(820 ILCS 97/15)

Sec. 15. Selection of participants. Individuals shall be identified and referred to the Department to participate in the Pilot Program by community-based agencies serving persons with intellectual or developmental disabilities. A team of individuals identified during the discovery phase shall be created to work with the individual during the process. The team shall include at least one qualified staff person as described in Section 25. Selection preference shall be given to individuals who are currently working in a sheltered workshop setting for a subminimum wage and individuals for whom it is likely that their current employment options will be limited to working in a sheltered workshop for a subminimum wage.

(Source: P.A. 101-368, eff. 1-1-20.)