2015 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare (Sections 1 - 18445)
Chapter 144 - Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights (Sections 15001 - 15115)
Subchapter III - Program for Direct Support Workers Who Assist Individuals With Developmental Disabilities (Sections 15111 - 15115)
Sec. 15113 - Reaching up scholarship program
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 144 - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ASSISTANCE AND BILL OF RIGHTS SUBCHAPTER III - PROGRAM FOR DIRECT SUPPORT WORKERS WHO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES Sec. 15113 - Reaching up scholarship program |
Contains | section 15113 |
Date | 2015 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 106-402, title III, §303, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1735. |
Statutes at Large Reference | 114 Stat. 1735 |
Public and Private Law | Public Law 106-402 |
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The Secretary may award grants to eligible entities, on a competitive basis, to enable the entities to carry out scholarship programs by providing vouchers for postsecondary education to direct support workers who assist individuals with developmental disabilities residing in diverse settings. The Secretary shall award the grants to pay for the Federal share of the cost of providing the vouchers.
(b) Eligible entityTo be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an entity shall be—
(1) an institution of higher education;
(2) a State agency; or
(3) a consortium of such institutions or agencies.
(c) Application requirementsTo be eligible to receive a grant under this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including a description of—
(1) the basis for awarding the vouchers;
(2) the number of individuals to receive the vouchers; and
(3) the amount of funds that will be made available by the eligible entity to pay for the non-Federal share of the cost of providing the vouchers.
(d) Selection criteriaIn awarding a grant under this section for a scholarship program, the Secretary shall give priority to an entity submitting an application that—
(1) specifies that individuals who receive vouchers through the program will be individuals—
(A) who are direct support workers who assist individuals with developmental disabilities residing in diverse settings, while pursuing postsecondary education; and
(B) each of whom verifies, prior to receiving the voucher, that the worker has completed 250 hours as a direct support worker in the past 90 days;
(2) states that the vouchers that will be provided through the program will be in amounts of not more than $2,000 per year;
(3) provides an assurance that the eligible entity (or another specified entity that is not a voucher recipient) will contribute the non-Federal share of the cost of providing the vouchers; and
(4) meets such other conditions as the Secretary may specify.
(e) Federal shareThe Federal share of the cost of providing the vouchers shall be not more than 80 percent.
(Pub. L. 106–402, title III, §303, Oct. 30, 2000, 114 Stat. 1735.)
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