Sec. 31-11l. Definitions.
Sec. 31-11l. Definitions. As used in this section, sections 31-3h, 31-3i, 31-3k and
31-3l and sections 31-11m to 31-11u, inclusive:
(1) "At-risk worker" means a worker who may lose employment due to factors
including, but not limited to, an announced layoff, business shut-down or relocation, a
new job skill requirement for which the worker is not trained, a change or reduction in
wages, hours or benefits such that the worker must seek other employment in order to
meet the self-sufficiency measurement calculated by the Office of Policy and Management pursuant to section 4-66e or a change or reduction in available transportation such
that the worker is forced to seek new employment.
(2) "Customized job training" means training (A) that is designed to meet the special
requirements of an employer, including a group of employers, (B) that is conducted
with a commitment by the employer to employ an individual upon successful completion
of the training, and (C) for which the employer pays not less than fifty per cent of the
cost of the training.
(3) "Dislocated worker" means an individual who:
(A) (i) Has been terminated or laid off, or has received a notice of termination or
layoff, from employment; (ii) is eligible for or has exhausted entitlement to unemployment compensation, or has been employed for a duration sufficient to demonstrate, to
the appropriate entity at a one-stop center referred to in Section 134(c) of the federal
Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, as from time to time amended, attachment to the workforce, but is not eligible for unemployment compensation due to insufficient earnings or having performed services for an employer that were not covered under
chapter 567; or (iii) is unlikely to return to a previous industry or occupation;
(B) (i) Has been terminated or laid off, or has received a notice of termination or
layoff, from employment as a result of any permanent closure of, or any substantial
layoff at, a plant, facility or enterprise; (ii) is employed at a facility at which the employer
has made a general announcement that such facility will close within one hundred eighty
days; or (iii) for purposes of eligibility to receive services, other than training services
described in subdivision (14) of subsection (b) of section 31-11p, intensive services
described in subdivision (13) of subsection (b) of said section, or supportive services,
is employed at a facility at which the employer has made a general announcement that
such facility will close;
(C) Was self-employed, including employment as a farmer, rancher or fisherman,
but is unemployed as a result of general economic conditions in the community in which
the individual resides or because of natural disasters; or
(D) Is a displaced homemaker.
(4) "Displaced homemaker" means an individual who has been providing unpaid
services to family members in the home and who (A) has been dependent on the income
of another family member, but is no longer supported by that income; and (B) is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment.
(5) "Eligible provider" means:
(A) With respect to training services, a provider who is identified in accordance
with Section 122(e)(3) of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220,
as from time to time amended;
(B) With respect to intensive services, a provider who is identified or awarded a
contract as described in Section 134(d)(3)(B) of said act;
(C) With respect to youth activities, a provider who is awarded a grant or contract
in accordance with Section 123 of said act;
(D) With respect to other workforce investment activities, a public or private entity
selected to be responsible for such activities, such as a one-stop operator designated or
certified under Section 121(d) of said act.
(6) "Incumbent worker" means an individual who is employed, but who is in need
of additional skills, training or education in order to upgrade employment.
(7) "On-the-job training" means training by an employer that is provided to a paid
participant while engaged in productive work in a job that (A) provides knowledge or
skills essential to the full and adequate performance of the job; (B) provides reimbursement to the employer of up to fifty per cent of the wage rate of the participant, for the
extraordinary costs of providing the training and additional supervision related to the
training; and (C) is limited in duration as appropriate to the occupation for which the
participant is being trained, taking into account the content of the training, the prior work
experience of the participant and the service strategy of the participant, as appropriate.
(8) "Participant" means an individual who has been determined to be eligible to
participate in and who is receiving services, except follow-up services authorized under
Title I of the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, as from time to
time amended, under a program authorized by said title and sections 31-3h and 31-3i,
subsection (b) of section 31-3k, section 31-3l, this section and sections 31-11m to 31-11u, inclusive. Participation shall be deemed to commence on the first day, following
determination of eligibility, on which the individual begins receiving subsidized employment, training or other services provided under said title and said sections.
(9) "Supportive services" means services such as transportation, child care, dependent care, and needs-related payments, that are necessary to enable an individual to
participate in activities authorized under Title I of the federal Workforce Investment
Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220, as from time to time amended, consistent with the provisions
of said title.
(10) "Underemployed worker" means a worker whose education and skill level
limit such worker's earning capacity to an hourly wage below one hundred per cent of
the self-sufficiency measurement calculated by the Office of Policy and Management
pursuant to section 4-66e.
(P.A. 99-195, S. 1, 15.)
History: P.A. 99-195 effective June 23, 1999.