{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-6.4-6","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 40-6.4-6","heading":"Program operator.","body":"(a) The director shall contract with a program operator to place participants in private-sector employment. The program operator shall have demonstrated experience in administering a large-scale supported work program that utilizes grant diversion, including:\n(1) Experience in developing comprehensive and diverse cooperative agreements with the private sector;\n(2) Providing on-the-job supervision of program participants and graduated stress and peer support;\n(3) Performing task analysis of entry-level jobs; and\n(4) Restructuring work to meet the needs of the participant population.\n(b) The program operator shall place participants under contract with private-sector companies in supported work environments and, at the end of supported work training, shall place the participants in permanent unsubsidized jobs in private-sector companies. The supported work training shall not exceed nine (9) months in duration for each participant; provided, however, that the director, in his or her discretion, may extend the period of supportive work training for a person with a disability for not more than nine (9) additional months if the director determines that an extension is necessary to enable the person with a disability to obtain the full benefit of the program.","path":["Title 40 Human Services","Chapter 6.4 Incentive for Training and Employment"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE40/40-6.4/40-6.4-6.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:25Z","sha256":"05243d869560f10b6ab21a26b1abd54b276b69859254a749e82d84bda866f16c","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-6.4-5","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-40-6.4-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}