26 §1411-D. Powers and duties of department
Title 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Chapter 19: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR HEADING: PL 1995, C. 560, PT. F, §12 (RPR); RR 1995, C. 2, §69 (COR)
Subchapter 2: REHABILITATION SERVICES HEADING: PL 1995, C. 560, PT. F, §13 (NEW)
Article 1: REHABILITATION ACT HEADING: PL 1995, C. 560, PT. F, §13 (NEW)
§1411-D. Powers and duties of department
In carrying out this article, the commissioner: [1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13 (NEW).]
1. Cooperates with other departments. Shall cooperate with other departments, agencies and institutions, both public and private, in providing for the rehabilitation of people with disabilities and the evaluation and vocational services of disadvantaged individuals, in studying the problems involved and in establishing, developing and providing, in conformity with the purposes of this article, programs, facilities and services necessary or desirable;
[ 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13 (NEW) .]
2. Reciprocal agreements with other states. May enter into reciprocal agreements with other states to provide for the rehabilitation of people with disabilities and disadvantaged individuals who are residents of the states concerned;
[ 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13 (NEW) .]
3. Community rehabilitation programs. May establish, construct and operate community rehabilitation programs and make grants to public or other nonprofit organizations for those purposes;
[ 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13 (NEW) .]
4. Vending stands and other businesses. May supervise the operation of vending stands and other small businesses established pursuant to this article to be conducted by people with severe disabilities;
[ 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13 (NEW) .]
5. Research fellowships and traineeships. May make studies, investigations, demonstrations and reports and provide training and instruction, including the establishment and maintenance of research fellowships and traineeships, with stipends and allowances as determined necessary, in matters relating to rehabilitation;
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6. Joint project. May share funding and administrative responsibility with another state agency in order to carry out a joint project to provide services to people with disabilities;
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7. Joint undertakings. May enter into joint undertakings with public and private agencies to further the effectiveness of services for disadvantaged individuals;
[ 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13 (NEW) .]
8. Eligibility and priority. Shall determine the eligibility of individuals for rehabilitation services or evaluation and vocational services and the priority for those services in accordance with rules established by the department; and
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9. Transitional services coordination projects. Shall participate in the coordination of rehabilitation services with local transitional services coordination projects for youth with disabilities, as established in Title 20-A, chapter 308, assigning appropriate regional staff and resources as available and necessary in each region to be served by a project.
[ 1995, c. 560, Pt. F, §13 (NEW) .]
SECTION HISTORY
1995, c. 560, §F13 (NEW).