(a) When administering requirements of this chapter related to the vocational training, vocational rehabilitation, or employment placement of an individual with a disability who can reasonably be expected to benefit in terms of employability from the provision of vocational rehabilitation services, the department’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) Nothing in this section requires the hiring of an individual with a disability.(c) In this section,
(1) “gainfully employed” means employed full time or part time for compensation that is
(A) at or above the minimum wage; and(B) not less than the compensation paid by the employer for the same or similar work performed by an individual who is not disabled;(2) “individual with a disability” means an individual who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities and that constitutes or results in a substantial barrier to employment.
