basic skills deficient
Defined in 2 places of the United States Code.
The term "basic skills deficient" means, with respect to an individual—
(A) who is a youth, that the individual has English reading, writing, or computing skills at or below the 8th grade level on a generally accepted standardized test; or
(B) who is a youth or adult, that the individual is unable to compute or solve problems, or read, write, or speak English, at a level necessary to function on the job, in the individual's family, or in society.
Source
- 2014–present29 U.S.C. § 3102Labor · Definitions · in this section
The term “basic skills deficient” means, with respect to an individual, that the individual has English reading, writing, or computing skills at or below the 8th grade level on a generally accepted standardized test or a comparable score on a criterion-referenced test.
Source
- 1998–present29 U.S.C. § 2801Labor · Definitions · in this chapter