An economically integrated geographic area within which individuals can reside and find employment within a reasonable distance or can readily change employment without changing their place of residence. Such an area shall be identified in accordance with criteria used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor in defining such areas or similar criteria established by a Governor.

An individual’s ability 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.

The purpose of a Local Workforce Development Area, each with its own Local Workforce Development Board, is to serve as a jurisdiction for the administration of workforce development activities and execution of WIOA Title I program funds allocated by the Governor through the State workforce agency.

The primary role of the Local Workforce Development Board is to serve as a strategic convener to promote and broker effective relationships between the Chief Lead Elected Official and economic, education, and workforce partners throughout the Local Workforce Development Area. The Local Workforce Development Board must develop strategies to continuously improve and strengthen the workforce development system through innovation in, and alignment and improvement of, employment, training, and education programs to promote economic growth.

A public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within a State for either administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service function for, public elementary schools or secondary schools in a city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of a State, or of or for a combination of school districts or counties that is recognized in a State as an administrative agency for its public elementary schools or secondary schools.

A comprehensive four year plan developed by the Local Workforce Development Board in partnership with the Chief Lead Elected Official. Communicates the Local Workforce Development Board’s vision for the local workforce system and aligning and integrating local service delivery across Federal programs in a Local Workforce Development Area to foster better alignment of Federal investments in job training, integrate service delivery across programs, and ensure that the workforce system is job-driven and matches employers with skilled individuals.

A person who has been unemployed for 27 or more consecutive weeks.

A matrix of income levels (adjusted for regional, metropolitan, urban, and rural differences and family size) determined by the Secretary of Labor, based upon the most recent lower living family budget issued by the Secretary.

An individual who:

• Receives, or in the past six months has received, or is a member of a family that is receiving or in the past six months has received, benefits from the following programs: SNAP, TANF, SSI or State or local income-based public assistance.
• Is in a family with total family income that does not exceed the higher of:
  • the poverty line; or
  • 70 percent of the lower living standard income level.
• Is a homeless individual, a homeless child or youth, receives or is eligible to receive free or reduced price lunch.
• Is a foster child on behalf of whom State or local government payments are made.
• Is an individual with a disability whose own income meets the income requirement of the second bullet above, but who is a member of a family whose income does not meet this requirement.