[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR386.4]

[Page 448]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
            REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 386--REHABILITATION TRAINING: REHABILITATION LONG-TERM TRAINING--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec.  386.4  What definitions apply?

    The following definitions apply to this program:
    (a) Definitions in 34 CFR 385.4.
    (b) Other definitions. The following definitions also apply to this 
part:
    Academic year means a full-time course of study--
    (1) Taken for a period totaling at least nine months; or
    (2) Taken for the equivalent of at least two semesters, two 
trimesters, or three quarters.
    Certificate means a recognized educational credential awarded by a 
grantee under this part that attests to the completion of a specified 
series of courses or program of study.
    Professional corporation or professional practice means--
    (1) A professional service corporation or practice formed by one or 
more individuals duly authorized to render the same professional 
service, for the purpose of rendering that service; and
    (2) The corporation or practice and its members are subject to the 
same supervision by appropriate State regulatory agencies as individual 
practitioners.
    Related agency means--
    (1) An American Indian rehabilitation program; or
    (2) Any of the following agencies that provide services to 
individuals with disabilities under an agreement with a designated State 
agency in the area of specialty for which training is provided:
    (i) A Federal, State, or local agency.
    (ii) A nonprofit organization.
    (iii) A professional corporation or professional practice group.
    Scholar means an individual who is enrolled in a certificate or 
degree granting course of study in one of the areas listed in Sec.  
386.1(b) and who receives scholarship assistance under this part.
    Scholarship means an award of financial assistance to a scholar for 
training and includes all disbursements or credits for student stipends, 
tuition and fees, and student travel in conjunction with training 
assignments.
    State rehabilitation agency means the designated State agency.

(Authority: 29 U.S.C. 711(c))

Subpart B [Reserved]