Transformation to Competitive Employment Act
- Last Action
- 1/30/2019
Actions
- 2019-01-30Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
- 2019-01-30Introduced in House
- 2019-01-30Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-30 (00)
Transformation to Competitive Employment Act
This bill addresses employment standards for individuals with disabilities.
The bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to states and certain eligible entities to assist them in transforming their business and program models to support individuals with disabilities by
- operating competitive integrated employment businesses,
- assisting disabled individuals in finding and retaining work in such employment, and
- providing integrated employment and integrated community participation and wraparound services for such individuals.
The bill prohibits the issuance of new special certificates that allow payment of subminimum wages to disabled individuals and phases out existing certificates over a six year period.
The bill directs the Office of Disability Employment of Labor to award grants to provide technical assistance to employers transitioning from special certificates to competitive integrated employment for disabled individuals.
Labor must contract with a nonprofit entity to conduct an evaluation of the impact of the transitioning requirements of this bill.
Cosponsors (20)
- Cathy Rodgers (R-WA)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
- Joseph Morelle (D-NY)
- MARCY KAPTUR (D-OH)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
- Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR)
- Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
- Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- Seth Moulton (D-MA)
- Michael Burgess (R-TX)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
- Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA)
- Sean Maloney (D-NY)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- TIM RYAN (D-OH)
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and paralysis
- Disability assistance
- Employment and training programs
- Family services
- Labor standards
- Mental health
- Performance measurement
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- State and local government operations
- Wages and earnings
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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