For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) “Basic skills deficient” means reading, writing or computing on a level no higher than 8th grade.
(2) “Federal Act” means the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, approved August 7, 1998 (112 Stat. 936; 29 U.S.C. § 2822).
(3) “Self-sufficiency” means employment that pays a wage equal to the wage calculated by The Self-Sufficiency Standard for the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area, for the appropriate family composition.
(4) “Service provider” and “provider” mean a provider of employment and training services including a private or public school or institution of higher education, a business, labor organization or a community-based organization.
CREDIT(S)
(July 18, 2000, D.C. Law 13-150, § 3, 47 DCR 4644.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Legislative History of Laws
For Law 13-150, see notes following § 32-1601.