(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Commodities” means all property, including without limitation equipment, printing, stationery, supplies, and insurance, but excluding real property, leases on real property, or a permanent interest in real property;(2) “Fiscal year” means July 1 of one (1) year through June 30 of the next year;(3) “Individuals with disabilities” means those persons who have a medically or psychiatrically determined physical, mental, or developmental disability constituting a substantial vocational handicap;(4) “Ordering office” means a state department, independent establishment, board, commission, bureau, service, or division of state government and a wholly owned state corporation;(5) “Products” means commodities or services for which the price of the commodities includes at least twenty percent (20%) value added when the work center is awarded a contract using the ten percent (10%) preference, and in the case of services, that the services are performed by individuals with disabilities;(6) (A) “Services” means the furnishing of labor, time, or effort by a contractor, not involving the delivery of a specific end product other than reports that are merely incidental to the required performance.(B) “Services” does not include employment agreements, collective bargaining agreements, or architectural or engineering contracts requiring approval of the Building Authority Division;(7) “Sheltered workshop” means a work center that has:(A) Certification from the United States Department of Labor as a sheltered workshop; and(B) Been licensed by the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services or certified by Arkansas Rehabilitation Services;(8) (A) “Work center” means a facility certified by Arkansas Rehabilitation Services where any manufacture or handiwork is carried on and that is operated for the primary purpose of providing evaluation, training, and gainful employment to individuals with disabilities in Arkansas:(i) As an interim step in the rehabilitation process for those individuals with disabilities in Arkansas who cannot be readily absorbed in the competitive labor market; or(ii) During such time as employment opportunities for the individuals with disabilities in Arkansas in the competitive labor market do not exist.(B) “Work center” includes without limitation:(i) A sheltered work center; and(ii) A work center for the blind; and(9) “Work center for the blind” means a facility certified by the Division of State Services for the Blind where the manufacture, handiwork, or provision of services is carried on and that is operated to provide evaluation, training, and gainful employment to individuals in the State of Arkansas eligible for services from the Division of State Services for the Blind:(A) As an interim step in the rehabilitation process for those individuals in the State of Arkansas eligible for service from the Division of State Services for the Blind who cannot be readily absorbed in the competitive labor market;(B) During such time as employment opportunities for individuals in the State of Arkansas eligible for service from the Division of State Services for the Blind in the competitive labor market do not exist; or(C) For whom such placement represents informed choice as appropriate employment at a competitive wage.
(1) “Commodities” means all property, including without limitation equipment, printing, stationery, supplies, and insurance, but excluding real property, leases on real property, or a permanent interest in real property;
(2) “Fiscal year” means July 1 of one (1) year through June 30 of the next year;
(3) “Individuals with disabilities” means those persons who have a medically or psychiatrically determined physical, mental, or developmental disability constituting a substantial vocational handicap;
(4) “Ordering office” means a state department, independent establishment, board, commission, bureau, service, or division of state government and a wholly owned state corporation;
(5) “Products” means commodities or services for which the price of the commodities includes at least twenty percent (20%) value added when the work center is awarded a contract using the ten percent (10%) preference, and in the case of services, that the services are performed by individuals with disabilities;
(6) (A) “Services” means the furnishing of labor, time, or effort by a contractor, not involving the delivery of a specific end product other than reports that are merely incidental to the required performance.(B) “Services” does not include employment agreements, collective bargaining agreements, or architectural or engineering contracts requiring approval of the Building Authority Division;
(A) “Services” means the furnishing of labor, time, or effort by a contractor, not involving the delivery of a specific end product other than reports that are merely incidental to the required performance.
(B) “Services” does not include employment agreements, collective bargaining agreements, or architectural or engineering contracts requiring approval of the Building Authority Division;
(7) “Sheltered workshop” means a work center that has:(A) Certification from the United States Department of Labor as a sheltered workshop; and(B) Been licensed by the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services or certified by Arkansas Rehabilitation Services;
(A) Certification from the United States Department of Labor as a sheltered workshop; and
(B) Been licensed by the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services or certified by Arkansas Rehabilitation Services;
(8) (A) “Work center” means a facility certified by Arkansas Rehabilitation Services where any manufacture or handiwork is carried on and that is operated for the primary purpose of providing evaluation, training, and gainful employment to individuals with disabilities in Arkansas:(i) As an interim step in the rehabilitation process for those individuals with disabilities in Arkansas who cannot be readily absorbed in the competitive labor market; or(ii) During such time as employment opportunities for the individuals with disabilities in Arkansas in the competitive labor market do not exist.(B) “Work center” includes without limitation:(i) A sheltered work center; and(ii) A work center for the blind; and
(A) “Work center” means a facility certified by Arkansas Rehabilitation Services where any manufacture or handiwork is carried on and that is operated for the primary purpose of providing evaluation, training, and gainful employment to individuals with disabilities in Arkansas:(i) As an interim step in the rehabilitation process for those individuals with disabilities in Arkansas who cannot be readily absorbed in the competitive labor market; or(ii) During such time as employment opportunities for the individuals with disabilities in Arkansas in the competitive labor market do not exist.
(i) As an interim step in the rehabilitation process for those individuals with disabilities in Arkansas who cannot be readily absorbed in the competitive labor market; or
(ii) During such time as employment opportunities for the individuals with disabilities in Arkansas in the competitive labor market do not exist.
(B) “Work center” includes without limitation:(i) A sheltered work center; and(ii) A work center for the blind; and
(i) A sheltered work center; and
(ii) A work center for the blind; and
(9) “Work center for the blind” means a facility certified by the Division of State Services for the Blind where the manufacture, handiwork, or provision of services is carried on and that is operated to provide evaluation, training, and gainful employment to individuals in the State of Arkansas eligible for services from the Division of State Services for the Blind:(A) As an interim step in the rehabilitation process for those individuals in the State of Arkansas eligible for service from the Division of State Services for the Blind who cannot be readily absorbed in the competitive labor market;(B) During such time as employment opportunities for individuals in the State of Arkansas eligible for service from the Division of State Services for the Blind in the competitive labor market do not exist; or(C) For whom such placement represents informed choice as appropriate employment at a competitive wage.
(A) As an interim step in the rehabilitation process for those individuals in the State of Arkansas eligible for service from the Division of State Services for the Blind who cannot be readily absorbed in the competitive labor market;
(B) During such time as employment opportunities for individuals in the State of Arkansas eligible for service from the Division of State Services for the Blind in the competitive labor market do not exist; or
(C) For whom such placement represents informed choice as appropriate employment at a competitive wage.