| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1826-B, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 359, §3, is | amended to read: |
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| | 2. Work center. "Work center" means a rehabilitation | facility or that part of a rehabilitation facility engaged in | production or service operation for the primary purpose of | providing gainful employment as an interim step in the | rehabilitation process for those who cannot be absorbed readily | in the competitive labor market or during such time as employment | opportunities for them in the competitive labor market do not | exist a program that provides vocational rehabilitation services | to individuals with disabilities to enable those individuals to | maximize their opportunities for employment, including career | advancement. For the purposes of sections 1826-A to 1826-D, a | work center shall must meet the following conditions: |
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| A. Is certified as a regular work program or work activity | center by the wage and hour division of the United States | Department of Labor or by the State Department of Labor; |
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| B. Has complied with occupational health and safety | standards required by the laws of the United States or this | State; |
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| C. Employs during the fiscal year in commodity production | or service provision disabled persons at a quota of not less | than 66% of the total hours of direct labor on all | production, whether or not government related; and |
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| D. Has, or is part of, an ongoing placement program which | that includes at least preadmission evaluation and annual | review to determine each worker's capability for normal | competitive employment and maintenance of liaison with the | appropriate community services for the placement in the | employment of any of its workers who may qualify for that | placement. |
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| | Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §1826-C, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, | §5 and Pt. K, §82 and affected by Pt. K, §83, is further amended | to read: |
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| | 1. Committee established. There is established the Work | Center Purchases Committee, consisting of the State Purchasing | Agent, the Director of the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services, a | representative of the Department of Mental Health, Mental | Retardation and Substance Abuse Services, a representative of | work centers, a disabled person and a representative of the | business community, and persons with disabilities.__The total |
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