3378                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND                                      Ch. 840

(b)  (1) The term "handicapped" refers to an individual or
class of individuals under a physical disability (including
blindness) or mental disability, which constitutes a substantial
handicap to employment and is of such a nature as to prevent the
individual under such disability from currently engaging in
normal competitive employment.

(2)  The term "sheltered workshop" means an agency
organized under the laws of the United States and the State of
Maryland operated in the interest of handicapped individuals, and
the net income of which does not inure in part, or in whole, to
the benefit of any shareholder or other individual and is
certified as a sheltered workshop by the Wage and Hour Division
of the United States Department of Labor.

(3)  "Pricing and selection committee" means the
committee established under this [subtitle] SECTION responsible
for procedures governing the procurement of supplies and services
from certified sheltered workshops.

(c)  (1) The pricing and selection committee for sheltered
workshops shall:

(i) [Select] SELECT appropriate supplies and
services from the State procurement list and provide that the
State procure the selected supplies and services from eligible
sheltered workshops;

(ii) [Determine] DETERMINE the fair market
price of any supplies and services offered for sale to the State
by eligible sheltered workshops;

(iii) [Adjust] ADJUST, in accordance with
market conditions, the prices of supplies and services offered
for sale to the State by eligible sheltered workshops; and

(iv) [At] AT the request of a sheltered
workshop, review or change the price of a supply or service.

(2) The pricing and selection committee for sheltered
workshops is composed of 5 members, as follows:

(i) 2 members of the Maryland Association of
Workshops, Inc.;

(ii) [The] THE Secretary of General Services,
or his designee;

(iii) [The] THE Secretary of Public Safety and
Correctional Services, or his designee; and

(iv) [The] THE Executive Vice President of
Blind Industries of Maryland, or his designee.