Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 2-3-2 - Definitions2.1. Terms defined in W. Va. Code § 30-12-2 have the same meanings when used in this rule unless the context or subject matter clearly requires a different interpretation.2.2. Terms defined in "Title 2 Legislative Rule Board of Architects - Series 1 - Registration of Architect" have the same meanings when used in this rule unless the context or subject matter clearly requires a different interpretation. 2.3 As used in this rule, the following terms have the following meanings unless context or subject matter requires a different interpretation:2.3.1. Initial - means obtaining a license for the practice of architecture in West Virginia for the first time.2.3.2. Low income individuals - individuals in the local labor market as defined in W.Va. Code § 21-1C-2 of this code whose household adjusted gross income is below 130 percent of the federal poverty line. This term also includes any person enrolled in a state or federal public assistance program including, but not limited to, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, Medicaid, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).2.3.2. Military Families - any person who serves as an active member of the armed forces in the United States, the National Guard, or a reserve component as described in 38 U.S.C. § 101, honorably discharged veterans of those forces, and their spouses. This term also includes surviving spouses of deceased service members who have not remarried.