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Vermont Department for Children and Families Postsecondary Education Rules Economic Services Division

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ii. Is 18 years of age or older and a full-time student in a secondary school or attending an equivalent level of vocational or technical training and is reasonably expected to complete the educational program before reaching the age of 22 or is not expected to complete the educational program before reaching age 22 solely due to a documented disability.

5. “Family” means one or more dependent children living with one or both parents of such children. 6. “Field directly related to employment" means a field of study where employers are most likely to seek PSE graduates to fill positions in the occupation specified in the participant's PSE plan. i. Employers in this context refer to entities that employ individuals in the PSE participant's occupation at sites located in the labor market area where they plan to seek employment. 7. "Full-time" means forty (40) hours of work per week or a position requiring no fewer than thirty- five (35) hours of work per week that the employer defines as full-time. 8. "Labor Market Area" means the geographic area used by the Vermont Department of Labor, or the comparable agency in another state, if the PSE participant intends to seek employment out- of-state. 9. "Making Progress Toward a Degree" means an academic record of the PSE participant, during their participation in the program, that demonstrates the likelihood they will be able to: i. Satisfactorily complete the college's general requirements for attainment of a two-year or four-year postsecondary undergraduate degree and the specific requirements for completion of the field of study specified in the PSE plan; and ii. Complete these requirements within the schedule in the PSE plan for completion of the degree, taking into consideration extensions approved in accordance with rule 2421. 10. "Matriculating or Matriculated Student" means: i. A PSE applicant, who is attending or has been accepted and registered for classes at a two- year or four-year postsecondary undergraduate degree program; or ii. A PSE applicant, who plans to attend the Community College of Vermont (CCV) and has completed the CCV application and the federal financial aid application and: A. Provided prior transcript with college level course success; B. Provided documentation of the College Readiness Assessment with no requirement to take basic skills courses; or C. Provided documentation of the successful completion of basic skills courses. 11. "Occupation" means a specific job title or cluster of related job titles, as listed in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles, the Occupational Information Network, the Occupational Outlook Handbook, or other relevant employment-related services or publications. 12. "Parent" means the same as in 15C V.S.A. § 102(16) or a stepparent, who resides in the same household with a dependent child no less than 50 percent of the time in accordance with a shared custody agreement or order, pursuant to Reach Up Eligibility rule 2224.