N.Y. Education Law § 5100: Definitions

§ 5100. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms

shall have the following meanings:

1. "Eligible agency" means labor organizations, their federations or

organizations of employers acting in consortium with labor

organizations, that have been approved by the commissioner, upon

application therefor, to conduct workplace literacy and basic skills

education programs.

2. "Labor organization" means organizations of workers established to

bargain collectively on behalf of their member workers.

3. "Workplace literacy and basic skills education" means those common

branch skills and English-as-a-second-language skills that are directly

related to the ability to perform occupational tasks.