To participate in the Job Corps, a young man or woman must be an
eligible youth who:
(a) Is at least 16 and not yet 25 years of age at the time of
enrollment, with the following exceptions:
(1) In the case of an otherwise eligible individual with
disabilities, there is no upper age limit;
(2) Not more than 20 percent of the individuals enrolled by Job
Corps may be ages 22 through 24; and
(3) Youths 14 to 15 years of age may be eligible for enrollment upon
a specific determination by the Job Corps Director to enroll them;
(b) Is a United States citizen, United States national, a lawfully
admitted permanent resident alien, a lawfully admitted refugee or
parolee, or other alien who has been permitted to accept permanent
employment in the United States by the Attorney General or the
Immigration and Naturalization Service;
(c) Requires additional education, training, or intensive counseling
and related assistance in order to secure and hold meaningful
employment, participate successfully in regular school work, qualify for
other suitable training programs, satisfy Armed Forces entry
requirements, or qualify for a job where prior skill or training is a
prerequisite;
(d) Is economically disadvantaged;
(e) Has sufficient ability to benefit from the program;
(f) Demonstrates an interest in obtaining the maximum benefit from
the program, as evidenced by a voluntary desire to enroll and the
youth's signature on the application form;
(g) Has a signed consent for enrollment from a responsible parent or
guardian if the applicant is unemancipated and under the age of majority
(unless the parent or guardian cannot be located), pursuant to
applicable laws on age of majority and emancipation of minors;
(h) Has established suitable arrangements for the care of any
dependent children for the proposed period of enrollment;
(i) Is not on probation, parole, or under a suspended sentence, or
under the supervision of any agency as a result of court action or
institutionalization, unless the court or other appropriate agency
certifies in writing that release from the supervision of the agency is
satisfactory to the agency and does not violate applicable laws and
regulations;
(j) To qualify for residential training, is currently living in an
environment so characterized by cultural deprivations, a disruptive
homelife, or other disorienting conditions as to substantially impair
prospects for successful participation in a nonresidential program
providing appropriate training, education, or assistance;
(k) Is physically and emotionally able to participate in normal Job
Corps duties without costly or extensive medical treatment;
(1) Is free of any behavioral problem that would potentially prevent
other enrollees from receiving the benefit of the program, or impede
satisfactory relationships between the center to which the enrollee is
assigned and surrounding communities; and
(m) Has a background, characteristics, and physical and mental
capabilities which provide reasonable expectations of employment after
training.
[55 FR 12996, Apr. 6, 1990, as amended at 58 FR 69100, Dec. 29, 1993]
