PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 112 STAT. 939 TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 501. State unified plan. Sec. 502. Definitions for indicators of performance. Sec. 503. Incentive grants. Sec. 504. P rivacy. Sec. 505. Buy-American requirements. Sec. 506. Tra nsition provisions. Sec. 507. Effective date. TITLE I—WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS Subtitle A—Workforce Investment Definitions SEC. 101. DEFINITIONS. 29 USC 2801. In this title: (1) ADULT.— Except in sections 127 and 132, the term "adult" means an individual who is age 18 or older. (2) ADULT EDUCATION; ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY ACTIVITIES. —The terms "adult education" and "adult education and literacy activities" have the meanings given the terms in section 203. (3) AREA VOCATIONAL EDUCATION SCHOOL. —The term "area vocational education school" has the meaning given the term in section 521 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2471). (4) BASIC SKILLS DEFICIENT. —The term "basic skills deficient" means, with respect to an individual, that the individual has English reading, writing, or computing skills at or below the 8th grade level on a generally accepted standardized test or a comparable score on a criterion-referenced test. (5) CASE MANAGEMENT. — The term "case management" means the provision of a client-centered approach in the delivery of services, designed— (A) to prepare and coordinate comprehensive employ- ment plans, such as service strategies, for participants ^ to ensure access to necessary workforce investment activi- "_ ties and supportive services, using, where feasible, computer-based technologies; and (B) to provide job and CEireer counseling during program participation and after job placement. (6) CHIEF ELECTED OFFICIAL.— The term "chief elected official" means— (A) the chief elected executive officer of a unit of general local government in a local area; and (B) in a case in which a local area includes more than one unit of general local government, the individuals designated under the agreement described in section 117(c)(1)(B). r (7) COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION. — The term "community-based organization" means a private nonprofit 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 investment.
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