PRINTER'S NO. 2192
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1641
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY CUTLER, D. MILLER, NEILSON, ORTITAY, DEAN, KINSEY,
READSHAW, WATSON, PICKETT, FEE, O'NEILL, SCHLOSSBERG, MURT,
CALTAGIRONE, BARRAR, MILLARD, A. HARRIS, D. COSTA, B. MILLER,
WARD, GROVE, FRANKEL, McNEILL, THOMAS, PHILLIPS-HILL,
FREEMAN, SOLOMON, DEASY, ROZZI, MUSTIO, RAVENSTAHL,
DONATUCCI, KLUNK, PASHINSKI, MATZIE, McGINNIS AND FARRY,
JUNE 29, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, JUNE 29, 2017
AN ACT
Providing for competitive integrated employment in State, county
and local agencies and entities; establishing Employment
First, the Governor's Cabinet for People with Disabilities
and the Employment First Oversight Commission and providing
for their powers and duties; and conferring powers and
imposing duties on the Governor and the Office of the
Governor.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Employment
First Act.
Section 2. Findings and declarations.
The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) It is the purpose of this act to ensure that
individuals with a disability be given the opportunity to
achieve economic independence through jobs that pay
competitive wages in community integrated settings.
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