SB 279 — Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 23-882)

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279279–Senator SSpearman ENATEJoint BSponsor: ILLN O.

279–SENATORAssemblywoman SBrown-May PEARMANCHAPTER.......... M ARCH 14, 2023 ____________ JOINT SPONSOR :

ASSEMBLYWOMAN BROWN -M AY ____________ Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to employment.

(BDR 23-882) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

Existingdisabilities law:must be afforded equal opportunities in employment by the State;

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Section 3 further requires the Administrator of the Division, in coordination with the Rehabilitation Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, to provide technical assistance and training to each appointing authority on such policies, praSection 3.5 of this bill makes an appropriation to the Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration for personnel, Human operating, equipment, travel and information services costs to carry out the State as a Model Employer Program established by section 3.

and (2) the - *SB279_R1* – 2 – intent of establishing the Program is to provide agencies in the Executive Department of the State Government a framework for recruiting, hiring, promoting and retaining qualified persons with disabilities.

recruiting, hiring, promoting EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

The intent of establishing the State as a Model Employer Program pursuant to section 3 of this act is to provide agencies in - 82nd Session (2023) – 2 – the Executive Department of the State Government a framework for recruiting, hiring, promoting and retaining qualified persons with disabilities.

The State as a Model Employer Program is hereby established in the Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration, to be administered by the Administrator.

For the Fiscal Year 2023-2024....................................$80,195 For the Fiscal Year 2024-2025....................................$98,171 2.remaining at the end of the respective fiscal years must not be committed for expenditure after June 30 of the respective fiscal years by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 20, 2024, and September 19, 2025, respectively, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 20, 2024, and September 19, 2025, respectively.

Any balance of the sums appropriated by subsection 1 remaining at the end of the respective fiscal years must not be committed for expenditure after June 30 of the respective fiscal years by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity - *SB279_R1* – 3 – transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 20, 2024, and September 19, 2025, respectively, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 20, 2024, and September 19, 2025, respectively.

- 82nd Session (2023) – 3 – (a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act;

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