[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 28, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 28CFR345.84]

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                    TITLE 28--JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
 
   CHAPTER III--FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC., DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
 
PART 345--FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES (FPI) INMATE WORK PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
         Subpart H--FPI Inmate Training and Scholarship Programs
 
Sec. 345.84  The FPI scholarship fund.

    FPI shall award post-secondary school scholarships to selected, 
qualified inmate workers. These scholarships provide an inmate with the 
opportunity to begin or continue with business and industry courses or 
vocational training as approved and deemed appropriate by the Supervisor 
of Education.
    (a) Eligibility requirements. The SOI and the Supervisor of 
Education at each institution shall develop application procedures to 
include, at a minimum, the following criteria:
    (1) The inmate shall be a full-time FPI worker.
    (2) The inmate has a favorable recommendation for participation from 
his or her work supervisor.
    (3) The inmate meets all relevant institution requirements for 
participation (e.g. disciplinary record, custody level).
    (4) The inmate is accepted by the institution of higher learning 
offering the course or program which is requested.
    (5) The inmate must maintain a verifiable average of ``C'' or better 
to continue program eligibility.
    (6) Before beginning the course of study, the inmate must sign an 
agreement to provide the SOI with an unaltered, original copy of his or 
her grades.
    (b) Scholarship selection procedures. FPI scholarship awards shall 
be made by a three member Selection Committee comprised of the SOI, the 
Supervisor of Education, and one other person designated by the SOI.
    (c) Scholarship program operation. (1) Ordinarily, one scholarship 
may be awarded per school period for every fifty workers assigned. At 
least one scholarship may be awarded at each institution location, 
regardless of the number of inmates assigned.
    (2) Individual scholarships ordinarily should not exceed the cost of 
tuition and books for one course. Where several courses may be taken for 
the same cost as one, the inmate worker may be allowed to take more than 
one course.
    (3) Scholarship monies are to be paid only to the institution 
providing instruction, or to the Education Department for transfer of 
funds to the college, university, or technical institution providing 
instruction.
    (4) An inmate may not receive more than one scholarship per school 
period.
    (5) An inmate must maintain at least a ``C'' average to be continued 
as eligible for further assistance. An inmate earning less than ``C'' 
must wait one school period of eligibility before reapplying for further 
assistance. Where a course grade is based on a ``pass/fail'' system, the 
course must be ``passed'' to be eligible for further assistance.
    (6) An inmate awarded a correspondence course must successfully 
complete the course during a school year (e.g., 2 semesters, 3 
quarters).
    (7) An inmate receiving scholarship aid must have approval from the 
SOI and the Supervisor of Education before withdrawing from classes for 
good reason. An inmate withdrawing or ``dropping'' courses without 
permission shall wait one school year before applying for further 
scholarship assistance. An inmate may withdraw from courses without 
penalty for medical or non-disciplinary administrative reasons such

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as transfer, writ, release, etc., without first securing permission, 
although withdrawals for medical reasons must be certified in writing by 
the Hospital Administrator.

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