Sec. 144. INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THE JOB CORPS
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## SEC. 144 INDIVIDUALS ELIGIBLE FOR THE JOB CORPS **[**[29 U.S.C. 3194](/us/usc/t29/s3194)**]** ###
(a)In general To be eligible to become an enrollee, an individual shall be— ####
(1)not less than age 16 and not more than age 21 on the date of enrollment, except that— #####
(A)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 #####
(B)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; ####
(2)a low-income individual; and ####
(3)an individual who is one or more of the following: #####
(A)Basic skills deficient. #####
(B)A school dropout. #####
(C)A homeless individual (as defined in section 41403(6) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14043e-2(6))), a homeless child or youth (as defined in section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11434a(2))), a runaway, an individual in foster care, or an individual who was in foster care and has aged out of the foster care system. #####
(D)A parent. #####
(E)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. #####
(F)A victim of a severe form of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102)). Notwithstanding paragraph (2), an individual described in this subparagraph shall not be required to demonstrate eligibility under such paragraph. ###
(b)Special Rule for Veterans Notwithstanding the requirement of subsection (a)(2), a veteran shall be eligible to become an enrollee under subsection
(a)if the individual— ####
(1)meets the requirements of paragraphs
(1)and
(3)of such subsection; and ####
(2)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 Corps prevents the individual from meeting such requirement.
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