Sec. 1. 5 MRSA §1826-A, as corrected by RR 2001, c. 1, §9, is amended to read:

§1826-A. Purpose and intent

The Legislature finds that the goal of integrating disabled persons with disabilities into all aspects of community life is enhanced by providing expanded markets for products and services of work centers. The Legislature further believes that work centers provide a valuable means of transitional employment for the State's disabled population and for some, such as the most severely disabled persons, they may offer the only opportunities available for long-term, gainful employment.

In order to assure continued opportunities for disabled persons with disabilities to obtain this employment through work centers, it is the intent of the Legislature to provide reliable and steady income and job opportunities to work centers. It is the purpose of this section and sections 1826-B to 1826-D to ensure that some portion of state purchases for commodities and services be available to work centers.

Sec. 2. 5 MRSA §1826-B, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 359, §3, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:

1.__Persons with disabilities.__"Persons with disabilities" means individuals who have physical or mental impairments that substantially limit one or more major life activities, have a record of those impairments or are perceived to have those impairments.

Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §1826-B, sub-§2, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 359, §3, is amended to read:

C. Employs during the fiscal year in commodity production or service provision disabled persons with disabilities at a quota of not less than 66% of the total hours of direct labor on all production, whether or not government related; and

Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §1826-B, sub-§2, ¶D, as amended by PL 1999, c. 543, §1, is further amended to read:

D. Has, or is part of, or demonstrates a formal relationship for support with an ongoing placement program 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