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42 U.S.C. § 12626 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 42. The Public Health and Welfare § 12626. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

In this division:

(1)Board

The term “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

(2)Campus director

The term “campus director”, with respect to a Corps campus, means the head of the campus under section 12615(d) of this title.

(3)Corps

The term “Corps” means the National Civilian Community Corps required under section 12615 of this title as part of the National Civilian Community Corps Program.

(4)Corps campus

The term “Corps campus” means the facility or central location established as the operational headquarters and boarding place for particular Corps units.

(5)Corps members

The term “Corps members” means persons receiving training and participating in projects under the National Civilian Community Corps Program.

(6)Director

The term “Director” means the Director of the National Civilian Community Corps.

(7)Institution of higher education

The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given that term in section 1001 of Title 20.

(8)Program

The term “Program” means the National Civilian Community Corps Program established pursuant to section 12612 of this title.

(9)Service-learning

The term “service-learning”, with respect to Corps members, means a method--

(A) under which Corps members learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized service experiences that meet actual community needs;

(B) that provides structured time for a Corps member to think, talk, or write about what the Corps member did and saw during an actual service activity;

(C) that provides Corps members with opportunities to use newly acquired skills and knowledge in real life situations in their own communities; and

(D) that helps to foster the development of a sense of caring for others, good citizenship, and civic responsibility.

(10)Unit

The term “unit” means a unit of the Corps referred to in section 12615(c) of this title.

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