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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-40 > Chapter-40-6-4 > 40-6-4-6SECTION 40-6.4-6
§ 40-6.4-6 Program operator. – (a) The director shall contract with a program operator to place participantsin private sector employment. The program operator shall have demonstratedexperience in administering a large scale supported work program that utilizesgrant diversion, including:
(1) Experience in developing comprehensive and diversecooperative agreements with the private sector;
(2) Providing on-the-job supervision of program participantsand graduated stress and peer support;
(3) Performing task analysis of entry level jobs; and
(4) Restructuring work to meet the needs of the participantpopulation.
(b) The program operator shall place participants undercontract with private sector companies in supported work environments and, atthe end of supported work training, shall place the participants in permanentunsubsidized jobs in private sector companies. The supported work trainingshall not exceed nine (9) months in duration for each participant; provided,however, that the director, in his or her discretion, may extend the period ofsupportive work training for a person with a disability for not more than nine(9) additional months if the director determines that an extension is necessaryto enable the person with a disability to obtain the full benefit of theprogram.
