Missouri § 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.

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(L. 1965 p. 309 § 1, A.L. 2011 H.B. 555 merged with H.B. 648)