(a) Age and economic disadvantage. Except as provided in paragraph
(b) of this section, an individual shall be eligible to participate
under this part only if he or she is economically disadvantaged and 22
years of age or older. There is no maximum age for eligibility.
(b) Non-economically disadvantaged individuals. Up to 10 percent of
the individuals served under this subpart in each SDA may be individuals
who are not economically disadvantaged, if such individuals face serious
barriers to employment in accordance with section 203(c) of the Act.
(c) Requirement to assist hard-to-serve individuals. (1) Not less
than 65 percent
of adults who participate in the program under this subpart, including
those who are not economically disadvantaged, shall have one or more of
the additional barriers to employment as described in section 203(b) of
the Act.
(2) The 65 percent barrier requirement in paragraph (c)(1) of this
section shall be calculated on the basis of participants for whom
services or training have been provided subsequent to an objective
assessment on July 1, 1993 or later.
(d) Addition of barrier. An SDA may identify and add one additional
serious barrier to employment to the categories listed at section 203(b)
of the Act, in accordance with the specific procedures and requirements
in section 203(d) of the Act.
(e) Criteria for older workers under joint programs. (1) The SDA may
establish written financial or non-financial agreements with sponsors of
programs under title V of the Older Americans Act to carry out joint
programs.
(2) Joint programs under this paragraph (e) may include referrals
between programs, co-enrollment and provision of services.
(3) Under agreements entered into pursuant to this paragraph (e),
individuals eligible under title V of the Older Americans Act shall be
deemed to satisfy the requirements of section 203(a)(2) of the JTPA
(Older Americans Act, Pub. L. 102-375, section 510).
