Every participant shall receive a scholarship in the amount and with form of payment, which shall be bimonthly or monthly to be established by regulations. The participants shall also receive an additional financial incentive as established by the Administrator by regulations, according to the Administration’s resources, upon satisfactory completion of a minimum period of service in the Administration. In those cases in which contracts are entered with private educational institutions to offer services to the participants, the scholarships that they receive from the federal or state government for studies shall be understood to be equivalent to the economic incentives and/or scholarships that they should receive for their participation in the Administration, at the discretion of the Administrator.
The Administrator is also authorized to grant participants personal and travel leave, provide them with food, transportation, recreation and other facilities and services as deemed necessary, subject to what is provided for such purposes through regulations.
Every participant who has successfully completed his participation in the Administration shall also receive an official certificate accrediting his studies or training which shall be recognized and admitted as such for all pertinent purposes wherever it is required.
History —June 23, 1985, No. 1, p. 595, § 10; Aug. 6, 1999, No. 224, § 14.