For the purposes of sections 178.900 to 178.970 the following words mean:

1. (1) "Department", the department of elementary and secondary education;
2. (2) "Handicapped persons", a lower range educable or upper range trainable mentally retarded or other handicapped person sixteen years of age or over who has had school training and has a productive work capacity in a sheltered environment adapted to the abilities of the mentally retarded but whose limited capabilities make him nonemployable in competitive business and industry and unsuited for vocational rehabilitation training;
3. (3) "Sheltered workshop", an occupation-oriented facility operated by a not-for-profit corporation, which, except for its staff, employs only handicapped persons and has a minimum enrollment of at least fifteen employable handicapped persons;
4. (4) "Staff", employees of a sheltered workshop engaged in management, work procurement, purchasing, supervision, sales, bookkeeping, and secretarial and clerical functions.

(L. 1965 p. 309 § 1)

CROSS REFERENCE:

Transportation for sheltered workshop employees and residents of facilities or social center for the handicapped, RSMo 162.755