Relating to employment of individuals with disabilities; and prescribing an effective date.
Summary
Requires employers who are authorized to pay subminimum wages to individuals with disabilities to pay certain wage rates until June 30, 2023. Requires employers to pay individuals with disabilities at minimum wage rate by July 1, 2023. Removes individuals with disabilities from category of persons for whom employers may pay subminimum wage. Lowers, over period of time, percentage of work hours of direct labor required for nonprofit organization to meet definition of "qualified nonprofit agency for individuals with disabilities." Requires Oregon Department of Administrative Services to promote public agency compliance with requirements and objectives of provisions regarding qualified nonprofit agencies for individuals with disabilities. Modifies conditions required in contract between public agency or qualified nonprofit agency for individuals with disabilities and successor service provider. Takes effect on 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Jan 14, 2019
Signed Jun 13, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2019 · House May 30, 2019
How they voted
19–10
Passed
Total votes 29
Apr 16, 2019
D
Democratic18
88% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican10
80% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
8
Committee
5
Jun 13, 2019
Signed into law
Governor signed.
upper
Jun 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
Speaker signed.
lower
Jun 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
President signed.
upper
Jun 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred in House amendments and repassed bill.
upper
May 30, 2019
Lower · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Piluso. Passed.
lower
May 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to Business and Labor.
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Third reading. Carried by Gelser. Passed.
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Committee
Subsequent referral rescinded by order of the President.
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Upper · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and subsequent referral to Human Services be rescinded. (Printed A-Eng.)
upper
Jan 16, 2019
Committee
Referred to Workforce, then Human Services.
upper
Jan 14, 2019
Introduced
Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carla Piluso
DDemocratic
P
Sara Gelser Blouin
DDemocratic
Co
Cedric Hayden
RRepublican
Co
JR
Jeff Reardon
DDemocratic
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