Eligible participants are youth 16 to 24 years old who are economically disadvantaged as defined in United States Code, title 29, § 1503, and who are part of one of the following groups:
         (a) Persons who are not attending any school and have
    
not received a secondary school diploma or its equivalent.
        (b) Persons currently enrolled in a traditional or
    
alternative school setting or a high school equivalency testing program and who are in danger of dropping out of school.
        (c) A member of a low-income family, a youth in
    
foster care (including a youth aging-out of foster care), a youth offender, a youth with a disability, a child of incarcerated parents, or a migrant youth.
    Not more than 25% of the participants in the program may be individuals who do not meet the requirements of subsections (a) or (b), but who are deficient in basic skills despite having attained a secondary school diploma, State of Illinois High School Diploma, or other State-recognized equivalent, or who have been referred by a local secondary school for participation in a Youthbuild program leading to the attainment of a secondary school diploma.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 20 ILCS 1315/25