42 U.S.C. § 18201 — Definitions
submitted 16 years ago by Pub. L. 111-148 to r/title-42-THE-PUBLIC-HEALTH-AND-WELFARE · 295 words · no verdicts yet
This section defines terms for the Pregnancy Assistance Fund chapter. It covers terms like "eligible institution of higher education," "community service center," "high school," and "intervention services." It also defines "State," "Secretary," "supportive social services," "accompaniment," and "violence."
(1) Accompaniment — assisting, representing, and accompanying a woman as she seeks judicial relief for child support, child custody, or restraining orders, seeks restitution for harm to people or property, or files criminal charges — which may include paying court costs and reasonable attorney and witness fees for that.
(2) Eligible institution of higher education* — an institution of higher education (as defined in section 1001 of title 20) that has already established and operates, or agrees to establish and operate once it gets a grant, a pregnant and parenting student services office.
(3) Community service center — a nonprofit organization that provides social services to residents of a specific geographic area, either directly or by contract with a local government agency.
(4) High school — any public or private school that operates grades 10 through 12, grades 9 through 12, or grades 7 through 12.
(5) Intervention services — for domestic violence, sexual violence, sexual assault, or stalking: 24-hour telephone hotline services connecting people to police protection and shelter referrals.
(6) Secretary — the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(7) State — includes the District of Columbia, any commonwealth, possession, or other territory of the United States, and any Indian tribe or reservation.
(8) Supportive social services — transitional and permanent housing, vocational counseling, and individual and group counseling aimed at preventing domestic violence, sexual violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
(9) Violence — both actual violence and the risk or threat of violence.
In this chapter:
The term “accompaniment” means assisting, representing, and accompanying a woman in seeking judicial relief for child support, child custody, restraining orders, and restitution for harm to persons and property, and in filing criminal charges, and may include the payment of court costs and reasonable attorney and witness fees associated therewith.
The term “eligible institution of higher education” means an institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 1001 of title 20) that has established and operates, or agrees to establish and operate upon the receipt of a grant under this chapter, a pregnant and parenting student services office.
The term “community service center” means a non-profit organization that provides social services to residents of a specific geographical area via direct service or by contract with a local governmental agency.
The term “high school” means any public or private school that operates grades 10 through 12, inclusive, grades 9 through 12, inclusive or grades 7 through 12, inclusive.
The term “intervention services” means, with respect to domestic violence, sexual violence, sexual assault, or stalking, 24-hour telephone hotline services for police protection and referral to shelters.
The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
The term “State” includes the District of Columbia, any commonwealth, possession, or other territory of the United States, and any Indian tribe or reservation.
The term “supportive social services” means transitional and permanent housing, vocational counseling, and individual and group counseling aimed at preventing domestic violence, sexual violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
The term “violence” means actual violence and the risk or threat of violence.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 111–148, title X, § 10211, Mar. 23, 2010, 124 Stat. 931.)
- 2010Enacted · Pub. L. 111-148 · 124 Stat. 931
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