628.605—Eligibility.
(a) Age and economic disadvantage.
Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, an individual shall be eligible to participate under this part only if he or she is economically disadvantaged and 22 years of age or older. There is no maximum age for eligibility.
(b) Non-economically disadvantaged individuals.
Up to 10 percent of the individuals served under this subpart in each SDA may be individuals who are not economically disadvantaged, if such individuals face serious barriers to employment in accordance with section 203(c) of the Act.
(c) Requirement to assist hard-to-serve individuals.
(1)
Not less than 65 percent of adults who participate in the program under this subpart, including those who are not economically disadvantaged, shall have one or more of the additional barriers to employment as described in section 203(b) of the Act.
(2)
The 65 percent barrier requirement in paragraph (c)(1) of this section shall be calculated on the basis of participants for whom services or training have been provided subsequent to an objective assessment on July 1, 1993 or later.
(d) Addition of barrier.
An SDA may identify and add one additional serious barrier to employment to the categories listed at section 203(b) of the Act, in accordance with the specific procedures and requirements in section 203(d) of the Act.
(e) Criteria for older workers under joint programs.
(1)
The SDA may establish written financial or non-financial agreements with sponsors of programs under title V of the Older Americans Act to carry out joint programs.
(2)
Joint programs under this paragraph (e) may include referrals between programs, co-enrollment and provision of services.
(3)
Under agreements entered into pursuant to this paragraph (e), individuals eligible under title V of the Older Americans Act shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of section 203(a)(2) of the JTPA (Older Americans Act, Pub. L. 102-375, section 510 ).