N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 12 § 482.2

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 482.2 - Definitions

The following definitions of terms shall apply to this Part:

(a) Approved means approved by the Commissioner of Labor.

(b) Career and related training means any training program clearly leading to the qualifications or skills for a specific occupation, including but not limited to basic education skills, occupational skills training and skills upgrading; and consisting of one or more approved training courses or activities which require attendance at training for at least 12 hours in each week and a training period requiring not more than 24 months to complete.

(c) Competent and reliable agency means an entity approved by the State Department of Education or other appropriate State agency, or a provider of employment training services that has a record of demonstrated effectiveness in providing such services under the auspices of a government agency, or an established entity that provides satisfactory evidence to the Commissioner of Labor that it is capable of providing a program of career and related training.

(d) An approved training course means one offered by a competent and reliable agency and which:

(1) has a defined curriculum of appropriate duration to impart the intended skills and knowledge;

(2) is taught by competent instructors;

(3) uses appropriate instructional materials and equipment, including a written description of the skills and knowledge to be imparted and the hours devoted to instruction of pertinent skills;

(4) is taught in an appropriate training facility;

(5) requires tests for students to measure their successful achievement of the competencies taught by the course or training;

(6) will upgrade the claimant's existing skill or train the claimant for an occupation likely to lead to more regular long-term employment; and

(7) relates to an occupation or skill for which there are, or are expected to be in the immediate future, reasonable employment opportunities in the State.

(e) Demonstrates application for appropriate training means the date on which the claimant applied in writing for an approved training course which accepted the claimant and was approved for the claimant.

(f) Committed funds means funds needed to pay additional benefits during the current program year to claimants in approved career and related training.

(g) Accrued obligations means funds needed to pay additional benefits in a subsequent program year to claimants in approved career and related training.

(h) Program year means a year beginning on July 1st and ending on the following June 30th.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 12 § 482.2