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	7	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 7093
	8	+	January Session, 2019
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	12	+	Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
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	15	+	Introduced by:
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4		-	House Bill No. 7093
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6		-	Special Act No. 19-12
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9	20		AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO INCREAS E
10		-	EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNI TIES FOR PERSONS WIT H
11		-	DISABILITIES.
	21	+	EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNI TIES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
12	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
13	23		Assembly convened:
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15		-	Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force
16		-	to study how to increase employment opportunities for persons with
17		-	disabilities. The task force shall study and make recommendations
18		-	concerning matters including, but not limited to, (1) expanding
19		-	existing employment assistance programs for persons with disabilities,
20		-	and (2) establishing financial incentives for businesses to employ more
21		-	persons with disabilities.
22		-	(b) The task force shall consist of the following members:
23		-	(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives,
24		-	one of whom is an employed person with intellectual disabilities and
25		-	one of whom is an employed person with physical disabilities;
26		-	(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one
27		-	of whom is an employed person with intellectual disabilities and one
28		-	of whom is an employer of persons with disabilities;
29		-	(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of House Bill No. 7093
	25	+	Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force 1
	26	+	to study how to increase employment opportunities for persons with 2
	27	+	disabilities. The task force shall study and make recommendations 3
	28	+	concerning matters including, but not limited to, (1) expanding 4
	29	+	existing employment assistance programs for persons with disabilities, 5
	30	+	and (2) establishing financial incentives for businesses to employ more 6
	31	+	persons with disabilities. 7
	32	+	(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 8
	33	+	(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 9
	34	+	one of whom is an employed person with intellectual disabilities and 10
	35	+	one of whom is an employed person with physical disabilities; 11
	36	+	(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one 12
	37	+	of whom is an employed person with mental disabilities and one of 13
	38	+	whom is an employer of persons with disabilities; 14 Raised Bill No. 7093
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33		-	Representatives;
34		-	(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;
35		-	(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of
36		-	Representatives;
37		-	(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate;
38		-	(7) The Commissioner of Developmental Services, or the
39		-	commissioner's designee;
40		-	(8) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or
41		-	the commissioner's designee;
42		-	(9) The Labor Commissioner, or the commissioner's designee;
43		-	(10) The Commissioner of Revenue Services, or the commissioner's
44		-	designee;
45		-	(11) The Commissioner of Social Services, or the commissioner's
46		-	designee; and
47		-	(12) The Commissioner of Rehabilitation Services, or the
48		-	commissioner's designee.
49		-	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (3),
50		-	(4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the
51		-	General Assembly.
52		-	(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than
53		-	thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be
54		-	filled by the appointing authority.
55		-	(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president
56		-	pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force
57		-	from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall House Bill No. 7093
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	45	+	(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 15
	46	+	Representatives; 16
	47	+	(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate; 17
	48	+	(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 18
	49	+	Representatives; 19
	50	+	(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; 20
	51	+	(7) The Commissioner of Developmental Services, or the 21
	52	+	commissioner's designee; 22
	53	+	(8) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or 23
	54	+	the commissioner's designee; 24
	55	+	(9) The Labor Commissioner or the commissioner's designee; 25
	56	+	(10) The Commissioner of Revenue Services, or the commissioner's 26
	57	+	designee; and 27
	58	+	(11) The Commissioner of Social Services, or the commissioner's 28
	59	+	designee. 29
	60	+	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (3), 30
	61	+	(4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the 31
	62	+	General Assembly. 32
	63	+	(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than 33
	64	+	thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be 34
	65	+	filled by the appointing authority. 35
	66	+	(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president 36
	67	+	pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force 37
	68	+	from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall 38
	69	+	schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not 39
	70	+	later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 40 Raised Bill No. 7093
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61		-	schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not
62		-	later than sixty days after the effective date of this section.
63		-	(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the
64		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the
65		-	Department of Developmental Services shall serve as administrative
66		-	staff of the task force.
67		-	(g) Not later than February 1, 2020, the task force shall submit a
68		-	report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing
69		-	committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
70		-	relating to finance, revenue and bonding, human services, labor and
71		-	public health, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the
72		-	general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it
73		-	submits such report or February 1, 2020, whichever is later.
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	77	+	(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 41
	78	+	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the 42
	79	+	Department of Developmental Services shall serve as administrative 43
	80	+	staff of the task force. 44
	81	+	(g) Not later than February 1, 2020, the task force shall submit a 45
	82	+	report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing 46
	83	+	committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 47
	84	+	relating to finance, revenue and bonding, human services, labor and 48
	85	+	public health, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the 49
	86	+	general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it 50
	87	+	submits such report or February 1, 2020, whichever is later. 51
	88	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	89	+	sections:
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	91	+	Section 1 from passage New section
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	93	+	HS Joint Favorable
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