### Question
How does STATEWIDE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS define special participant population that faces multiple barriers to employment?


### Answer
Under *29 U.S.C. § 2864*, **special participant population that faces multiple barriers to employment** is defined as:

> a population of low-income individuals that is included in one or more of the following categories:


(I) Individuals with substantial language or cultural barriers

#### Citation:
  - *29 U.S.C. § 2864*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 30-WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS > SUBCHAPTER II-STATEWIDE AND LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT SYSTEMS > Part E-Adult and Dislocated Worker Employment and Training Activities**

