178.900. Definitions. - Missouri Statutes

Definitions.

178.900. For the purposes of sections 178.900 to 178.970 the followingwords mean:

(1) "Department", the department of elementary and secondary education;

(2) "Handicapped persons", a lower range educable or upper rangetrainable mentally retarded or other handicapped person sixteen years of ageor over who has had school training and has a productive work capacity in asheltered environment adapted to the abilities of the mentally retarded butwhose limited capabilities make him nonemployable in competitive business andindustry and unsuited for vocational rehabilitation training;

(3) "Sheltered workshop", an occupation-oriented facility operated by anot-for-profit corporation, which, except for its staff, employs onlyhandicapped persons and has a minimum enrollment of at least fifteenemployable handicapped persons;

(4) "Staff", employees of a sheltered workshop engaged in management,work procurement, purchasing, supervision, sales, bookkeeping, and secretarialand clerical functions.

(L. 1965 p. 309 § 1)

CROSS REFERENCE:

Transportation for sheltered workshop employees and residents of facilities or social center for the handicapped, RSMo 162.755