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SENATE BILL NO. 5331
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C 010 L 87
State of Washington 50th Legislature 1987 Regular Session
By Senators Garrett, Johnson, Peterson, Lee, Tanner, Warnke, Williams, Kiskaddon and Moore; by request of Joint Select Committee on Disability Employment and Economic Participation
Read first time 1/23/87 and referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
AN ACT Relating to the collection of employment and unemployment data on persons of disability; and creating new sections.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature has recognized the need for particularized data on the employment of persons of disability. The state does not currently collect data on the number of employed or unemployed persons of disability. Collection of such data can facilitate the development of targeted programs to assist persons of disability in finding and maintaining employment.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The employment security department shall develop alternative proposals to accomplish the routine collection of data on employment of persons of disability. The department shall submit the proposals to the house of representatives and senate commerce and labor and ways and means committees by December 1, 1987.