PUBLIC LAW 97-300—OCT. 13, 1982
96 STAT. 1327
executives of such employers who have substantial management or policy responsibility. (20) The term "public assistance" means Federal, State, or local government cash payments for which eligibility is determined by a needs or income test. (21) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Labor, (22) The term "State" means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. (23) The term "State educational agency" means such an agency as defined in section 195(11) of the Vocational Education oo iisr?4fii Act of 1963. (24) The term "supportive services" means services which are necessary to enable an individual eligible for training under this Act, but who cannot afford to pay for such services, to participate in a training program funded under this Act. Such supportive services may include transportation, health care, special services and materials for the handicapped, child care, meals, temporary shelter, financial counseling, and other reasonable expenses required for participation in the training program and may be provided in-kind or through cash assistance. (25) The term "unemployed individuals" means individuals who are without jobs and who want and are available for work. The determination of whether individuals are without jobs 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. (26) The term "unit of general local government" means any general purpose political subdivision of a State which has the power to levy taxes and spend funds, as well as general corporate and police powers. (27)(A) The term "veteran" means an individual who served in the active military, naval, or air service, and who was discharged or released therefrom under conditions other than dishonorable. (B) The term "disabled veteran" means (i) a veteran who is entitled to compensation under laws administered by the Veterans' Administration, or (ii) an individual who was discharged or released from active duty because of service-connected disability. (28) The term "vocational education" has the meaning provided in section 195(1) of the Vocational Education Act of 1963. TITLE I—JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP PART A—SERVICE DEUVERY SYSTEM ESTABLISHMENT OF SERVICE DEUVERY AREAS
SEC 101. (a)(1) The Governor shall, after receiving the proposal of 29 USC 1511. the State job training coordinating council, publish a proposed designation of service delivery areas for the State each of which— (A) is comprised of the State or one or more units of general local government; (B) will promote effective delivery of job training services; and
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