Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part IV - Student Financial Assistance-Higher Education Scholarship and Grant Programs
Chapter 18 - Chafee Educational and Training Voucher Program
Section IV-1803 - Definitions

A. Words and terms not otherwise defined in this Chapter shall have the meanings ascribed to such words and terms in this Section. Where the masculine is used in these rules, it includes the feminine, and vice versa; where the singular is used, it includes the plural, and vice versa.

Academic Year-the academic year begins with the fall semester or term of the award year, includes the winter term, if applicable, the spring semester or term, and concludes with the completion of the summer session, if applicable.

Educational and Training Voucher-a federal grant that is available to certain students who have been in the foster care system based on the students financial need.

Foster Care System-a protective service administered by the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services or by a similar agency in another state, for children who must live apart from their parents due to neglect, abuse, or special family circumstances which requires that the child be cared for outside the family home.

Institution of Higher Education-a school that:

a. is eligible to receive funds under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965; and

b. awards a bachelors degree; or

c. provides a program of study that is at least two years long in which a student can earn credit toward a bachelors degree; or

d. provides not less than one year of training towards gainful employment; or

e. provides vocational training for gainful employment and has been in existence for at least two years.

Legal Guardianship-the duty and authority to make important decisions in matters having a permanent effect on the life and development of the child and the responsibility for the child's general welfare until he reaches the age of majority, subject to any residual rights possessed by the child's parents. It shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the rights and responsibilities of legal custody as established in the Louisiana Childrens Code.

Postsecondary Education-any educational program at an institution of higher education which admits as regular students those individuals with a high school diploma or equivalent, or admits as regular students persons who are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance, including, but not limited to, academic programs leading to an associate or baccalaureate, graduate or professional degree, or training which leads to a skill, occupational, or technical certificate or degree.

Satisfactory Academic Progress-a standard established in accordance with the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, by the institution at which a Chafee ETV recipient will be enrolled when receiving the ETV for measuring a student's progress in his or her educational program.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:3021-3031 and R.S. 17:3129.7.