sheltered workshop study

sheltered workshop study Sec. 406. (a) The Secretary shall conduct an original study of the role of sheltered workshops in the rehabilitation and employment of handicapped individuals, including a study of wage payments in sheltered workshops. The study shall incorporate guidelines which are consistent with criteria provided in resolutions adopted by the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare of the United States Senate or the Committee on Education and Labor of the United States House of Representatives, or both. (b) The study shall include site visits to sheltered workshops, interviews with handicapped trainees or clients, and consultations with interested individuals and groups and State agencies designated pursuant to section 101. (c) Any contracts awarded for the purpose of carrying out all or part of this study shall not be made with individuals or groups with a financial or other direct interest in sheltered workshops. (d) The Secretary shall report to the Congress his findings and recommendations with respect to such study within twenty-four months after the date of enactment of this Act.