SENATE BILL REPORT

SB 5331

BYSenators Garrett, Johnson, Peterson, Lee, Tanner, Warnke, Williams, Kiskaddon and Moore; by request of Joint Select Committee on Disability Employment and Economic Participation

Requiring the employment security department to develop proposals for the collection of data on the employment of disabled persons.

Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor

Senate Hearing Date(s):January 29, 1987; February 2, 1987

Majority Report:  Do pass.

      Signed by Senators Warnke, Chairman; Smitherman, Vice Chairman; Anderson, Cantu, Lee, Sellar, Tanner, Williams, Wojahn.

Senate Staff:Jack Brummel (786-7428)

                  February 20, 1987

AS PASSED SENATE, FEBRUARY 20, 1987

BACKGROUND:

The state does not currently collect data on the number of employed or unemployed persons of disability. The Joint Select Committee on Disability Employment and Economic Participation has suggested that such data can facilitate the development of targeted programs to assist persons of disability in finding and maintaining employment.

SUMMARY:

The Employment Security Department is directed to develop proposals for collection of data on employment of persons of disability and submit the proposals to the House and Senate Commerce and Labor and Ways and Means Committees.

Fiscal Note:      requested

Senate Committee - Testified: Senator Garrett; Representative Cole; Marcia Eaton, Employment Security Department; Paul Wysocki, member, Joint Select Committee on Disability Employment and Economic Participation; Bill Gladden, Human Rights Commission; Les Treece-Sinclair, Governor's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped