Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act

The Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act helps people with disabilities transition from jobs where they're paid below minimum wage (under special certificates) to regular community jobs. It creates grant programs for states to assist employers in moving from special certificate employment to paying at least minimum wage (or customary wage for similar work) and provides technical assistance for this shift. The bill phases out special certificates by gradually increasing wage rates over 5 years (from 60% to 100% of minimum wage) and prohibits new special certificates after enactment. Existing special certificates will expire 5 years after the law takes effect, with states required to help employers transition to competitive integrated employment models.