Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 281 - Education Department › Title III - Community Colleges › Chapter 25 - Pathways for Academic Career and Employment Program; Gap Tuition Assistance Program › Rule 281-25.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
"Department"
means the Iowa department of
				  education.
"Director"
means the director of the Iowa
				  department of education.
"Dislocated worker"
means an individual
				  eligible for services and benefits under the federal Trade Adjustment Act of
				  2002, P.L.
				  107-210. To be eligible, an individual must meet
				  both criteria 1 and 2, plus any one of criteria 3 through 8:
1. The individual is registered for the
				selective service, if applicable; and
2. The individual is a citizen or national of
				the United States, a lawfully admitted permanent resident alien, a lawfully
				admitted refugee or parolee or an individual authorized by the Attorney General
				to work in the United States.
3.
				The individual:
* Has been laid off or terminated, and
* Is eligible for or has exhausted entitlement to
				  unemployment compensation, and
* Is unlikely to return to the individual's previous industry
				  or occupation; or
4. The
				individual:
* Is in receipt of a notice of layoff or termination from
				  employment, and
* Will be entitled to unemployment compensation at the time
				  of layoff or termination, and
* Is unlikely to return to the individual's previous industry
				  or occupation; or
5. The
				individual:
* Has been laid off or terminated, or has received a
				  termination notice, and
* Has been employed for a duration of time to sufficiently
				  demonstrate attachment to the workforce, and
* Is not eligible for unemployment compensation due to
				  insufficient earnings, or has performed services for an employer not covered
				  under the unemployment compensation law, and
* Is unlikely to return to the individual's previous industry
				  or occupation; or
6. The
				individual has been laid off or terminated, or has received notice of layoff or
				termination, as a result of a permanent closure of or any substantial layoff at
				a plant, facility or enterprise; or
7. The individual was formerly self-employed
				and is unemployed from the individual's business; or
8. The individual:
* Is a displaced homemaker who has been providing unpaid
				  services to family members in the home, and
* Has been dependent on the income of another family member,
				  and is no longer supported by that income, and
* Is unemployed or underemployed, and
* Is experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading
				  employment.
"Federal poverty level"
means the most
				  recently revised poverty income guidelines published by the federal Department
				  of Health and Human Services.
"IWD"
means the Iowa workforce development
				  department.
"Low skilled"
means an adult individual who
				  is basic skills deficient, has lower level digital literacy skills, has an
				  education below a high school diploma, or has a low level of educational
				  attainment that inhibits the individual's ability to compete for skilled
				  occupations that provide opportunity for a self-sufficient wage.
"State board"
means the Iowa state board of
				  education.
"Underemployed"
means an adult individual
				  who is working less than 30 hours per week, or who is employed any number of
				  hours per week in a job that is substantially below the individual's skill
				  level and that does not lead to self-sufficiency.
"Unemployed"
means an adult individual who
				  is involuntarily unemployed and is actively engaged in seeking
				  employment.