112 STAT. 942 PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 (20) LOCAL AREA.— The term "local area" means a local workforce investment area designated under section 116. (21) LOCAL BOARD.— The term "local board" means a local workforce investment board established under section 117. (22) LOCAL PERFORMANCE MEASURE. — The term "local performance measure" means a performance measure established under section 136(c). (23) LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.— The term "local educational agency" has the meaning given the term in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801). (24) LOWER LIVING STANDARD INCOME LEVEL.—The term "lower living standard income level" means that income level (adjusted for regional, metropolitan, urban, and rural dif- ferences and family size) determined annually by the Secretary based on the most recent lower living family budget issued by the Secretary. (25) LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUAL.—The term "low-income individual" means an individual who— (A) receives, or is a member of a family that receives, cash payments under a Federal, State, or local incomebased public assistance program; (B) received an income, or is a member of a family that received a total family income, for the 6-month period prior to application for the program involved (exclusive of unemployment compensation, child support payments, payments described in subparagraph (A), and old-age and survivors insurance benefits received under section 202 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402)) that, in relation to family size, does not exceed the higher of— (i) the poverty line, for an equivalent period; or (ii) 70 percent of the lower living standard income level, for an equivalent period; (C) is a member of a household that receives (or has been determined within the 6-month period prior to application for the program involved to be eligible to receive) food stamps pursuant to the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); (D) qualifies as a homeless individual, as defined in subsections (a) and (c) of section 103 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302); (E) is a foster child on behalf of whom State or local government payments are made; or (F) in cases permitted by regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Labor, is an individual with a disability whose own income meets the requirements of a program described in subparagraph (A) or of subparagraph (B), but who is a member of a family whose income does not meet such requirements. (26) NONTRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT.— The term "nontraditional employment" refers to occupations or fields of work for which individuals from one gender comprise less than 25 percent of the individuals employed in each such occupation or field of work. (27) OFFENDER. —The term "offender" means any adult or juvenile—
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