**(a) In general** For purposes of this chapter, the terms “homeless”, “homeless individual”, and “homeless person” means— 11 So in original. Probably should be “mean—”.
(1) an individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence;
(2) an individual or family with a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including a car, park, abandoned building, bus or train station, airport, or camping ground;
(3) an individual or family living in a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements (including hotels and motels paid for by Federal, State, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organizations, congregate shelters, and transitional housing);
(4) an individual who resided in a shelter or place not meant for human habitation and who is exiting an institution where he or she temporarily resided;
(5) an individual or family who—
(A) will imminently lose their housing, including housing they own, rent, or live in without paying rent, are sharing with others, and rooms in hotels or motels not paid for by Federal, State, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organizations, as evidenced by—
(i) a court order resulting from an eviction action that notifies the individual or family that they must leave within 14 days;
(ii) the individual or family having a primary nighttime residence that is a room in a hotel or motel and where they lack the resources necessary to reside there for more than 14 days; or
(iii) credible evidence indicating that the owner or renter of the housing will not allow the individ
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**(a) In general** For purposes of this chapter, the terms “homeless”, “homeless individual”, and “homeless person” means— 11 So in original. Probably should be “mean—”.
(1) an individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence;
(2) an individual or family with a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including a car, park, abandoned building, bus or train station, airport, or camping ground;
(3) an individual or family living in a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements (including hotels and motels paid for by Federal, State, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organizations, congregate shelters, and transitional housing);
(4) an individual who resided in a shelter or place not meant for human habitation and who is exiting an institution where he or she temporarily resided;
(5) an individual or family who—
(A) will imminently lose their housing, including housing they own, rent, or live in without paying rent, are sharing with others, and rooms in hotels or motels not paid for by Federal, State, or local government programs for low-income individuals or by charitable organizations, as evidenced by—
(i) a court order resulting from an eviction action that notifies the individual or family that they must leave within 14 days;
(ii) the individual or family having a primary nighttime residence that is a room in a hotel or motel and where they lack the resources necessary to reside there for more than 14 days; or
(iii) credible evidence indicating that the owner or renter of the housing will not allow the individual or family to stay for more than 14 days, and any oral statement from an individual or family seeking homeless assistance that is found to be credible shall be considered credible evidence for purposes of this clause;
(B) has no subsequent residence identified; and
(C) lacks the resources or support networks needed to obtain other permanent housing; and
(6) unaccompanied youth and homeless families with children and youth defined as homeless under other Federal statutes who—
(A) have experienced a long term period without living independently in permanent housing,
(B) have experienced persistent instability as measured by frequent moves over such period, and
(C) can be expected to continue in such status for an extended period of time because of chronic disabilities, chronic physical health or mental health conditions, substance addiction, histories of domestic violence or childhood abuse, the presence of a child or youth with a disability, or multiple barriers to employment.
**(b) Domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and other dangerous, traumatic, or life-threatening conditions relating to such violence** Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Secretary shall consider to be homeless any individual or family who—
(1) is experiencing trauma or a lack of safety related to, or fleeing or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other dangerous, traumatic, or life-threatening conditions related to the violence against the individual or a family member in the individual’s or family’s current housing situation, including where the health and safety of children are jeopardized;
(2) has no other safe residence; and
(3) lacks the resources to obtain other safe permanent housing.
**(c) Income eligibility**
(1) **In general** — A homeless individual shall be eligible for assistance under any program provided by this chapter, only if the individual complies with the income eligibility requirements otherwise applicable to such program.
(2) **Exception** — Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a homeless individual shall be eligible for assistance under title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act [[29 U.S.C. 3111](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title29-section3111&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
**(d) Exclusion** For purposes of this chapter, the term “homeless” or “homeless individual” does not include any individual imprisoned or otherwise detained pursuant to an Act of the Congress or a State law.
**(e) Persons experiencing homelessness** Any references in this chapter to homeless individuals (including homeless persons) or homeless groups (including homeless persons) shall be considered to include, and to refer to, individuals experiencing homelessness or groups experiencing homelessness, respectively.
