(a)  The director shall contract with one or more government agencies or nonprofit community-based organizations for the purpose of recruitment, screening, assessment, job-readiness preparation, and referral to supportive work. The government agencies or private organizations shall have a demonstrated record of service to AFDC recipients and/or people with disabilities, and shall have experience in conducting outreach and recruitment, intake and assessment of clients, and providing job-readiness training. The organizations shall:

(1)  Recruit, screen and assess the job-readiness skills of AFDC recipients and persons with disabilities for the supported work program;

(2)  Where appropriate, provide job-readiness skills training for program participants, including, but not limited to, remedial reading, writing, and mathematics skills training; and

(3)  Refer appropriate candidates for work in the supported work program.

(b)  At least one-third (?) of the participants referred to and placed in the supported work program shall currently be enrolled in employment readiness training and referred from a nonprofit, community-based organization or from other organizations certified by the director as conducting appropriate job-readiness training.