Eligible Youth Law and Legal Definition
According to 29 USCS § 2801 [Title 29. Labor; Chapter 30. Workforce Investment Systems; Workforce Investment Definitions], the term "eligible youth" means "an individual who--
(A) is not less than age 14 and not more than age 21;
(B) is a low-income individual; and
(C) is an individual who is one or more of the following:
(i) Deficient in basic literacy skills.
(ii) A school dropout.
(iii) Homeless, a runaway, or a foster child.
(iv) Pregnant or a parent.
(v) An offender.
(vi) An individual who requires additional assistance to complete an educational program, or to secure and hold employment."
Legal Definition list
Related Legal Terms
- Administration on Children, Youth, and Families
- At-risk Youth Recreation Grants
- Children and Youth Exposed to Violence Grant Program [Department of Justice]
- Committed Youth (Juvenile)
- Disadvantaged Youth
- Eligible Adverse Weather [Agriculture]
- Eligible Biofuels Producer
- Eligible Book-Entry Sallie Mae Security
- Eligible Cellulosic Biofuels Production Facility
- Eligible Commercial Entity
