HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 567        FILED ON: 1/13/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 110

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James J. O'Day

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to increase the Commonwealth's compliance with federal law meeting requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

1/13/2015

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

8/16/2019

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

8/16/2019

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

8/16/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

8/16/2019

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

8/16/2019

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/26/2015

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

8/16/2019

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

8/16/2019

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

8/16/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

8/16/2019

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

8/16/2019

Tom Sannicandro

7th Middlesex

8/16/2019

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

8/16/2019

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

8/16/2019

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

8/16/2019

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

8/16/2019

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

8/16/2019

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

8/16/2019

Sarah K. Peake

4th Barnstable

8/16/2019

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

8/16/2019

Walter F. Timilty

7th Norfolk

8/16/2019

John J. Mahoney

13th Worcester

8/16/2019

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

8/16/2019

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

8/16/2019

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

8/16/2019

Frank I. Smizik

15th Norfolk

8/16/2019

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

8/16/2019

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

8/16/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

8/16/2019

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

8/16/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 567        FILED ON: 1/13/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 110

By Mr. O’Day of West Boylston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 110) of James J. O’Day and others for legislation to increase the Commonwealth’s compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.  Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act to increase the Commonwealth's compliance with federal law meeting requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 61 of chapter 7 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding after subsection (q) the following paragraphs: -

The Executive Office of Administration and Finance, with input from the disability community, shall develop standards to identify and recruit with the intent to hire qualified applicants with disabilities; said standards shall apply to all contractors and sub-contractors providing goods and services under multi-year contracts or grants funded by agencies within the Executive Offices of the Commonwealth. Standards shall include a commitment to hiring people with disabilities and training all employees involved in hiring decisions on the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The Executive Office Administration and Finance shall report its findings, which shall include the progress made toward achieving this employment goal by enumerating percentages of people with disabilities employed by total head count and new hires at the beginning and end of contract period, to the Clerk of the House of Representatives; the Clerk of the Senate; the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities; and the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development no later than October 31, 2015, and thereafter, no later than October 31 annually.