SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1613        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 86

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Barbara A. L'Italien

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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:

Barbara A. L'Italien

Second Essex and Middlesex

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

Anne M. Gobi

Worcester, Hampden, Hampshire and Middlesex

Timothy R. Madden

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

Brian A. Joyce

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

Michael J. Barrett

Third Middlesex

Joan B.  Lovely

Second Essex

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

Sal N. DiDomenico

Middlesex and Suffolk


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1613        FILED ON: 1/16/2015

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 86

By Mrs. L'Italien, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 86) of Barbara L'Italien, Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr., Carolyn C. Dykema, Anne M. Gobi and other members of the General Court for legislation to increase the Commonwealth's compliance with federal law meeting requirements of 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 2012 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.