§ 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.