Sec. 31-11bb. Adult Literacy Leadership Board: Definitions.
Sec. 31-11bb. Adult Literacy Leadership Board: Definitions. As used in this
section and sections 31-11cc to 31-11ee, inclusive:
(1) "Board" means the Adult Literacy Leadership Board established pursuant to
section 31-11cc;
(2) "Commission" means the Connecticut Employment and Training Commission;
(3) "Adult literacy programs" and "adult literacy services" means services established pursuant to Title II of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1988, P.L. 105-220, as from time to time amended, that are aimed at improving the ability of persons
sixteen years of age or over who are not enrolled in secondary school to read, write and
speak in English, compute and solve problems at levels of proficiency necessary to
function on the job, in the family of the individual and in society;
(4) "Adult education" means a program established pursuant to sections 10-67, 10-69 to 10-71a, inclusive, and 10-73a to 10-73c, inclusive;
(5) "Vision statement" means a written projected overview of the state's adult literacy programs and services at a specified future date; and
(6) "Mission statement" means a written declaration of the purpose of the state's
adult literacy programs and services, including elements that address the goals of helping
adults develop the reading, critical thinking, problem solving skills and communication
skills they need to be self-sufficient, active citizens, effective parents and qualified,
competitive workers.
(P.A. 08-163, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 08-163 effective July 1, 2008.