HLS 21RS-740 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 259
BY REPRESENTATIVE HORTON
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
EMPLOYMENT: Provides relative to employment for persons with disabilities
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 23:1472(12)(F)(III)(d), to provide for employment; to provide
3 for persons with disabilities; to provide for definitions; and to provide for related
4 matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S.23:1472(12)(F)(III)(d) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as
7follows:
8 ยง1472. Definitions
9 As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed
10 to them in this Section, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
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12 (12) * * *
13 F. The term "employment" shall include:
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15 III. For the purposes of Subparagraphs (I) and (II) of this Paragraph the term
16 "employment" does not apply to service performed:
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18 (d) In a facility conducted for the purpose of carrying out a program of
19 rehabilitation for an individuals individual whose earning capacity is impaired by age
20 or physical or mental deficiency or injury affected by an injury or a developmental,
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HB NO. 259
1 intellectual, physical, or age-related disability or providing remunerative work for
2 an individuals individual who because of their his impaired physical or mental
3 intellectual capacity cannot be readily absorbed in the competitive labor market by
4 an individual receiving such rehabilitation or remunerative work; provided however,
5 if an individual's employment is otherwise defined as employment under this
6 Paragraph and the individual is performing work under the AbilityOne Program or
7 a similarly set-aside program under the laws of the United States, the individual's
8 employment shall be considered employment under this Paragraph;
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 259 Original 2021 Regular Session Horton
Abstract: Provides relative to employment for persons with disabilities.
Present law provides that for the purpose of present law, the term "employment" does not
apply to service performed in a facility conducted for the purpose of carrying out a program
of rehabilitation for individuals whose earning capacity is impaired by age or physical or
mental deficiency or injury or providing remunerative work for individuals who because of
their impairment cannot readily compete in the labor market.
Proposed law changes present law by updating terminology referring to persons with
disabilities.
Proposed law further provides for an exception that states that an individual's employment
shall be considered employment under present law if the individual's employment is defined
as employment under present law and the individual is performing work under the
AbilityOne Program or a similarly set-aside program under federal law.
(Amends R.S. 23:1472(12)(F)(III)(d))
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