[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 20, Volume 3]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 20CFR670.400]

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                      TITLE 20--EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS
 
 CHAPTER V--EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 
PART 670--THE JOB CORPS UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT--Table of Contents
 
     Subpart D--Recruitment, Eligibility, Screening, Selection and 
                       Assignment, and Enrollment
 
Sec. 670.400  Who is eligible to participate in the Job Corps program?


    To be eligible to participate in the Job Corps, an individual must 
be:
    (a) At least 16 and not more than 24 years of age at the time of 
enrollment, except
    (1) There is no upper age limit for an otherwise eligible individual 
with a disability; and
    (2) Not more than 20% of individuals enrolled nationwide may be 
individuals who are aged 22 to 24 years old;
    (b) A low-income individual;
    (c) An individual who is facing one or more of the following 
barriers to education and employement:
    (1) Is basic skills deficient, as defined in WIA sec. 101(4); or
    (2) Is a school dropout; or
    (3) Is homeless, or a runaway, or a foster child; or
    (4) Is a parent; or
    (5) Requires additional education, vocational training, or intensive 
counseling and related assistance in order to participate successfully 
in regular schoolwork or to secure and hold meaningful employment; and
    (d) Meets the requirements of Sec. 670.420, if applicable.