Section 4. Employment First.
(a) Policy.--It shall be the policy of the Commonwealth that
competitive employment in integrated settings INTEGRATED
EMPLOYMENT shall be the preferred outcome for all working age
adults and youth with disabilities INDIVIDUALS WITH A DISABILITY
ELIGIBLE TO WORK UNDER FEDERAL OR STATE LAW, regardless of
severity of disability and assistance required., AND WORK BASED
LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR ALL YOUTH WITH A DISABILITY IN
COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY.
Employment services and opportunities must be offered to all
individuals WITH A DISABILITY receiving publicly funded
services, regardless of whether they live in their own home or
in a residential setting.
(b) Implementation.--State, county and local AND COUNTY
agencies and any entity ENTITIES providing publicly funded
education, training, employment and related services, and long-
term services and support for individuals WORKING-AGE
PENNSYLVANIANS with a disability that provide services and
support to individuals with a disability who are eligible to
work under Federal or State law shall comply with the
requirements of Employment First and ensure that the
requirements of Employment First are effectively implemented in
agency programs and services to the extent practicable.
(c) Collaboration.--State, county and local AND COUNTY
agencies and any entity ENTITIES providing publicly funded
education, training, employment and related services, and long-
term services and support for individuals WORKING-AGE
PENNSYLVANIANS with a disability that provide services and
support to individuals with a disability shall coordinate
efforts and collaborate to ensure that State programs, policies,
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