[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 5, Volume 2, Parts 700 to 1199]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 5CFR792.221]

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                    TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL
 
          CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (Continued)
 
PART 792--FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' HEALTH AND COUNSELING PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart B--Agency Use of Appropriated Funds for Child Care Costs for 
 Lower income Employees--What Is the New Child Care Legislation and to 
                           Whom Does It Apply?
 
Sec. 792.221  What is the process for helping lower income employees with child care tuition?

    OPM guidance includes further explanation, but the process for the 
tuition assistance program can be summarized in 8 steps:
    (a) After completing your collective bargaining obligations, where 
applicable, notify the Congressional committees (see Sec. 792.203) and 
OPM of your decision to use a specific amount of appropriated funds for 
this purpose;
    (b) Determine how you will structure the program and which tuition 
assistance model you will use;
    (c) Determine how you will administer the program;
    (d) Advertise the program;
    (e) Conduct the application process;
    (f) Make the tuition assistance determinations and notify the 
employees (parents are then charged a reduced tuition rate by the 
provider);
    (g) Provide the funds to the provider or to an organization that 
will administer the program for you; and
    (h) Report the results to OPM on the mandatory reporting form.