Federal · Title 29 — Labor

29 U.S.C. § 3194: Individuals eligible for the Job Corps

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not more than 20 percent of the individuals enrolled in the Job Corps may be not less than age 22 and not more than age 24 on the date of enrollment; and either such maximum age limitation may be waived by the Secretary, in accordance with regulations of the Secretary, in the case of an individual with a disability; a low-income individual; and Basic skills deficient. A school dropout. A homeless individual (as defined in section 12473(6) of title 34 ), a homeless child or youth (as defined in section 11434a(2) of title 42 ), a runaway, an individual in foster care, or an individual who was in foster care and has aged out of the foster care system. A parent. An individual who requires additional education, career and technical education or training, or workforce preparation skills to be able to obtain and retain employment that leads to economic self-sufficiency. A victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 7102 of title 22 ). Notwithstanding paragraph (2), an individual described in this subparagraph shall not be required to demonstrate eligibility under such paragraph. meets the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (3) of such subsection; and does not meet the requirement of subsection (a)(2) because the military income earned by such individual within the 6-month period prior to the individual’s application for Job 1 Corps prevents the individual from meeting such requirement. 1 So in original. Probably should be preceded by “the”. participating on-site at a Job Corps center; or returning to on-site participation at a Job Corps center after participating in distance learning. the individual applies for enrollment by the date that is 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and is not older than age 24 on the date of application; and the individual attains the age of 25 during the qualifying emergency or the 1-year period immediately following the expiration of the qualifying emergency. In this section, the term ‘qualifying emergency’ has the meaning given the term in section 3502(a)(4) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ( Public Law 116–136 [ 20 U.S.C. 1001 note]).”

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