- adjusted income
has the meaning given the term in section 1437a(b) of title 42.
- administrative costs
means expenditures incurred by State boards and local boards, direct recipients (including State grant recipients under part B of subchapter I and recipients of awards under parts C and D of subchapter I), local grant recipients, local fiscal agents or local grant subrecipients, and one-stop operators in the performance of administrative functions and in carrying out activities under subchapter I that are not related to the direct provision of workforce investment services (including services to participants and employers).
- adult
means an individual who is age 18 or older.
- adult education
means academic instruction and education services below the postsecondary level that increase an individual’s ability to—
- adult education and literacy activities
means programs, activities, and services that include adult education, literacy, workplace adult education and literacy activities, family literacy activities, English language acquisition activities, integrated English literacy and civics education, workforce preparation activities, or integrated education and training.
- Alaska Native
includes a Native and a descendant of a Native, as such terms are defined in subsections (b) and (r) of section 1602 of title 43.
- applicable committees
means—
- applicable local board
means a local board—
- applicable one-stop center
means a one-stop center that provides services, such as referral, assessment, recruitment, and placement, to support the purposes of the Job Corps.
- applicant
means an eligible entity that has submitted an application under subsection (c).
- appropriate Secretary
means—
- area career and technical education school
has the meaning given the term in section 2302 of title 20.
- area of substantial unemployment
means any area that is of sufficient size and scope to sustain a program of workforce investment activities carried out under this part and that has an average rate of unemployment of at least 6.5 percent for the most recent 12 months, as determined by the Secretary.
- basic skills deficient
means, with respect to an individual—
- career and technical education
has the meaning given the term in section 2302 of title 20.
- career pathway
means a combination of rigorous and high-quality education, training, and other services that—
- career planning
means the provision of a client-centered approach in the delivery of services, designed—
- chief elected official
means—
- community-based organization
means a private nonprofit organization (which may include a faith-based organization), that is representative of a community or a significant segment of a community and that has demonstrated expertise and effectiveness in the field of workforce development.
- competitive integrated employment
has the meaning given the term in section 7 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 705), for individuals with disabilities.
- controlled substance
has the meaning given the term in section 802 of title 21.
- cooperative agreement
means an agreement entered into by a State designated agency or State designated unit under subparagraph (A) of section 101(a)(11) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 [29 U.S.C. 721(a)(11)(A)].
- core program provision
means—
- core programs
means a program authorized under a core program provision.
- correctional institution
means any—
- covered fiscal year
means any of fiscal years 2019 through 2030.
- covered individual
means an in-school youth, or an out-of-school youth who is described in subclause (III) or (VIII) of paragraph (1)(B)(iii).
- covered State
means a State that enacted State laws described in paragraph (2).
- criminal offender
means any individual who is charged with or convicted of any criminal offense.
- customized training
means training—
- disadvantaged adult
means an adult who received an income, or is a member of a family that received a total family income, that, in relation to family size, does not exceed the higher of—
- disadvantaged youth
means an individual who is age 16 through 21 who received an income, or is a member of a family that received a total family income, that, in relation to family size, does not exceed the higher of—
- disaster area
means an area that has suffered or in which has occurred an emergency or disaster.
- dislocated worker
means an individual who—
- displaced homemaker
means an individual who has been providing unpaid services to family members in the home and who—
- economic development agency
includes a local planning or zoning commission or board, a community development agency, or another local agency or institution responsible for regulating, promoting, or assisting in local economic development.
- education provider
means—
- eligible agency
means the sole entity or agency in a State or an outlying area responsible for administering or supervising policy for adult education and literacy activities in the State or outlying area, respectively, consistent with the law of the State or outlying area, respectively.
- eligible entity
means—
- eligible individual
means an individual—
- eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers
means individuals who are eligible migrant farmworkers or are eligible seasonal farmworkers.
- eligible migrant farmworker
means—
- eligible provider
means an organization that has demonstrated effectiveness in providing adult education and literacy activities that may include—
- eligible seasonal farmworker
means—
- eligible youth
means an in-school youth or out-of-school youth.
- emergency or disaster
means—
- employment and training activity
means an activity described in section 3174 of this title that is carried out for an adult or dislocated worker.
- English language acquisition program
has the meaning given the term in section 3272 of this title.
- English language learner
has the meaning given the term in section 3272 of this title.
- enrollee
means an individual who has voluntarily applied for, been selected for, and enrolled in the Job Corps program, and remains with the program, but has not yet become a graduate.
- entity
means a State, a local board, an entity described in section 3221(c) of this title, an entity determined to be eligible by the Governor of the State involved, and any other entity that demonstrates to the Secretary the capability to effectively respond to the circumstances relating to particular dislocations.
