New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 12 - DEPARTMENT OF LABOR › Chapter XII - Division Of Employment And Training › Part 900 - Youth Education, Employment And Training Program › Section 900.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Economically
				disadvantaged shall be defined as set forth in regulations promulgated by the
				State Education Department pursuant to sections 6451 and
				6452  of the Education Law except that, in
				those local projects requiring a subsidy from funds received through the
				Federal Job Training Partnership Act of 1982 ( PL 97-300), the definition of
				economically disadvantaged as set forth in that act shall be used.
(b) Local projects means the specific plans
				or proposals for support and/or direct client services at the local level as
				specified in a contractual agreement between the department and employment and
				training providers.
(c) Department
				means the New York State Department of Labor.
(d) Eligible participants are economically
				disadvantaged youth, 14 to 21 years of age, deemed by the department to be at
				risk of dropping out of school or having barriers to employment.
(e) Eligible organizations means the
				following employment and training service providers: not-for-profit
				community-based organizations, boards of cooperative educational services.
				post- secondary educational agencies, grant recipients or administrative
				entities of the service delivery areas as defined by the Federal Job Training
				Partnership Act of 1982, joint apprentice committees, labor organizations and
				public and private employers.
(f)
				Program means youth education, employment and training program.
(g) AVE means the Adolescent Vocational
				Exploration Program, a department program that targets economically
				disadvantaged youth. AVE is an early intervention program which assists youth
				at risk of dropping out of school in defining and clarifying their career and
				educational goals, thereby enhancing their future employability.
(h) SESP means the Structured Educational
				Support Program, a department program that builds on the AVE program model, and
				expands services to economically disadvantaged youth on a year-round
				basis.
(i) STEP means the School to
				Employment Program, a department program that consists of two distinct
				programs, an in-school and an out-of school program. The STEP In-School Program
				targets youth at risk of dropping out of school by providing part-time jobs,
				counseling and motivation for school attendance and performance while
				alleviating some financial burdens. The youth's job is tied to a commitment to
				stay in school. The STEP Out-of-School Program is designed to provide
				economically disadvantaged youth with general equivalency diploma preparation
				and work attitude and skills development. This program establishes an
				individually developed work-education agreement between the participant and the
				program.
(j) YWSP means the Youth
				Work Skills Program, a department program designed to serve out of school youth
				who are economically disadvantaged and are reading at or below the fifth grade
				level.