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34	29		BILL NO. 1833 By: Hefner, Miller, Provenzano ,
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45	40		An Act relating to labor; creating the Rethinking
46	41		Paying Subminimal Wage to Persons with Disabilities
47	42		Task Force; providing the purpose for the Task Force;
48	43		providing for membership; providing rules for
49	44		reporting; setting an end date; providing for
50	45		codification; and providing an effective date.
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55	52		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
56	53		SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
57	54		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 365 of Title 40, unless there is
58	55		created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
59	56		A. There is hereby created until November 1, 2027, the
60	57		Rethinking Paying Subminimal Wage t o Persons with Disabilities Task
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62	59		B. The Task Force shall study and develop a plan to phase out
63	60		the practice of paying workers with disabilities submin imum wages
64	61		under 14(c) certificate programs in Oklahoma. The Task Force shall
65	62		study, review, and make recommendations on the following, with a
	63	+	focus on transitioning workers with disabilities currently being
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93		-	focus on transitioning workers with disabilities currently being
94	90		paid subminimum wages under 14(c) certificates to competitive,
95	91		integrated employment at or above minimum wage, and when
96	92		appropriate, alternative meaningful day programs for those not able
97	93		or wanting to move to competitive, integrated employment:
98	94		1. Identify potential obstacles and negative impacts of phasing
99	95		out subminimum wages and 14(c) use in Oklahoma; and
100	96		2. Develop a plan for phasing out sub minimum wages and 14(c)
101	97		use in Oklahoma that:
102	98		a. reduces potential negative impacts and maximizes the
103	99		potential for successful transition to competitive,
104	100		integrated employment,
105	101		b. includes alternative meaningful day programs for those
106	102		individuals who do no t wish to transition to
107	103		competitive, integrated employment or for those for
108	104		whom it is not appropriate, and
109	105		c. establishes an appropriate timeline for phasing out
110	106		subminimum wages.
111	107		C. The Task Force shall consist of eleven (11) members as
112	108		follows:
113	109		1. The Secretary of Commerce and Workforce Development;
114	110		2. A member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, appointed
115	111		by the Speaker of the House;
	112	+	3. A member of the Oklahoma State Senate, appointed by the
	113	+	President Pro Tempore;
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143		-	3. A member of the Oklahoma State Senate, appointed by the
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145	140		4. A representative from the Oklahoma Disability Law Center,
146	141		appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma State Senate;
147	142		5. A representative from the Oklahoma state chapter of the
148	143		Association of People Supporting Employment First, appointed by the
149	144		Speaker of the House;
150	145		6. A self-advocate who is currently enrolled or previously
151	146		employed at subminimum wage, appointed by the Board of the Oklahoma
152	147		Developmental Disabilities Council;
153	148		7. A parent or family member of a person with a disability who
154	149		has successfully transitioned fr om subminimum wage to competitive,
155	150		integrated employment, appointed by the Board of the Oklahoma
156	151		Developmental Disabilities Council;
157	152		8. A director of a progr am who previously held a 14(c)
158	153		certificate and successfully transitioned to community integrated
159	154		employment, appointed by the Governor;
160	155		9. A private employer who employs individuals with
161	156		disabilities, appointed by the Governor;
162	157		10. The Director of the Department of Human Services
163	158		Developmental Disabilities Services or his or her designee; and
164	159		11. The Director of the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation
165	160		Services or his or her designee.
	161	+	D. The member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the
	162	+	member of the Oklahoma State Senate shall serve as co -chairs of the
	163	+	Task Force. Appointments to the T ask Force shall be made within
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193		-	D. The member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the
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195		-	Task Force. Appointments to the Task Force shall be made within
196	190		thirty (30) days after the effective date of this act. Meetings of
197	191		the Task Force shall be held at the call of either co -chair of the
198	192		Task Force. Members shall serve at the pleasure of their appointing
199	193		authorities. A major ity of the members of the Task Force shall
200	194		constitute a quorum to transact business, but no vacancy shall
201	195		impair the right of the remaining members to exercis e all of the
202	196		powers of the Task Force. Except as otherwise provided, a vacancy
203	197		on the Task Force shall be filled by the original appointing
204	198		authority. If the original appointing authority fails to make an
205	199		appointment within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this
206	200		act, a majority of the members of the Task Force who have been
207	201		appointed may fill the vacancy to the open position. Staff support
208	202		for the Task Force shall be provided by the staff of the Oklahoma
209	203		House of Representatives and the Oklaho ma State Senate. The
210	204		Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, Oklahoma
211	205		State Regents for Higher Education, Office of Disability Concerns,
212	206		Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services, Oklahoma Health Care
213	207		Authority, Department of Human Services, and the State Use Committee
214	208		of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services shall prov ide
215	209		support and information as requested by the Task Force.
	210	+	E. Members of the Task Force shall receive no compensation for
	211	+	serving on the Task Force, but may receive travel reimbursement,
	212	+	contingent on the availability of private funds for this purpose.
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243		-	E. Members of the Task Force shall receive no compensation for
244		-	serving on the Task Force, but may r eceive travel reimbursement,
245		-	contingent on the availability o f private funds for this purpose.
246	239		F. The Task Force may seek the assistance of the Legislative
247	240		Service Bureau or the State Board of Education to contract with an
248	241		independent consultant as necessary to fulfill the duties specified
249	242		in this section, contingent on the availability of funds.
250	243		G. The Task Force shall submit a final report by January 1,
251	244		2028, to the Governor, the President Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma
252	245		State Senate, and the Speaker of t he Oklahoma House of
253	246		Representatives.
254	247		SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
255		-	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WORKFORCE
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	248	+	Passed the House of Representatives the 26th day of March, 2025.
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