164.007 Definitions.
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<![CDATA[ Page 1 of 1 164.007 Definitions. As used in KRS 151B.400 to 151B.410, unless the context indicates otherwise: <br>(1) "Adult education" means, for programs funded under the Federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998, services or instruction below the postsecondary level for <br>individuals: <br>(a) Who have attained the age of sixteen (16) years of age; <br>(b) Who are not enrolled or required to be enrolled in secondary school under state law; and (c) Who: 1. Lack sufficient mastery of basic educational skills to enable the <br>individuals to function effectively in society; 2. Are unable to speak, read, or write the English language; or 3. Do not have a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent, <br>and have not achieved an equivalent level of education; (2) "Family literacy services" means services that are of sufficient intensity in terms of hours, and of sufficient duration, to assist a family to make sustainable increases in <br>its literacy level, and integrate the activities described in KRS 158.360; and (3) "Literacy" means an individual's ability to read, write, and speak in English and compute and solve problems at levels of proficiency necessary to function on the <br>job and in society to achieve one's goals and develop one's knowledge and potential. Effective: July 12, 2006 <br>History: Repealed and reenacted 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 168, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 526, sec. 9, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created <br>1994 Ky. Acts ch. 487, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1994. Formerly codified as KRS as 151B.405. <br>Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2006). This statute defines terms for a range of statutes, KRS 151B.400 to 151B.410. Under 2006 Ky. Acts ch .211, <br>secs. 167 and 168, two of the three KRS sections within that range were repealed, <br>reenacted, and given new KRS numbers. KRS 151B.400 has been renumbered as <br>KRS 164.006, and KRS 151B.410 has been renumbered as KRS 164.007. ]]>