"Authorized training program", a program approved by the secretary of administration and finance and the secretary of labor and workforce development that is offered by an employer to train qualified trainees; provided, that said program shall assist qualified trainees in developing skills and accessing resources to prepare qualified trainees to enter the workforce; and provided further, that no authorized training program shall provide compensation to a qualified trainee without work authorization and said program shall ensure the qualified trainee has no expectation of compensation for training.
"Qualified trainee", an individual receiving benefits through the emergency housing assistance program pursuant to section 30 of chapter 23B and 760 CMR 67.00 or an individual in an overflow emergency shelter site established in response to the capacity limitation on said program pursuant to a declaration issued by the secretary of housing and livable communities dated October 31, 2023, the extension of the declaration dated February 28, 2024 and any subsequent extensions, issued pursuant to 760 CMR 67.10, as inserted by emergency regulations issued by the executive office of housing and livable communities on October 31, 2023, and accompanying guidance issued pursuant to said declaration and 760 CMR 67.10, who:
"Training", teaching, developing or enhancing skills and knowledge to improve capacity, productivity and performance to enter the workforce, including, but not limited to, classes, clinics or other hands-on methods.
"Work authorization", federal authorization to work in the United States pursuant to 8 CFR 274a.
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 63, § 63:38NN