Compelling Personal Circumstance definition
Compelling Personal Circumstance. The Member has the primary responsibility for demonstrating that compelling personal circumstances prevent them from completing the term of service. The Member must submit a written or email request for termination for compelling personal circumstances the College Access Corps Grant Manager or designee. If a member’s compelling personal circumstance is medical related to them, they must also provide a note/letter from their doctor detailing their health issue. A Member who leaves the Program without obtaining a release for compelling personal circumstances is considered released for cause. The Program Administrating Agency is responsible for determining whether a Member's personal circumstances are sufficiently compelling to justify issuance of an education award. The Member understands that, as a result of this action, they may only receive a portion of the education award for the actual time served. In order to be eligible for a portion of the education award, the Member must have served a minimum of 15% of the term of service. “Compelling personal circumstances” include those that are beyond the Member’s control, such as, but not limited to: a Member’s disability or serious illness that make completing the term impossible; disability, serious illness, or death of a Member’s family Member if this makes completing the term unreasonably difficult or impossible; military service obligations; or conditions attributable to the Program or otherwise unforeseeable and beyond the Member’s control, such as relocation of a spouse, natural disaster, a strike, or the non- renewal or premature closing of the project. Compelling personal circumstances do not include leaving the Program: to enroll in school; to obtain employment; or because of dissatisfaction with the Program. If the Member discontinues his/her term of service due to compelling personal circumstances, the Member will cease to receive benefits described in this contract. If the Member discontinues do to acceptable compelling personal circumstances and has served more than 15% of the service hours, s/he may be eligible to receive a partial education award. A release for cause encompasses circumstances other than personal and compelling circumstances that warrant a Member’s release prior to completing the term of service. Members can be released from the Program for violating Standards of Conduct including violating Program policies and procedures. A Member is also considered released for “ca...
Examples of Compelling Personal Circumstance in a sentence
Eligibility for release for a Compelling Personal Circumstance is determined by the Program with input from Northwest Youth Corps.
However, a Compelling Personal Circumstance is generally a serious family or life issue such as sickness or death, which precludes the Member from completing her/his service.
If the Member is released for a Compelling Personal Circumstance, Northwest Youth Corps with input from the Member (and The Corps Network if necessary), can choose to do one of the following: • Suspend the Member’s Term of Service.
In the case where a member would prefer to not take a suspension and TeleService is not an option, a Compelling Personal Circumstance (CPC) would be provided to that member because of the nature of COVID19.