FINAL BILL REPORT

SSB 5330

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BYSenate Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Senators Garrett, Johnson, Peterson, Tanner, Warnke, Williams and Kiskaddon; by request of Joint Select Committee on Disability Employment and Economic Participation)

Establishing the disability accommodation revolving fund.

Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor and Committee on Ways & Means

House Committe on Commerce & Labor

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

Job site changes and equipment purchases are often necessary to accommodate persons of disability in their employment.  The Joint Select Committee on Disability Employment and Economic Participation has suggested that an accommodation fund would relieve state agencies of unanticipated accommodation expenses not possible to forecast in the biennial budget planning process and remove a potential barrier to employment of persons of disability.

SUMMARY:

The disability accommodation revolving fund is created in the custody of the State Treasurer for unanticipated job site or equipment needs of persons of disability employed by state agencies.  An advisory review board appointed by the Director of the Department of Personnel is to establish criteria for use of the fund and provide assistance to applicants.  The Director of the Department of Personnel authorizes disbursement from the fund.

Moneys received will be returned to the fund by the agencies at the beginning of the following fiscal biennium.

Appropriation:    $200,000

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      Senate    44     3

      House 96   0

EFFECTIVE:July 26, 1987