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The purposes of this Act are the following:
(1) To increase, for individuals in the United States, particularly those individuals with barriers to employment, access to and opportunities for the employment, education, training, and support services they need to succeed in the labor market.
(2) To support the alignment of workforce investment, education, and economic development systems in support of a comprehensive, accessible, and high-quality workforce development system in the United States.
(3) To improve the quality and labor market relevance of workforce investment, education, and economic development efforts to provide America’s workers with the skills and credentials necessary to secure and advance in employment with family-sustaining wages and to provide America’s employers with the skilled workers the employers need to succeed in a global economy.
(4) To promote improvement in the structure of and delivery of services through the United States workforce development system to better address the employment and skill needs of workers, jobseekers, and employers.
(5) To increase the prosperity of workers and employers in the United States, the economic growth of communities, regions, and States, and the global competitiveness of the United States.
(6) For purposes of parts A and B of subchapter I, to provide workforce investment activities, through statewide and local workforce development systems, that increase the employment, retention, and earnings of participants, and increase attainment of recognized postsecondary credentials by participants, and as a result, improve the quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, increase economic self-sufficiency, meet the skill requirements of employers, and enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the
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§ 3111. State workforce development boards
(a) In general
The Governor of a State shall establish a
State workforce development board to carry out
the functions described in subsection (d).
(b) Membership
(1) In general
The State board shall include—
(A) the Governor;
(B) a member of each chamber of the State
legislature (to the extent consistent with
State law), appointed by the appropriate
presiding officers of such chamber; and
(C) members appointed by the Governor, of
which—
(i) a majority shall be representatives of
businesses in the State, who—
(I) are owners of businesses, chief ex-
ecutives or operating officers of busi-
nesses, or other business executives or
employers with optimum policymaking
or hiring authority, and who, in addi-
tion, may be members of a local board
described in section 3122(b)(2)(A)(i) of
this title;
(II) represent businesses (including
small businesses), or organizations rep-
resenting businesses described in this
subclause, that provide employment op-
portunities that, at a minimum, include
high-quality, work-relevant training and
development in in-demand industry sec-
tors or occupations in the State; and
(III) are appointed from among individ-
uals nominated by State business organi-
zations and business trade associations;
(ii) not less than 20 percent shall be rep-
resentatives of the workforce within the
State, who—
(I) shall include representatives of
labor organizations, who have been nom-
inated by State labor federations;
(II) shall include a representative, who
shall be a member of a labor organiza-
tion or a training director, from a joint
labor-management apprenticeship pro-
gram, or if no such joint program exists
in the State, such a representative of an
apprenticeship program in the State;
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Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities
§ 11302. General definition of homeless indi-
vidual
(a) In general
For purposes of this chapter, the terms
‘‘homeless’’, ‘‘homeless individual’’, and ‘‘home-
less person’’ means— 1
(1) an individual or family who lacks a fixed,
regular, and adequate nighttime residence;
(2) an individual or family with a primary
nighttime residence that is a public or private
place not designed for or ordinarily used as a
regular sleeping accommodation for human
beings, including a car, park, abandoned build-
ing, bus or train station, airport, or camping
ground;
(3) an individual or family living in a super-
vised publicly or privately operated shelter
designated to provide temporary living ar-
rangements (including hotels and motels paid
for by Federal, State, or local government pro-
grams for low-income individuals or by chari-
table organizations, congregate shelters, and
transitional housing);
(4) an individual who resided in a shelter or
place not meant for human habitation and
who is exiting an institution where he or she
temporarily resided;
(5) an individual or family who—
(A) will imminently lose their housing, in-
cluding housing they own, rent, or live in
without paying rent, are sharing with oth-
ers, and rooms in hotels or motels not paid
for by Federal, State, or local government
programs for low-income individuals or by
charitable organizations, as evidenced by—
(i) a court order resulting from an evic-
tion action that notifies the individual or
family that they must leave within 14
days;
(ii) the individual or family having a pri-
mary nighttime residence that is a room
in a hotel or motel and where they lack
the resources necessary to reside there for
more than 14 days; or
(iii) credible evidence indicating that the
owner or renter o