Delaware Code Title 19. Labor § 3404. Focus on Alternative Skills Training Program

(1) That the individual is a resident of Delaware.

(2) That the individual has attained any of the following:

(3) That the individual enrolled in an approved nondegree credit certificate program no later than 24 months after graduating from high school.

(4) If employed, a statement from the individual's employer providing the amount of financial assistance the employer paid toward tuition for the nondegree credit certificate program.

(c)(1) The Workforce Development Board, or its successor, shall maintain a list of nondegree credit certificate programs approved for FAST. The list of nondegree credit certificate programs approved for FAST must be updated annually.

(2) The Workforce Development Board must include the following criteria in the decision to approve a nondegree credit certificate program for FAST:

(1) The total amount of FAST payments for each eligible individual may not exceed $10,000.

(2) A FAST payment may not pay an individual's tuition for longer than 12 months, but multiple tuition payments may be made on behalf of an individual.

(3) The FAST payment is equal to the difference between the full amount of tuition charged by the nondegree credit certificate program and any financial assistance the individual received.

(4) FAST payments must be paid on a first-come, first-served basis.

(5) The FAST program is subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this specific purpose.  This subsection does not create a right or entitlement in an individual to receive a monetary payment under the compensation program.