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"Center for Occupational Employment Information" or "center" means the Center for Occupational Employment Information established pursuant to section 27 of P.L.2005, c.354 (C.34:1A-86).

"Career pathway" means any of the career pathways and related educational programs as defined in the Perkins Act and the federal Department of Education's career cluster taxonomy.

"Federal job training funds" means any moneys expended pursuant to the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Pub.L.105-220 (29 U.S.C. s.2801 et seq.) or any other federal law to obtain employment and training services or other employment-directed and workforce development programs and activities, including employment and training services as defined in section 1 of P.L.1992, c.48, (C.34:15B-35) and employment-directed and workforce development programs and activities as described in sections 2 and 4 of P.L.2004, c.39 (C.34:1A-1.3 and 34 :1A-1.5).

"Occupational license" means a license, registration or certificate which, when issued by an authorized entity of government or recognized industry, enables an individual to work within a recognized occupation in the State of New Jersey.

"Perkins Act" means the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Amendments of 1998, Pub.L.105-332 (20 U.S.C. s.2301 et seq.).

"Qualifying agency" means any executive agency of State government, including, but not limited to, the Departments of Community Affairs, Education, Environmental Protection, Health and Senior Services, Human Services, Labor and Workforce Development, Law and Public Safety, Military and Veterans' Affairs and the Commission on Higher Education. A qualifying agency may include any additional agency of State government, which oversees the operation of, or collects or disseminates information from any qualifying school, or issues an occupational license.

"Qualifying school" means, except as provided below, a government unit, person, association, firm, corporation, private organization, or any entity doing business or maintaining facilities within the State, whether operating for profit or not for profit which:

(1) Offers or maintains a course of instruction or instructional program utilized to prepare individuals for future education or the workplace, including instruction in literacy or basic skills, or provides supplemental instruction in recognized occupational skills, pre-employment skills or literacy skills;

(2) Offers instruction by any method including, but not limited to, classroom, shop, laboratory experience, correspondence, Internet and other distance learning media, or any combination thereof;