable authority as to the quality of public postsecondary vocational education in that State, or (iii) is an institution with respect to which the Commissioner has determined that there is satisfactory assurance, considering the resources available to the institution, the period of time, if any, during which it has operated, the effort it is making to meet accreditation standards, and the purpose for which this determination is being made, that the institution will meet the accreditation standards of such an agency or association within a reasonable time, or (iv) is an institution whose credits are accepted, on transfer, by not less than three institutions which are so accredited, for credit on the same basis as if transferred from an institution so accredited.

The term "institution of higher education" also includes any school which provides not less than a one-year program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation and which meets the provisions of subparagraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5) of this paragraph. For purposes of this part a one-year program of training means a program of study in which a student will receive supervised training totaling at least 900 clock hours of instruction. The term "institution of higher education" also includes any proprietary institution of higher education, as defined in paragraph (v) of this section which has an agreement with the Commissioner containing such terms and conditions as the Commissioner determines to be necessary to insure that the availability of assistance to students at the school under this part has not resulted, and will not result, in an increase in the tuition, fees or other charges to such students.

(20 U.S.C. 1087-1(b), 1088(b) and 1141(a))

(r) "National Direct Student Loan Program" means the student loan program authorized by Title IV, Part E of the Higher Education Act of 1965. (20 U.S.C. (1087 aa-ff))

(s) "National of the United States" means (1) a citizen of the United States, or (2) a person who, though not a citizen of the United States, owes permanent allegiance to the United States. (8 U.S.C. 1101 (a) (22))

(t) "Nonprofit" as applied to a school, agency, organization, or institution,

(v) "Proprietary institution of higher education" means a school which (1) provides not less than a six-month program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized oc'cupation, (2) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, (3) is legally authorized by the State in which it is located to provide a program of education beyond secondary education, (4) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association approved by the Commissioner for this purpose, (5) is not a public or other nonprofit institution, and (6) has been in existence for at least two years. For purposes of this part a six-month program of training means a program of study, which does not include such study by correspondence, in which a student will receive supervised training totaling at least 600 clock hours of instruction, or, in the case of a program offered by correspondence, a program of study requiring at least 600 hours of preparation.

(20 U.S.C. 1088 (b) (3))

(w) "Self-supporting or Independent Student" means a student who:

(1) Has not and will not be claimed as an exemption for Federal income tax purposes by any person except his or her spouse for the calendar year(s) in which aid is received and the calendar year prior to the academic year for which aid is requested;

(2) Has not received and will not receive financial assistance of more than $600 from his or her parent(s) in the

calendar year(s) in which aid is received and the calendar year prior to the academic year for which aid is requested; and

(3) Has not lived or will not live for more than 2 consecutive weeks in the home of a parent during the calendar year in which aid is received and the calendar year prior to the academic year for which aid is requested.

For purposes of this paragraph, a student will not be considered to have been claimed as an exemption by a parent, or to have received $600 from a parent, or to have lived with a parent if that parent has died prior to the student's submission of an application for employment under the College WorkStudy Program.

(42 U.S.C. 2751-2756)

(a) Initial allotments. From sums appropriated to carry out this part for a fiscal year, not to exceed 2 percent will be allotted by the Commissioner among Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Virgin Islands, according to their respective needs for assistance under this part. In addition to such sum, an amount will be reserved to provide Work-Study assistance to students who reside in, but attend eligible institutions outside of, American Samoa or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. The amount so reserved will be allotted to eligible institutions and shall be available only for the purpose of providing Work-Study assistance to such students. The remainder of the sums will be allotted among the States as provided in paragraph (b) of this section. For the purpose of com