SB 514

This bill establishes a number of requirements for certain state agencies to

promote competitive integrated employment, as defined under federal law. The

requirements in the bill include all of the following:

1. A requirement that publicly funded programs that provide services and

supports to working age persons with disabilities, when enabling the participation

of persons with disabilities in activities outside their homes, prioritize competitive

integrated employment.

2. A requirement that the Department of Workforce Development, with

assistance from the departments of Public Instruction and Health Services, lead a

collaboration among all state agencies that administer programs that provide

services and supports to working age persons with disabilities.

3. A requirement that the three departments described above jointly develop

a plan establishing specific performance improvement targets and describing

specific methods used to coordinate efforts to ensure that programs, policies, and

procedures support competitive integrated employment. The departments must

update the plan biennially. The departments must also annually report on the

progress, outcomes, and achievements made in increasing participation in

competitive integrated employment in accordance with the plan described above.

The departments must either publish or provide access to the plan and reports on

their Internet sites or through a single, state-maintained Internet site.