Section 23.15.095. Gainful employment of individuals with disabilities.

   (a) When providing vocational training, vocational rehabilitation, or employment placement of an individual with a disability, the agency's primary objective and preferred outcome is to help the individual become gainfully employed in an integrated workplace where individuals with disabilities work with and alongside of individuals without disabilities.
   (b) By December 31 of each year, the commissioner shall provide to the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority established by AS 47.30.011 a report on the agency's progress toward the objective under (a) of this section.
   (c) In this section, "gainfully employed" means employed full time or part time for compensation that is
        (1) at or above the minimum wage; and
        (2) not less than the compensation paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by an individual who is not disabled.

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History

(Sec. 3 ch 19 SLA 2014)