34 C.F.R. § 472.5 What definitions apply?
Title 34 - Education
(a) The definitions in 34 CFR 460.4 apply to this part. (b) The following definitions also apply to this part: Adult worker means an individual who has attained 16 years of age or who is beyond the age of compulsory school attendance under State law, and whose receipt of project services is expected to result in new employment, enhanced skills related to continued employment, career advancement, or increased productivity. Area vocational school means— (1) A specialized high school used exclusively or principally for the provision of vocational education to individuals who are available for study in preparation for entering the labor market; (2) The department of a high school exclusively or principally used for providing vocational education in no less than five different occupational fields to individuals who are available for study in preparation for entering the labor market; (3) A technical institute or vocational school used exclusively or principally for the provision of vocational education to individuals who have completed or left high school and who are available for study in preparation for entering the labor market; or (4) The department or division of a junior college or community college or university operating under the policies of the State board and that provides vocational education in no less than five different occupational fields leading to immediate employment but not necessarily leading to a baccalaureate degree, if, in the case of a school, department, or division described in paragraphs (3) and (4) of this definition it admits as regular students both individuals who have completed high school and individuals who have left high school. Business and industry organizations include, but are not limited to— (1) For-profit businesses or industrial concerns; (2) Nonprofit businesses or industrial concerns, such as hospitals and nursing homes; (3) Associations of business and industry organizations, such as local or State Chambers of Commerce; (4) Associations of private industry councils; and (5) Educational associations—such as the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education, the American Council on Education, the National Association for Bilingual Education, the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, or the National Association of Technical and Trade Schools. Contractor means an individual or organization other than a partner that provides specific and limited services, equipment, or supplies to a partnership under a contractual agreement. Employment and training agency includes any nonprofit agency that provides—as a substantial portion of its activity—employment and training services, either directly or through contract. Helping organization means an entity other than a partner that voluntarily assists a partnership by providing services, technical assistance, or cash or in-kind contributions to the project. Helping organizations may not be recipients of funds from partners or serve as contractors. Partner means an entity included in the list of entities in §472.2(a) (1) or (2). Private industry council means the private industry council established under section 102 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1512). Project director means the person with day-to-day operational responsibility for the project. Site means an entity other than a partner that participates in a project by providing adult workers to be trained and, at the site's option, space for this training. A site may not be a recipient of funds from partners or serve as a contractor. Small business means a business entity that— (1) Is organized for profit, with a place of business located in the United States and that makes a significant contribution to the U.S. economy through payment of taxes or use of American products, materials, or labor, or both; and (2) May be in the legal form of an individual proprietorship, partnership, corporation, joint venture, association, trust or a cooperative, except that if the form is a joint venture, there can be no more than 49 percent participation by foreign business entities in the joint venture; and (3) Meets the requirements found in 13 CFR part 121 concerning Standard Industrial Classification codes and size standards. (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1211(a)) [54 FR 34418, Aug. 18, 1989. Redesignated at 57 FR 24091, June 5, 1992, and amended at 59 FR 1443, Jan. 10, 1994]
Title 34: Education
PART 472—NATIONAL WORKPLACE LITERACY PROGRAM
Subpart A—General
§ 472.5 What definitions apply?
