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108 STAT. 574 PUBLIC LAW 103-239—MAY 4, 1994 (iv) industrial extension centers; (v) rehabilitation agencies and organizations; (vi) registered apprenticeship agencies; (vii) local vocational education entities; (viii) proprietary institutions of higher education (as defined in section 481(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088(b)) that continue to meet the eligibility and certification requirements under title IV of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.); (ix) local government agencies; (x) parent organizations; (xi) teacher organizations; (xii) vocational student organizations; (xiii) private industry councils established under section 102 of the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1512); (xiv) federally recognized Indian tribes, Indian organizations, and Alaska Native villages within the meaning of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); and (xv) Native Hawaiian entities. (12) POSTSECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION. — The term "postsecondary educational institution" means an institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088)) which continues to meet the eligibility and certification requirements under title IV of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.). (13) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP AGENCY.— The term "registered apprenticeship agency" means the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training in the Department of Labor or a State apprenticeship agency recognized and approved by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training as the appropriate body for State registration or approval of local apprenticeship programs and agreements for Federal purposes. (14) REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. — The term "registered apprenticeship program" means a program registered by a registered apprenticeship agency. (15) RELATED SERVICES.— The term "related services" includes the types of services described in section 602(17) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1401(17)). (16) RURAL COMMUNITY WITH LOW POPULATION DENSITY.— The term "rural community with low population density" means a county, block number area in a nonmetropolitan county, or consortium of counties or of such block number areas, that has a population density of 20 or fewer individuals per square mile. (17) SCHOOL DROPOUT.— The term "school dropout" means a youth who is no longer attending any school and who has not received a secondary school diploma or a certificate from a program of equivalency for such a diploma. (18) SCHOOL SITE MENTOR.— The term "school site mentor" means a professional employed at a school who is designated as the advocate for a particular student, and who works in consultation with classroom teachers, counselors, related services personnel, and the employer of the student to design and