- WIOA Policy

Date of Actual Qualifying Dislocation

The last day of employment at the job of dislocation for Dislocated Workers.
Date of Need

The first date the employer requires the services of H-2A or H-2B workers as indicated in the Application for Temporary Employment Certification.
Date of WIOA Exit

The last date on which an individual received a staff-assisted service funded by WIOA Title I, Title II, Title III or partner program. The date of exit establishes the exit quarter from which most program outcomes or performance standards are keyed (also referred to as “Soft Exit.”) This includes but is not limited to WIOA Title I-Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth, Title II-Adult Education & Literacy, Title III-Wagner Peyser, Trade Adjustment Assistance, National Farmworker.
Deployment
- A member of the Armed Forces is considered to be deployed or in a deployment on any day on which, pursuant to orders, the member is performing service in a training exercise or operation at a location or under circumstances that make it impossible or infeasible for the member to spend off-duty time in the housing in which the member resides when on garrison duty at the member's permanent duty station or homeport, as the case may be.
- In the case of a member of a reserve component who is performing active service pursuant to orders that do not establish a permanent change of station, the housing referred to in bullet 1, is any housing (which may include the member's residence) that the member usually occupies for use during off-duty time when on garrison duty at the member's permanent duty station or homeport, as the case may be.
- A member is not deployed or in a deployment when the member is—
  - Performing service as a student or trainee at a school (including any Government school);
  - Performing administrative, guard, or detail duties in garrison at the member's permanent duty station; or
  - Unavailable solely because of—
    - a hospitalization of the member at the member's permanent duty station or homeport or in the immediate vicinity of the member's permanent residence;
    - or a disciplinary action taken against the member.
Disabled Veteran
- A veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or
- A person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
Disallowed Costs

Charges to a Federal award that the Federal awarding agency or pass-through entity determines to be unallowable, in accordance with the applicable Federal statutes, regulations, or the terms and conditions of the Federal award.
Direct Contact

Direct contact is defined as an exchange of information. Direct contact may be either in person, by telephone, by e-mail or postal mail or other electronic means, provided there is a meaningful conversation or interaction between the individual and the career planner. Direct contact must be documented in the data management system.
Disconnected Youth

Young adults between the ages of 14-24 who are not enrolled in school, are not working, or are detached from the workforce.
Dislocated Worker
An individual who is unemployed through no fault of his or her own or who has received an official layoff notice, and falls into one of the following categories:
- An individual who has been terminated or laid off, or who has received a notice of termination or layoff-from employment, including separation from active military service (other than dishonorable discharge) and;
  - is eligible for or has exhausted entitlement to unemployment compensation and is unlikely to return to a previous industry or occupation; or
  - has been employed for a duration sufficient to demonstrate 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 a State unemployment compensation law and is unlikely to return to a previous industry or occupation.
- An individual who
  - has been terminated or laid off, or has received a notice of termination; or
  - is employed at a facility at which the employer has made a general announcement that such facility or military installation will close within 180 days; or
  - for purposes of eligibility to receive services other than training services, individualized career services or supportive services, is employed at a facility at which the employer has made a general announcement that such facility will close.
- An individual who 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, as defined by Local Workforce Development Boards (WDBs). This includes family members and farm workers or ranch hands.
- Is a displaced homemaker
- Is the spouse of:
  - a member of the Armed Forces on active duty who has experienced a loss of employment as a direct result of relocation to accommodate a permanent change in duty station of such member; or
  - a member of the Armed Forces on active duty and who meets the criteria for displaced homemaker.
Displaced Homemaker
An individual who has been providing unpaid services to family members in the home and who:
- Has been depending on the income of another family member but is no longer supported by that income; or
- Is the dependent spouse of a member of the Armed Forces on active duty and whose family income is significantly reduced because of a deployment, a call or order to active duty, a permanent change of station or the service-connected death or disability of the member; and
- Is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment.
Dropout Re-Engagement Program

A site or entity that conducts active outreach to encourage school dropouts to return to school and assists such youth in resuming their education. Such entities offer a range of services, including referrals to school completion options and support to re-enroll.

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