20 CFR § 686.620 - Are Job Corps students eligible to receive cash allowances and performance bonuses?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t20/s686.620"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "20 CFR § 686.620 - Are Job Corps students eligible to receive cash allowances and performance bonuses?"
title_number: 20
title_name: "Employees' Benefits"
section_number: "686.620"
section_name: "Are Job Corps students eligible to receive cash allowances and performance bonuses?"
chapter_name: "EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
part_number: "686"
part_name: "THE JOB CORPS UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 142, 144, 146, 147, 159, 189, 503, Pub. L. 113-128, 128 Stat. 1425 (Jul. 22, 2014)."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 56443, Aug. 19, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "686"
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# 686.620 Are Job Corps students eligible to receive cash allowances and performance bonuses?

(a) Yes, according to criteria and rates established by the Secretary, Job Corps students receive cash living allowances, performance bonuses, and allotments for care of dependents. Graduates receive post-separation transition allowances according to § 686.750.

(b) In the event of a student's death, any amount due under this section is paid according to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5582 governing issues such as designation of beneficiary, order of precedence, and related matters.