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 112 STAT. 944 PUBLIC LAW 105-220—AUG. 7, 1998 Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) applicable to a family of the size involved. (37) PUBLIC ASSISTANCE.—The term "public assistance" means Federal, State, or local government cash payments for which eligibility is determined by a needs or income test. (38) RAPID RESPONSE ACTIVITY. — - The term "rapid response activity" means an activity provided by a State, or by an entity designated by a State, with funds provided by the State under section 134(a)(1)(A), in the case of a permanent closure or mass layoff at a plant, facility, or enterprise, or a natural or other disaster, that results in mass job dislocation, in order to assist dislocated workers in obtaining reemplojmtient as soon as possible, with services including— (A) the establishment of onsite contact with employers and employee representatives— (i) immediately after the State is notified of a current or projected permanent closure or mass layoff; or (ii) in the case of a disaster, immediately after the State is made aware of mass job dislocation as a result of such disaster; (B) the provision of information and access to available employment and training activities; (C) assistance in establishing a labor-management committee, voluntarily agreed to by labor and management, with the ability to devise and implement a strategy for assessing the employment and training needs of dislocated workers and obtaining services to meet such needs; (D) the provision of emergency assistance adapted to the particular closure, layoff, or disaster; and (E) the provision of assistance to the local community in developing a coordinated response and in obtaining access to State economic development assistance. (39) SCHOOL DROPOUT.—The term "school dropout" means an individual who is no longer attending any school and who has not received a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent. (40) SECONDARY SCHOOL. —The term "secondary school" has the meaning given the term in section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801). (41) SECRETARY.— The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Labor, and the term means such Secretary for purposes of section 503. (42) STATE.— The term "State" means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (43) STATE ADJUSTED LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE. — The term "State adjusted level of performance" means a level described in clause (iii) or (v) of section 136(b)(3)(A). (44) STATE BOARD. — The term "State board" means a State workforce investment board established under section 111. (45) STATE PERFORMANCE MEASURE. — The term "State performance measure" means a performance measure established under section 136(b). (46) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. — The term "supportive services" means services such as transportation, child care, dependent

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