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| 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. |
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| | Sec. 3. 5 MRSA §1826-B, sub-§2, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 359, §3, | is amended to read: |
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| 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 |
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| | Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §1826-B, sub-§2, ¶D, as amended by PL 1999, c. 543, §1, | is further amended to read: |
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| 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 | 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. 5. 5 MRSA §1826-C, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1999, c. 543, §2 and | PL 2001, c. 354, §3, 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 Director of the Bureau of General Services within the | Department of Administrative and Financial Services or the | director's designee, the Director of the Bureau of Rehabilitation | Services within the Department of Labor, a representative of the | Department of Behavioral and Developmental Services, a | representative of work centers, a representative of the business | community and persons with disabilities. The total number of | members with disabilities on the committee must be a minimum of | 5. |
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| | Sec. 6. 5 MRSA §1826-C, sub-§3, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 359, §3, | is amended to read: |
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| C. Award Develop procedures to be used in the award and | extension of contracts, pursuant to subsection 6; |
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| | Sec. 7. 5 MRSA §1826-C, sub-§3, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1985, c. 359, §3, | is repealed and the following enacted in its place: |
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