Provides that it is the policy of the Commonwealth to promote and increase the employment of individuals with disabilities. To further this policy, the bill establishes a goal to increase by five percent the level of individuals with disabilities employed by state government by fiscal year 2023. The bill designates the Secretary of Administration to coordinate efforts to achieve the goal and requires the Secretary to establish a reporting system for tracking and reporting the progress of state agencies toward meeting the employment and contracting goals and to report annually on the number of individuals with disabilities employed by the state. The bill requires each state agency to submit a plan to increase employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities to the Secretary no later than December 31, 2017, and each July 1 thereafter. This bill is identical to
Total votes
29,613
all sessions
Attendance
99%
206 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
98%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 77% of chamber peers
Sponsored
1,302
bills & resolutions
Higher than 97% of chamber peers
Committees
5
assignments
1,302 bills and resolutions
Sponsored bills
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1,302
Primary
470
Co-sponsor
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Administration, Secretary of; policy of the Commonwealth regarding state employment.
Signed into law Mar 13, 2017
1 co-sponsor
Signed into law Mar 3, 2017
0 co-sponsors
Failed Feb 25, 2017
1 co-sponsor
Failed Feb 25, 2017
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Feb 24, 2017
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Feb 24, 2017
0 co-sponsors
Introduced Feb 24, 2017
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Feb 23, 2017
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Feb 23, 2017
1 co-sponsor
Introduced Feb 23, 2017
1 co-sponsor
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