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PUBLIC LAW 102-367 —SEPT. 7, 1992 106 STAT. 1067 "(2) Individuals with educational attainment that is 1 or more grade levels below the grade level appropriate to the age of the individuals. "(3) Individuals who are pregnant or parenting. "(4) Individuals with disabilities, including a learning disability. "(5) Individuals who are homeless or run-away youth. "(6) Individuals who are offenders. "(7) Individuals within a category established under subsection (h). "(c) OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH. —Except as provided in subsection (e), an individual who is out of school shall be eligible to participate in the program under this part if such individual is— "(1) age 16 through 21; and "(2) economically disadvantaged. " (d) HARD-TO-SERVE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH. — Not less than 65 percent of the out-of-school individuals who participate in a program under this part shall be individuals who are included in 1 or more of the following categories: "(1) Individuals who are basic skills deficient. "(2) Individuals who are school dropouts (subject to the conditions described in section 264(d)(2)). "(3) Individuals who are pregnant or parenting. "(4) Individuals with disabilities, including a learning disability. "(5) Individuals who are homeless or run-away youth. "(6) Individuals who are offenders. "(7) Individuals in a category established under subsection (h). "(e) EXCEPTIONS. — Not more than 10 percent of participants in a program assisted under this part in each service delivery area may be individuals who do not meet the requirements of subsection (a)(2) or (c)(2), if such individuals are within one or more categories of individuals who face serious barriers to employment. Such categories may include the categories described in subsections (b) and (d), or categories such as individuals with limited-English language proficiency, alcoholics, or drug addicts. "(f) RATIO OF OUT-OF-SCHOOL TO IN-SCHOOL YOUTH.— "(1) IN GENERAL.— Except as provided in paragraph (2), not less than 50 percent of the participants in the program under this part in each service delivery area shall be out-of-school individuals who meet the requirements of subsection (c), (d), or (e). "(2) COUNTING OF IN-SCHOOL INDIVIDUALS.— In-school individuals served as a part of a schoolwide project under subsection (g) shall not be counted as a part of the ratio of in-school individuals to out-of-school individuals. " (g) SCHOOLWIDE PROJECTS FOR LOW-INCOME SCHOOLS.— "(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the individuals described in subsection (e), an individual who does not meet the requirements of subsection (a)(2) may participate in the programs assisted under this part if such individual is enrolled in a public school— "(A) that is located in a poverty area; "(B) that is served by a local educational agency that is eligible for assistance under chapter 1 of title I of the