Section 21-306 – Eligibility for Rehabilitation
To be eligible for rehabilitation an individual shall: (1) Be disabled; and (2) Be susceptible of rehabilitation.
Section 21-307 – Injured Workers’ Rehabilitation
(a) The State Board of Education and the State Workers’ Compensation Commission shall administer jointly the program established in this section. (b) The State Workers’ Compensation Commission: (1) Shall establish a rehabilitation program; (2) May employ the necessary rehabilitation counselors and clerical staff to review all reports and claims; (3) Shall select from the reports and claims filed with it […]
Section 21-308 – Confidentiality of Records of Division
Any report, record, memorandum, action, or finding of the Division of Rehabilitation Services may not be referred to in any way or be received as evidence in any civil proceeding before any agency or court, except under the rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of Education, under this subtitle.
Section 21-309 – Tax Credits
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Business entity” means: (i) A person conducting or operating a trade or business in Maryland; or (ii) An organization operating in Maryland that is exempt from taxation under § 501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code. (3) “Division” means the Division of Rehabilitation Services of the Maryland […]
Section 21-310 – Unpaid Work-Based Learning Experiences
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “DORS” means the Division of Rehabilitation Services in the State Department of Education. (3) “DORS consumer” means an individual determined eligible for rehabilitation services under § 21–306 of this subtitle who is placed by DORS in an unpaid work–based learning experience. (4) “Unpaid work–based learning experience” means […]
Section 21-401 – Definitions
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Community rehabilitation program” means a work oriented place or facility operated on a nonprofit basis that is operated principally to provide: (1) Suitable work, training, or retraining to individuals with disabilities who because of a disability cannot find gainful employment elsewhere; or (2) Gainful employment to individuals […]
Section 21-402 – Administration of Subtitle
The Division of Rehabilitation Services of the State Department of Education shall administer this subtitle, and may adopt rules and regulations necessary to implement it.
Section 21-403 – Inspection and Listing of Community Rehabilitation Programs
(a) The Division of Rehabilitation Services shall maintain a register of private nonprofit agencies or organizations it considers qualified to provide community rehabilitation program employment for individuals with disabilities. (b) Before it registers any organization or agency, the Division of Rehabilitation Services shall inspect community rehabilitation programs to determine if: (1) They are appropriate; (2) The agency or organization […]
Section 21-404 – Sheltered Employment
The Division of Rehabilitation Services may contract with any approved agency or organization to provide programs and services set forth in § 21-303(d) of this title to any individual with disabilities if the Division is satisfied that the individual: (1) Is at least 17 years old; (2) Cannot find employment in the open labor market; and (3) May […]
Section 21-209 – Career and Technical Education (Cte) Committee — Purpose — Members — Duties — Action by Committee — Annual Report
(a) There is a Career and Technical Education (CTE) Committee. (b) (1) The CTE Committee is a unit within the Governor’s Workforce Development Board. (2) The CTE Committee shall operate under the oversight of the Accountability and Implementation Board, established under Title 5, Subtitle 4 of this article. (c) (1) The purpose of the CTE Committee is to build an integrated, […]