Section 40-6.4-6 - Program operator(a) The director shall contract with a program operator to place participants in private-sector employment. The program operator shall have demonstrated experience in administering a large-scale supported work program that utilizes grant diversion, including:(1) Experience in developing comprehensive and diverse cooperative agreements with the private sector;(2) Providing on-the-job supervision of program participants and graduated stress and peer support;(3) Performing task analysis of entry-level jobs; and(4) Restructuring work to meet the needs of the participant population.(b) The program operator shall place participants under contract with private-sector companies in supported work environments and, at the end of supported work training, shall place the participants in permanent unsubsidized jobs in private-sector companies. The supported work training shall not exceed nine (9) months in duration for each participant; provided, however, that the director, in his or her discretion, may extend the period of supportive work training for a person with a disability for not more than nine (9) additional months if the director determines that an extension is necessary to enable the person with a disability to obtain the full benefit of the program.R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-6.4-6
P.L. 1987, ch. 280, §1; P.L. 1999 , ch. 83, § 96; P.L. 1999 , ch. 130, § 96.