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H.B. No. 0073 |
Persons with disabilities. |
Sponsored By: Representative(s)
Filer, Esquibel, K., Gingery, Greene, Throne, Wilson
and Zwonitzer, Dn. and Senator(s) Hastert
AN ACT relating
to persons with disabilities; establishing employment first as a state policy;
declaring it a state policy to support competitive employment in an integrated
setting; requiring agencies to support competitive and integrated employment;
requiring state agencies working with home and community based waiver service
providers to implement employment first policies; requiring reports; providing
definitions; and providing for an effective date.
2/4/2014 Bill Number Assigned
2/10/2014 H Received for Introduction
2/11/2014 H Introduced and Referred to H10
ROLL CALL
Ayes:
Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Berger, Blake, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady,
Coleman, Connolly, Davison, Eklund, Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gay, Gingery, Goggles, Greear,
Greene, Halverson, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings,
Jaggi, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Krone, Larsen,
Lockhart, Loucks, Lubnau, Madden, Mader,
McKim, Miller, Moniz, Nicholas, B., Northrup, Patton, Paxton, Petroff, Piiparinen, Reeder, Semlek,
Sommers, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Walters, Watt,
Wilson, Winters, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.
Nays:
Representative(s) Burkhart
Ayes 59 Nays
1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts
0
2/18/2014 H10 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s)
Barlow, Coleman, Filer, Greene, Harvey, Kasperik, Larsen, Throne and Wilson
Ayes 9 Nays
0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts
0
2/18/2014 H Placed on General File
HB0073HS001/ADOPTED (CORRECTED COPY)
Page 1-Above line 1 In the catch title, delete "State employment-".
Page 1-line 1 Delete "state employment"
insert "persons with disabilities; establishing employment first as a
state policy;".
Page 1-line 4 After "employment;" insert
"requiring home and community based waiver service providers to implement
employment first policies; requiring reports;".
Page 1-line 10 Delete "and (xiv) and"
insert "through (xv),".
Page 1-line 11 After
"(n)" insert "and 42‑4‑120 by creating a new
subsection (m)".
Page 2-After line 9 Insert:
"(xiv) "Employment
first" means a concept to facilitate the full inclusion of individuals
with disabilities in the workplace and community. Under the employment first approach,
community based, integrated employment is the first option for employment
services for children and adults with disabilities. Employment first includes competitive
employment in an integrated setting.".
Page 2-line 11 Delete "(xiv)" insert "(xv)".
Page 3-line 2 Delete "it" insert "employment
first".
Page 3-line 5 Delete "This policy" insert "Employment first".
Page 3-line 10 Before "programs" insert "hiring and in all"; after "services" insert "administered or funded by the agencies".
Page 3-After line 19 Insert:
"42‑4‑120. Contracts for waiver services;
authority of department; emergency case services; cost based payments; training
and certification of specialists.
(m) The
department shall ensure that service providers receiving funds pursuant to this
section shall have established employment first policies, including competitive
employment in an integrated setting, consistent with the requirements of W.S. 9‑2‑1022
for state agencies."
Section 2.
(a) The governor shall convene a
task force made up of the governor's designee and the directors or their designees
from the departments of administration and information, health, family services
and workforce services. The task force shall develop a strategic
plan to implement the employment first policy pursuant to W.S. 9‑2‑1022(n).
(b) The department of health shall
report to the joint labor, health and social services interim committee by
October 1, 2014 and each October 1 through 2017 on the employment first
strategic plan developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this
section. The first report shall include the status of rules adopted
to implement the policy and strategic plan and subsequent reports shall include
trend data showing progress toward full implementation and results of the
employment first policy.".
Page 3-line 21 Delete "Section 2" insert "Section 3". Harvey, Chairman
2/20/2014 H Passed COW
HB0073H2001/ADOPTED
Page 1-line 4 In the
standing committee amendment (HB0073HS001/A) to this line, after the first
"requiring" insert "state agencies working with".
Page 3-After line 19 In the standing
committee amendment (HB0073HS001/A) to this line, delete subsection (m) created
by that amendment, and insert:
"(m) The department shall ensure that state agencies
working with service providers receiving funds pursuant to this section shall
have established employment first policies, including competitive employment in
an integrated setting, consistent with the requirements of W.S. 9‑2‑1022.".
Page 3-After line 19 In the standing committee amendment
(HB0073HS001/A) to this line, in Section 2(a) created by that amendment, After
"governor's designee" insert ", one (1) person with a disability
appointed by the governor, one (1) person representing a community provider
appointed by the governor". FILER
2/21/2014 H Passed 2nd Reading
HB0073H3001/ADOPTED (CORRECTED COPY)
Page 3-line 19 After "." insert "Nothing in this section shall be construed as eliminating any supported employment services as an option when appropriate.". COLEMAN, STUBSON
2/24/2014 H Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes:
Representative(s) Baker, Barlow, Berger, Blake, Blevins, Blikre, Brown, Burkhart, Byrd, Campbell, Cannady, Coleman, Connolly, Davison, Eklund,
Esquibel, K., Filer, Freeman, Gay, Gingery, Goggles,
Greene, Halverson, Harshman, Harvey, Hunt, Hutchings,
Jaggi, Kasperik, Kirkbride, Kroeker, Krone, Larsen, Loucks, Madden, Mader, McKim,
Miller, Moniz, Northrup, Patton, Paxton, Petroff,
Piiparinen, Reeder, Semlek, Sommers, Stubson, Teeters, Throne, Walters, Watt, Wilson, Winters,
Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.
Nays: Representative(s)
Greear, Lubnau and Nicholas, B.
Excused:
Representative(s) Lockhart
Ayes 56 Nays
3 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts
0
2/25/2014 S Received for Introduction
2/25/2014 S Introduced and Referred to S10
2/28/2014 S10 Recommended Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes:
Senator(s) Craft, Nutting, Peterson and Scott
Nays:
Senator(s) Anderson, JL S28
Ayes 4 Nays
1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts
0
2/28/2014 S Placed on General File
3/3/2014 S Passed COW
3/4/2014 S Passed 2nd Reading
3/5/2014 S Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes:
Senator(s) Anderson, JD S02, Barnard, Case, Christensen, Cooper, Craft, Esquibel, F., Hastert, Johnson, Landen, Meier, Nicholas,
P., Nutting, Perkins, Ross, Rothfuss, Schiffer, Scott
and Von Flatern
Nays:
Senator(s) Anderson, JL S28, Bebout, Burns, Coe, Dockstader, Driskill, Emerich, Geis, Hicks,
Hines and Peterson
Ayes 19 Nays
11 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts
0
3/5/2014 Assigned Number HEA No. 0053
3/5/2014 H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0053
3/6/2014 S President Signed HEA No. 0053
3/7/2014 Governor Signed HEA No. 0053
3/7/2014 Assigned Chapter Number
Chapter
No. 0044 Session
Laws of Wyoming 2014