For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply, unless otherwise specified: (a) âAdultâ means a person 18 years of age or older. (b) âCarryoverâ means the amount of unspent adult education program funds from the prior fiscal year, certified on or before September 1 of the current fiscal year, expressed as a percentage of the prior fiscal yearâs allocation. (c) âConsortiumâ means an adult education consortium approved pursuant to this article. (d) âExecutive directorâ means the executive director of the State Board of Education. (e) âImmigrant integrationâ means a two-way process in which immigrants and the receiving society work together to build secure, thriving, cohesive, and inclusive communities. In the process, immigrants are embraced and welcomed by the receiving society with effective, culturally relevant, and linguistically accessible programs and services that facilitate their linguistic, economic, civic, and social integration and provide upward social and economic mobility, increased civic participation, and multigenerational integration, and service providers encourage immigrants to maximize their contributions to the economic and civic life of their communities. (f) âProgramâ means the Adult Education Program established by Section 84900.
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