State contracts: integrated employment: persons with disabilities.

(1) Existing law establishes specified requirements applicable to the acquisition of services by state agencies. Existing law establishes a minimum wage for all industries but permits mentally or physically handicapped persons to be employed at less than the minimum wage, under specified circumstances. This bill would remove the authorization of a successful bidder to use lower minimum wage exemptions for specified contracts entered into by a state agency for services rendered to the state. (2) Existing law establishes participation goals for specified enterprises to participate in contracts with state agencies for construction, services, materials, supplies, equipment, alterations, repairs, or improvements.. This bill would establish statewide participation goals of not less than 3% for persons with disabilities business enterprises, as defined, to participate in contracts awarded by a state agency for services, as specified. (3) Existing law authorizes a state agency, city or county, political subdivision, or district of this state to purchase materials and supplies manufactured and services provided by public or private nonprofit California corporations operating community rehabilitation programs serving persons with disabilities that have indicated an interest in supplying those goods without advertising or calling for bids. This bill would require that a corporation employing persons with disabilities under a contract with a state agency for goods or services described above pay all of its employees at least the state minimum wage for work on the contract.