Washington § 50.72.020 Definitions.

Washington Statutes

§ 50.72.020 — Definitions.

Washington § 50.72.020

Title 50UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION

Ch. 50.72YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM

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Wash. Rev. Code § 50.72.020 (2026).

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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

(1)"Applicant" means a public or private nonprofit organization agency eligible to provide education and employment training under federal or state employment training programs.

(2)"Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment security.

(3)"Department" means the employment security department.

(4)"Low income" has the same meaning as in RCW 43.185A.010 .

(5)"Participant" means an individual that:

(a)Is sixteen to twenty-four years of age, inclusive;

(b)Is or is a member of a very low-income household; and

(c)Is neither attending any school nor subject to a compulsory attendance law and who has not received a secondary school diploma or a certificate of equivale

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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

(1) "Applicant" means a public or private nonprofit organization agency eligible to provide education and employment training under federal or state employment training programs.

(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment security.

(3) "Department" means the employment security department.

(4) "Low income" has the same meaning as in RCW 43.185A.010 .

(5) "Participant" means an individual that:

(a) Is sixteen to twenty-four years of age, inclusive;

(b) Is or is a member of a very low-income household; and

(c) Is neither attending any school nor subject to a compulsory attendance law and who has not received a secondary school diploma or a certificate of equivalency for such diploma.

(6) "Very low income" means a person or household whose income is at or below fifty percent of the median family income, adjusted for household size, for the county where the household is located.

(7) "Youthbuild" means any program that provides disadvantaged youth with opportunities for employment, education, leadership development, entrepreneurial skills development, and training in the construction or rehabilitation of housing for special need populations, very low-income households, or low-income households.