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[CITE: 29USC2884]

 
                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
                CHAPTER 30--WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS
 
                        SUBCHAPTER III--JOB CORPS
 
Sec. 2884. Individuals eligible for the Job Corps

    To be eligible to become an enrollee, an individual shall be--
        (1) not less than age 16 and not more than age 21 on the date of 
    enrollment, except that--
            (A) not more than 20 percent of the individuals enrolled in 
        the Job Corps may be not less than age 22 and not more than age 
        24 on the date of enrollment; and
            (B) either such maximum age limitation may be waived by the 
        Secretary, in accordance with regulations of the Secretary, in 
        the case of an individual with a disability;

        (2) a low-income individual; and
        (3) an individual who is one or more of the following:
            (A) Basic skills deficient.
            (B) A school dropout.
            (C) Homeless, a runaway, or a foster child.
            (D) A parent.
            (E) An individual who requires additional education, 
        vocational training, or intensive counseling and related 
        assistance, in order to participate successfully in regular 
        schoolwork or to secure and hold employment.

(Pub. L. 105-220, title I, Sec. 144, Aug. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1007.)


                            Prior Provisions

    Provisions similar to this section were contained in section 1693 of 
this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 105-220.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in title 42 section 12653c.
