§1311.5 Duration of Fellowships and status of Head Start Fellows.

Subpart A—General

Sec.
1311.1 Head Start Fellows Program purpose.
1311.2 Definitions.
1311.3 Application process.
1311.4 Qualifications, selection, and placement.
1311.5 Duration of Fellowships and status of Head Start Fellows.

AUTHORITY: 42 U.S.C. 9801 et seq.

SOURCE: 62 FR 1400, Jan. 10, 1997, unless otherwise noted.

§ 1311.5 Duration of Fellowships and status of Head Start Fellows.

(a) Head Start Fellowships will be for terms of one year, and may be renewed for a term of one additional year.

(b) For the purposes of compensation for injuries under chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, Head Start Fellows shall be considered to be employees, or otherwise in the service or employment, of the Federal Government.

(c) Head Start Fellows assigned to the national or regional offices within the Department of Health and Human Services shall be considered employees in the Executive Branch of the Federal Government for the purposes of chapter 11 of title 18, United States Code, and for the purposes of any administrative standards of conduct applicable to the employees of the agency to which they are assigned.