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2021 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 259
BY REPRESENTATIVES HORTON, HUGHES, AND JENKINS
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), relative to employment; to provide for
3 employment of persons with disabilities; to provide for definitions; and to provide
4 for related 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)
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14 F. The term "employment" shall include:
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16 III. For the purposes of Subparagraphs (I) and (II) of this Paragraph the term
17 "employment" does not apply to service performed:
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19 (d) In a facility conducted for the purpose of carrying out a program of
20 rehabilitation for an individuals individual whose earning capacity is impaired by age
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1 or physical or mental deficiency or injury affected by an injury or a developmental,
2 intellectual, physical, or age-related disability or providing remunerative work for
3 an individuals individual who because of their his impaired physical or mental
4 intellectual capacity cannot be readily absorbed in the competitive labor market by
5 an individual receiving such rehabilitation or remunerative work; provided however,
6 if an individual's employment is otherwise defined as employment under this
7 Paragraph and the individual is performing work under the AbilityOne Program or
8 a successor program under the laws of the United States, the individual's
9 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 Engrossed 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 successor program under federal law.
(Amends R.S. 23:1472(12)(F)(III)(d))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Labor and Industrial
Relations to the original bill:
1. Make technical changes.
2. Change similarly set-aside program to a successor program.
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