HOUSE 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.

House Committe on Commerce & Labor

Majority Report:  Do pass.  (11)

      Signed by Representatives Wang, Chair; Cole, Vice Chair; Fisch, Fisher, R. King, O'Brien, Patrick, Sanders, Sayan, C. Smith and Walker.

House Staff:Chris Cordes (786-7117)

AS PASSED HOUSE MARCH 27, 1987

BACKGROUND:

The Joint Select Committee on Disability Employment and Economic Participation recognized that the state does not currently collect data on the number of employed or unemployed persons of disability. The committee recommended that the Employment Security Department should develop a proposal for collection of such data to 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 Commerce and Labor committees and Ways and Means committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives by December 1, 1987.

Fiscal Note:      Attached.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:    Les Treece-Sinclair, Governor's Committee on Disability Issues and Employment.

House Committee - Testified Against:      None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony For:    Statistical data on the labor market participation of disabled workers are needed to develop programs to aid these workers.

House Committee - Testimony Against:      None Presented.