Okla. Admin. Code § 210:10-9-1

Current through Vol. 42, No. 6, December 2, 2024

Section 210:10-9-1 - General provisions

(a)Purpose. The rules of this subchapter have been adopted for the purpose of establishing standards, guidelines, allocation of funds, development of projects and applications, and the implementation of Adult Education and Literacy, Workplace Literacy, English Literacy, and Integrated English Literacy/Civics. These projects provide educational programs to educationally disadvantaged adults and community needs.

(b)Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this Subchapter, shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1)"Act" means the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act, Title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( P.L. 105-330 ).

(2)"Adult" means an individual who has attained 16 years of age or who is beyond the age of compulsory school attendance under State law who is not enrolled in secondary school; who lacks sufficient mastery of basic educational skills to enable him/her to function effectively in society or who does not have a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent and who has not achieved an equivalent level of education; and whose lack of mastery of basic skills results in an inability to speak, read, or write the English language.

(3)"Adult education" means services or instruction below the college level for educationally disadvantaged adults.

(4)"Adult education program" means a local education agency, postsecondary institution, community-based organization, corrections education agency or faith-based organization responsible for locally administering the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act grant.

(5)"Community-based organization" (CBO) means a private nonprofit organization which is representative of a community or significant segments of a community and which provides education, vocational education or rehabilitation, job training, or internship services and programs and includes neighborhood groups and organizations, community action agencies, community development corporations, union related organizations, employer-related organizations, tribal governments, and organizations serving Native Alaskans and Indians. The term 'private industry council' means the private industry council established under section 102 of the Job Training Partnership Act.

(6)"Cooperative" means that the board of education of two or more school districts may enter into cooperative agreements and maintain joint programs including but not limited to, courses of instruction for handicapped children, courses of instruction in music and other subjects, practical instruction for trades and vocations, practical instruction in driver training courses, and health programs including visual care by persons legally licensed for such purpose, without favoritism as to either profession.

(7)"Disadvantaged Adult" means an adult who demonstrates basic skills equivalent to or below that of students at the fifth grade level.

(8)"General Educational Development" (GED) means a high school equivalency credential.

(9)"Local educational agency" (LEA) means a public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within elementary or secondary schools in a city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of a state, or such combination of school districts or counties as are recognized in a State as an administrative agency for its public elementary or secondary schools, except that, if there is a separate board of other legally constituted local authority having administrative control and direction of adult education in public schools therein, such term means such other board or authority.

(10)"State educational agency" (SEA) means the Oklahoma State Department of Education.

Okla. Admin. Code § 210:10-9-1

Amended at 26 Ok Reg 398, eff 12-8-08 (emergency); Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1430, eff 6-11-09