Definitions

In this Act, and the core program provisions that are not in this Act, except as otherwise expressly provided: The term “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). Such costs include both personnel and nonpersonnel costs and both direct and indirect costs. Except as otherwise specified in section 3172 of this title, the term “adult” means an individual who is age 18 or older. The terms “adult education” and “adult education and literacy activities” have the meanings given the terms in section 3272 of this title. The term “area career and technical education school” has the meaning given the term in section 2302 of title 20. The term “basic skills deficient” means, with respect to an individual— The term “career and technical education” has the meaning given the term in section 2302 of title 20. The term “career pathway” means a combination of rigorous and high-quality education, training, and other services that— The term “career planning” means the provision of a client-centered approach in the delivery of services, designed— The term “chief elected official” means— The term “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. The term “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. The term “core programs” means a program authorized under a core program provision. The term “core program provision” means— The term “customized training” means training— for which the employer pays— The term “dislocated worker” means an individual who— The term “displaced homemaker” means an individual who has been providing unpaid services to family members in the home and who— The term “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. Except as provided in parts C and D of subchapter I, the term “eligible youth” means an in-school youth or out-of-school youth. The term “employment and training activity” means an activity described in section 3174 of this title that is carried out for an adult or dislocated worker. The term “English language acquisition program” has the meaning given the term in section 3272 of this title. The term “English language learner” has the meaning given the term in section 3272 of this title. The term “Governor” means the chief executive of a State or an outlying area. The term “in-demand industry sector or occupation” means— The determination of whether an industry sector or occupation is in-demand under this paragraph shall be made by the State board or local board, as appropriate, using State and regional business and labor market projections, including the use of labor market information. The term “individual with a barrier to employment” means a member of 1 or more of the following populations: The term “individual with a disability” means an individual with a disability as defined in section 12102 of title 42. The term “individuals with disabilities” means more than 1 individual with a disability. The term “industry or sector partnership” means a workforce collaborative, convened by or acting in partnership with a State board or local board, that— organizes key stakeholders in an industry cluster into a working group that focuses on the shared goals and human resources needs of the industry cluster and that includes, at the appropriate stage of development of the partnership— may include representatives of— The term “in-school youth” means a youth described in section 3164(a)(1)(C) of this title. The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in section 1001 of title 20, and subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 1002(a)(1), of title 20. The term “integrated education and training” has the meaning given the term in section 3272 of this title. The term “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. Such an area shall be identified in accordance with criteria used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor in defining such areas or similar criteria established by a Governor. The term “literacy” has the meaning given the term in section 3272 of this title. The term “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. The term “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. The term “local educational agency” has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of title 20. The term “local plan” means a plan submitted under section 3123 of this title, subject to section 3121(c)(3)(B) of this title. The term “low-income individual” means an individual who— is in a family with total family income that does not exceed the higher of— The term “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. The term “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. The term “offender” means an adult or juvenile— The term “older individual” means an individual age 55 or older. The term “one-stop center” means a site described in section 3151(e)(2) of this title. The term “one-stop operator” means 1 or more entities designated or certified under section 3151(d) of this title. The term “one-stop partner” means— The term “one-stop partner program” means a program or activities described in section 3151(b) of this title of a one-stop partner. The term “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— The term “outlying area” means— The term “out-of-school youth” means a youth described in section 3164(a)(1)(B) of this title. The term “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— The term “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. The term “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. The term “public assistance” means Federal, State, or local government cash payments for which eligibility is determined by a needs or income test. The term “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— the establishment of onsite contact with employers and employee representatives— The term “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. The term “region”, used without further description, means a region identified under section 3121(a) of this title, subject to section 3122(c)(4)(B)(i) of this title and except as provided in section 3121(b)(1)(B)(ii) of this title. The term “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. The term “secondary school” has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of title 20. The term “State” means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The term “State board” means a State workforce development board established under section 3111 of this title. The term “State plan”, used without further description, means a unified State plan under section 3112 of this title or a combined State plan under section 3113 of this title. The term “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. The term “training services” means services described in section 3174(c)(3) of this title. The term “unemployed individual” means an individual who is without a job and who wants and is available for work. The determination of whether an individual is without a job, for purposes of this paragraph, shall be made in accordance with the criteria used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor in defining individuals as unemployed. The term “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. The term “veteran” has the meaning given the term in section 101 of title 38. The term “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. The term “vocational rehabilitation program” means a program authorized under a provision covered under paragraph (13)(D). The term “workforce development activity” means an activity carried out through a workforce development program. The term “workforce development program” means a program made available through a workforce development system. The term “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. The term “workforce investment activity” means an employment and training activity, and a youth workforce investment activity. The term “workforce preparation activities” has the meaning given the term in section 3272 of this title. The term “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. The term “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).