178.900 Definitions.

178.900. Definitions. — For the purposes of sections 178.900 to 178.960 the following words mean: (1) "Department" , the department of elementary and secondary education; (2) "Disabled persons" , a lower range educable or upper range trainable developmentally disabled or other disabled person sixteen years of age or over who has had school training and has a productive work capacity in a sheltered environment adapted to the abilities of persons with a developmental disability but whose limited capabilities make him or her nonemployable in competitive business and industry and unsuited for vocational rehabilitation training; (3) "Sheltered workshop" , an occupation-oriented facility operated by a not-for-profit corporation, which, except for its staff, employs only persons with disabilities and has a minimum enrollment of at least fifteen employable persons with disabilities; (4) "Staff" , employees of a sheltered workshop engaged in management, work procurement, purchasing, supervision, sales, bookkeeping, and secretarial and clerical functions. (L. 1965 p. 309 § 1, A.L. 2011 H.B. 555 merged with H.B. 648) CROSS REFERENCE: Transportation for sheltered workshop employees and residents of facilities or social center for the disabled, 162.755