House Bill No. 7093
Special Act No. 19-12
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO INCR EASE
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNI TIES FOR PERSONS WIT H
DISABILITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force
to study how to increase employment opportunities for persons with
disabilities. The task force shall study and make recommendations
concerning matters including, but not limited to, (1) expanding
existing employment assistance programs for persons with disabilities,
and (2) establishing financial incentives for businesses to employ more
persons with disabilities.
(b) The task force shall consist of the following members:
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives,
one of whom is an employed person with intellectual disabilities and
one of whom is an employed person with physical disabilities;
(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one
of whom is an employed person with intellectual disabilities and one
of whom is an employer of persons with disabilities;
(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of House Bill No. 7093
Special Act No. 19-12 2 of 3
Representatives;
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of
Representatives;
(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate;
(7) The Commissioner of Developmental Services, or the
commissioner's designee;
(8) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or
the commissioner's designee;
(9) The Labor Commissioner, or the commissioner's designee;
(10) The Commissioner of Revenue Services, or the commissioner's
designee;
(11) The Commissioner of Social Services, or the commissioner's
designee; and
(12) The Commissioner of Rehabilitation Services, or the
commissioner's designee.
(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (3),
(4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the
General Assembly.
(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than
thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be
filled by the appointing authority.
(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president
pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force
from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall House Bill No. 7093
Special Act No. 19-12 3 of 3
schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not
later than sixty days after the effective date of this section.
(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the
Department of Developmental Services shall serve as administrative
staff of the task force.
(g) Not later than February 1, 2020, the task force shall submit a
report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing
committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
relating to finance, revenue and bonding, human services, labor and
public health, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the
general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it
submits such report or February 1, 2020, whichever is later.