- essential components of reading instruction
means explicit and systematic instruction in—
- excess number
means, used with respect to the excess number of unemployed individuals within a State, the higher of—
- existing program
means a program, designed to promote employee ownership, that exists on the date on which the Secretary is carrying out a responsibility authorized under this section.
- family literacy activities
means activities that are of sufficient intensity and quality, to make sustainable improvements in the economic prospects for a family and that better enable parents or family members to support their children’s learning needs, and that integrate all of the following activities:
- former enrollee
means an individual who has voluntarily applied for, been selected for, and enrolled in the Job Corps program, but left the program prior to becoming a graduate.
- Governor
means the chief executive of a State or an outlying area.
- graduate
means an individual who has voluntarily applied for, been selected for, and enrolled in the Job Corps program and who, as a result of participation in the Job Corps program, has received a secondary school diploma or recognized equivalent, or completed the requirements of a career and technical education and training program that prepares individuals for employment leading to economic self-sufficiency or entrance into postsecondary education or training.
- homeless individual
means a homeless individual (as defined in section 12473(6) of title 34) or a homeless child or youth (as defined in section 11434a(2) of title 42).
- housing development agency
means any agency of a State or local government, or any private nonprofit organization, that is engaged in providing housing for homeless individuals or low-income families.
- in-demand industry sector or occupation
means—
- in-school youth
means a youth described in section 3164(a)(1)(C) of this title.
- income
has the meaning given the term in section 1437a(b) of title 42.
- individual with a barrier to employment
means a member of 1 or more of the following populations:
- individual with a disability
means an individual with a disability as defined in section 12102 of title 42.
- individuals with disabilities
means more than 1 individual with a disability.
- industry or sector partnership
means a workforce collaborative, convened by or acting in partnership with a State board or local board, that—
- Initiative
means the Employee Ownership Initiative established under subsection (b).
- institution of higher education
has the meaning given the term in section 1001 of title 20.
- integrated education and training
means a service approach that provides adult education and literacy activities concurrently and contextually with workforce preparation activities and workforce training for a specific occupation or occupational cluster for the purpose of educational and career advancement.
- integrated English literacy and civics education
means education services provided to English language learners who are adults, including professionals with degrees and credentials in their native countries, that enables such adults to achieve competency in the English language and acquire the basic and more advanced skills needed to function effectively as parents, workers, and citizens in the United States.
- Job Corps
means the Job Corps described in section 3193 of this title.
- Job Corps center
means a center described in section 3197 of this title.
- labor market area
means an economically integrated geographic area within which individuals can reside and find employment within a reasonable distance or can readily change employment without changing their place of residence.
- literacy
has the meaning given the term in section 3272 of this title.
- local area
means a local workforce investment area designated under section 3121 of this title, subject to sections 3121(c)(3)(A), 3122(c)(4)(B)(i), and 3249(i) of this title.
- local board
means a local workforce development board established under section 3122 of this title, subject to section 3122(c)(4)(B)(i) of this title.
- local educational agency
has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of title 20.
- local plan
means a plan submitted under section 3123 of this title, subject to section 3121(c)(3)(B) of this title.
- low-income family
means a family described in section 1437a(b)(2) of title 42.
- low-income individual
means an individual who—
- low-income level
means $7,000 with respect to income in 1969, and for any later year means that amount that bears the same relationship to $7,000 as the Consumer Price Index for that year bears to the Consumer Price Index for 1969, rounded to the nearest $1,000.
- lower living standard income level
means that income level (adjusted for regional, metropolitan, urban, and rural differences and family size) determined annually by the Secretary of Labor based on the most recent lower living family budget issued by the Secretary.
- new program
means a program, designed to promote employee ownership, that does not exist on the date on which the Secretary is carrying out a responsibility authorized under this section.
- nontraditional employment
refers to occupations or fields of work, for which individuals from the gender involved comprise less than 25 percent of the individuals employed in each such occupation or field of work.
- offender
means an adult or juvenile—
- older individual
means an individual age 55 or older.
- on-the-job training
means training by an employer that is provided to a paid participant while engaged in productive work in a job that—
- one-stop center
means a site described in section 3151(e)(2) of this title.
- one-stop operator
means 1 or more entities designated or certified under section 3151(d) of this title.
- one-stop partner
means—
- one-stop partner program
means a program or activities described in section 3151(b) of this title of a one-stop partner.
- operator
means an entity selected under this part to operate a Job Corps center.
- out-of-school youth
means a youth described in section 3164(a)(1)(B) of this title.
