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S. 260 116th Congress Senate

Transformation to Competitive Employment Act

Official title: A bill to assist employers providing employment under special certificates issued under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to transform thei… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to assist employers providing employment under special certificates issued under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to transform their business and program models, to support individuals with disabilities to transition to competitive integrated employment, to phase out the use of such special certificates, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 3, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Jan 29, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 29, 2019
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 Latest action January 29, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Transformation to Competitive Employment Act

This bill addresses employment standards for individuals with disabilities.

The bill directs the Department of Labor to award grants to states and certain eligible entities to assist them in transforming their business and program models to support individuals with disabilities by

  • operating competitive integrated employment businesses,
  • assisting disabled individuals in finding and retaining work in such employment, and
  • providing integrated employment and integrated community participation and wraparound services for such individuals.

The bill prohibits the issuance of new special certificates that allow payment of subminimum wages to disabled individuals and phases out existing certificates over a six year period.

The bill directs the Office of Disability Employment of Labor to award grants to provide technical assistance to employers transitioning from special certificates to competitive integrated employment for disabled individuals.

Labor must contract with a nonprofit entity to conduct an evaluation of the impact of the transitioning requirements of this bill.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 873 Identical bill Transformation to Competitive Employment Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Independent 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 3, 2019
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Apr 30, 2019
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Apr 4, 2019
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Apr 1, 2019
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Mar 26, 2019
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jan 29, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 260: Transformation to Competitive Employment Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-260/
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