1. (1) "Child and Family Services" means the Division of Child and Family Services.
2. (2) "Full-time" means enrollment in the standard number of credit hours for each semester or quarter as defined by the educational institution.
3. (3) "GED" means General Education Development.

4. (4) "Institution of higher education" means a school that:

   1. (a) awards a bachelor's degree or not less than a two-year program that provides credit toward a degree;
   2. (b) provides not less than one year of training toward gainful employment; or

   3. (c) is a vocational program that provides training for gainful employment and has been in existence for at least two years, and that also meets the following:

      1. (i) public or non-profit facility; and
      2. (ii) accredited or pre-accredited by a recognized accrediting agency that the Secretary of Education determines to be reliable and may operate in the state.
5. (5) "Out-of-home care" means substitute care for children in the custody of Child and Family Services and Native American Tribes.
6. (6) "Part-time" means enrollment in fewer credit hours than the full-time standard as defined by the educational institution.
7. (7) "Satisfactory progress" means maintaining at least a C grade average or 2.0 on a 4.0 scale on a cumulative basis or equivalent passing status as determined by the educational institution.

KEY: out-of-home care, Transition to Adult Living

Date of Last Change: December 28, 2023

Notice of Continuation: September 28, 2023

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 63G-4-201; 80-2-301; 80-2-302