- outlying area
means—
- participating partnership
means a partnership—
- pay-for-performance contract strategy
means a procurement strategy that uses pay-for-performance contracts in the provision of training services described in section 3174(c)(3) of this title or activities described in section 3164(c)(2) of this title, and includes—
- planning region
means a region described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 3121(a)(2) of this title, subject to section 3122(c)(4)(B)(i) of this title.
- postsecondary educational institution
means—
- poverty line
means the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 9902(2) of title 42) applicable to a family of the size involved.
- prior consistent State laws
means State laws, not inconsistent with the Job Training Partnership Act or any other applicable Federal law, that took effect on September 1, 1993, September 1, 1995, and September 1, 1997.
- program participant
means an individual who—
- provider of peer recovery support services
means a provider that delivers peer recovery support services through an organization described in section 290ee–2(a) of title 42.
- public assistance
means Federal, State, or local government cash payments for which eligibility is determined by a needs or income test.
- qualified national nonprofit agency
means a nonprofit agency that—
- qualifying adult
means an adult who—
- rapid response activity
means an activity provided by a State, or by an entity designated by a State, with funds provided by the State under section 3174(a)(1)(A) of this title, in the case of a permanent closure or mass layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise, or a natural or other disaster, that results in mass job dislocation, in order to assist dislocated workers in obtaining reemployment as soon as possible, with services including—
- recently separated veteran
means any veteran who applies for participation under this Act within 48 months after the discharge or release from active military, naval, or air service.
- recognized postsecondary credential
means a credential consisting of an industry-recognized certificate or certification, a certificate of completion of an apprenticeship, a license recognized by the State involved or Federal Government, or an associate or baccalaureate degree.
- region
means an area defined by the Secretary.
- registered apprenticeship program
means an apprenticeship program—
- school dropout
means an individual who is no longer attending any school and who has not received a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent.
- secondary school
has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of title 20.
- Secretary
means the Secretary of Labor.
- service provider
means an entity selected under this part to provide services described in this part to a Job Corps center.
- State
has the meaning given the term under section 3102 of this title.
- State board
means a State workforce development board established under section 3111 of this title.
- State workforce agency
means the lead State agency with responsibility for the administration of a program under chapter 2 or 3 of subtitle B of title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3161 et seq., 3171 et seq.).
- substance use disorder
has the meaning given such term by the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use.
- supportive services
means services such as transportation, child care, dependent care, housing, and needs-related payments, that are necessary to enable an individual to participate in activities authorized under this Act.
- training services
means services described in section 3174(c)(3) of this title.
- transitional housing
has the meaning given the term in section 11360(29) 1 of title 42.
- Tribal entity
includes any Indian Tribe, tribal organization, Indian-controlled organization serving Indians, Native Hawaiian organization, or Alaska Native entity, as such terms are defined or used in section 166 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3221).
- unemployed individual
means an individual who is without a job and who wants and is available for work.
- unit of general local government
means any general purpose political subdivision of a State that has the power to levy taxes and spend funds, as well as general corporate and police powers.
- veteran
has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38.
- vocational rehabilitation program
means a program authorized under a provision covered under paragraph (13)(D).
- workforce development activity
means an activity carried out through a workforce development program.
- workforce development program
means a program made available through a workforce development system.
- workforce development system
means a system that makes available the core programs, the other one-stop partner programs, and any other programs providing employment and training services as identified by a State board or local board.
- workforce investment activity
means an employment and training activity, and a youth workforce investment activity.
- workforce preparation activities
has the meaning given the term in section 3272 of this title.
- workplace adult education and literacy activities
means adult education and literacy activities offered by an eligible provider in collaboration with an employer or employee organization at a workplace or an off-site location that is designed to improve the productivity of the workforce.
- workplace learning advisor
means an individual employed by an organization who has the knowledge and skills necessary to advise other employees of that organization about the education, skill development, job training, career counseling services, and credentials, including services provided through the workforce development system, required to progress toward career goals of such employees in order to meet employer requirements related to job openings and career advancements that support economic self-sufficiency.
- youth workforce investment activity
means an activity described in section 3164 of this title that is carried out for eligible youth (or as described in section 3164(a)(3)(A) of this title).
- YouthBuild program
means any program that receives assistance under this section and provides disadvantaged youth with opportunities for employment, education, leadership development, and training through the rehabilitation (which, for purposes of this section, shall include energy efficiency enhancements) or construction of housing for homeless individuals and low-income families, and of public facilities.
- zero tolerance policy
means a policy under which an enrollee shall be automatically dismissed from the Job Corps after a determination by the director that the enrollee has carried out an action described in subparagraph (A).