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The following terms used in §§ 1013–1018 of this title shall have the meaning specified below:\n(a) Activities.— Official acts or ceremonies for the commemoration of holidays recognized by law, events, or the celebration of endeavors or events of public interest.\n(b) Counselors.— Shall mean the person or persons who shall provide support to youth cooperatives in schools.\n(c) Youth cooperatives in school.— Shall mean organizations of youths under the age of twenty-two (22) created by virtue of §§ 1701 et seq. of this title known as the 'Special Youth Cooperatives Act', that operate in a public school facility.\n(d) Department.— The Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, including all its programs, offices, branches, divisions, and administrative and teaching units.\n(e) Stipend.— The bonus payment, in cash or kind, that every participating student or organization constituted as a youth cooperative in a school shall receive for artistic presentations, and which shall not be treated as income, salary, or wage, but as assistance in cash or in kind for the student or organization constituted as a youth cooperative in a school to defray personal or operating

ch shall not be treated as income, salary, or wage, but as assistance in cash or in kind for the student or organization constituted as a youth cooperative in a school to defray personal or operating expenses or needs, such as transportation, food, or lodging.\n(f) Student.— Young person participating in the activities and enrolled in one of the Specialized Schools of Fine Arts, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Dance, and Communications in Puerto Rico.\n(g) Secretary.— Secretary of Education, who carries out his/her executive, administrative, operating, supervising, and planning functions by virtue of Sec. 5 of Art. II, and Sec. 6 of Art. IV, of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well as those of §§ 143a et seq. of Title 3, known as the 'Organic Act of the Department of Education of Puerto Rico'.\n(h) Educational services.— Benefits offered to the student, such as medical, health, transportation and school lunchroom services.\nHistory —Dec. 27, 2001, No. 182, § 2; Mar. 8, 2012, No. 52, § 2.