A986

Revises law on extended employment programs for persons with disabilities.

New Jersey A986 revises law on extended employment programs for persons with disabilities. The bill renames the "Sheltered Workshop Act of 1971" as the "Extended Employment Act." It changes the term used to designate facilities operated by nonprofit organizations to provide vocational rehabilitation and transitional employment to persons with disabilities from "sheltered workshop" to "extended employment." The bill eliminates the role of the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired in determining the eligibility of individuals to be served by an extended employment program.