Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/2008/cite/268A.01
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﻿ Sec. 268A.01 MN Statutes
Chapter 268A
Section 268A.01
268A.02
2016 Subd. 14 Amended 2016 c 158 art 1 s 152
2015 Subd. 6 Amended 2015 c 1 art 2 s 14
2015 Subd. 10 Amended 2015 c 1 art 2 s 15
2015 Subd. 15 New 2015 c 1 art 2 s 16
2014 Subd. 14 Amended 2014 c 312 art 3 s 13
2007 Subd. 13 Amended 2007 c 135 art 2 s 27
2007 Subd. 14 New 2007 c 135 art 2 s 28
2004 Subd. 5 Amended 2004 c 206 s 48
1995 Subd. 4 Amended 1995 c 224 s 80
1995 Subd. 5 Amended 1995 c 224 s 81
1995 Subd. 6 Amended 1995 c 224 s 82
1995 Subd. 7 Repealed 1995 c 224 s 126
1995 Subd. 9 Amended 1995 c 224 s 83
1995 Subd. 10 Amended 1995 c 224 s 84
1995 Subd. 11 Repealed 1995 c 224 s 126
1995 Subd. 12 Repealed 1995 c 224 s 126
268A.01 DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings given them.
Subd. 4.Vocational rehabilitation services.
"Vocational rehabilitation services" means those services and goods so defined in the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and section 268A.03, clause (b).
Subd. 5.Person with a disability.
"Person with a disability" means an "individual with a disability" as defined in the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Subd. 6.Rehabilitation facility.
"Rehabilitation facility" means an entity which meets the definition of community rehabilitation program in the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. However, for the purposes of sections 268A.03, paragraph (a), 268A.06, and 268A.15, rehabilitation facility means an entity which is operated for the primary purpose of providing or facilitating employment for persons with a severe disability.
[Repealed, 1995 c 224 s 126]
Subd. 8.Center for independent living.
"Center for independent living" means a private nonprofit organization incorporated under Minnesota law and operated for the purpose of providing independent living services to persons with disabilities. Boards of directors for the center for independent living are composed of community representatives. Fifty-one percent of the board members must be individuals with disabilities.
Subd. 9.Center-based employment subprogram.
"Center-based employment subprogram" means employment which provides paid work on the premises of a rehabilitation facility and training services or other services necessary for employment on or off the premises of the rehabilitation facility.
Subd. 10.Extended employment program.
"Extended employment program" means the center-based employment and supported employment subprograms.
Subd. 13.Supported employment.
(a) "Supported employment" means employment of a person with a disability so severe that the person needs ongoing training and support to get and keep a job in which:
(1) the person engages in paid work in a position removed from the service vendor's site where individuals without disabilities who do not require public subsidies also may be employed;
(2) public funds are necessary to provide ongoing training and support services throughout the period of the person's employment; and
(3) the person has the opportunity for social interaction with individuals who do not have disabilities and who are not paid caregivers.
(b) If the commissioner has certified a rehabilitation facility setting as integrated, then employment at that site may be considered supported employment.
Subd. 14.Affirmative business enterprise employment.
"Affirmative business enterprise employment" means employment which provides paid work on the premises of an affirmative business enterprise as certified by the commissioner.
Affirmative business enterprise employment is considered community employment for purposes of funding under Minnesota Rules, parts 3300.1000 to 3300.2055, provided that the wages for individuals reported must be at or above customary wages for the same employer. The employer must also provide one benefit package that is available to all employees.
1976 c 332 s 1; 1977 c 430 s 9; 1984 c 627 s 1; 1Sp1985 c 9 art 2 s 3; 1Sp1985 c 14 art 9 s 75; 1987 c 369 s 1; 1988 c 689 art 2 s 16-18,268; 1989 c 106 s 1; 1990 c 363 s 1-3; 1994 c 483 s 1; 1995 c 224 s 80-84; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 6 s 67; 2004 c 206 s 48,52; 2007 c 135 art 2 s 27,28