New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner
Subchapter I - Scholarships and Grants
Part 147 - Aid for Blind or Deaf Students
Section 147.3 - Limitations on funding

Universal Citation: 8 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 147.3

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024

(a) Funding received by an academic institution pursuant to Education Law section 4210 shall be used for eligible students for the following purposes:

(1) to provide eligible students with supports to read including the employment of readers, notetakers, interpreters, and/or the purchase of technology to assist the student in reading from textbooks and pamphlets in his/her studies at the academic institution; or

(2) to aid such student in receiving instruction in such studies.

(b) Any academic institution that receives funding under this section shall ensure that it has a policy in place that requires students that are no longer eligible for readers aid to return any technology used by such student and/or purchased by the academic institution on behalf of such student under this section to the academic institution unless such technology becomes obsolete or damaged as determined by such institution. The academic institution shall use any returned technology for other matriculated students in the readers aid program unless otherwise approved by the commissioner or such technology is destroyed or no longer usable.

(c) By September 30th of the academic year for which funds have been provided, the academic institution shall return any unspent funds to the department.

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