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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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Ch. 332
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(b) It is the State's goal to assist its citizens in obtaining gainful employment
and in reducing dependence on public assistance and unemployment insurance
programs by:
(1) preparing unskilled youth and adults who are economically
disadvantaged for entry into the work force;
(2) retraining those who have lost jobs or who must upgrade or replace
their work skills or both; and
(3) providing training and related services, INCLUDING SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, to increase the employability of those
who encounter barriers to employment.
(c) It is also the State's goal to develop a well trained productive work force
which meets the needs of a changing economy by:
(1) developing and ensuring maximum utilization of timely statewide
labor market information;
(2) linking employment and training services with economic
development efforts;
(3) providing enhanced employment and training capabilities specially
designed to meet the needs of business and industry, including industries that utilize
advanced technology applications; and
(4) encouraging and initiating innovative employment and training
strategies.
11-503.
(c) "Low-income individual" means an individual who:
(1) receives, or is a member of a family which receives, cash welfare
payments under a federal, State, or local income-based public assistance program;
(2) 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 paragraph (1) of this subsection, 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:
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(i) the poverty level for an equivalent period; or
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