HR 2373 United States House · 117th Congress

Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act

Summary
Transformation to Competitive Integrated 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 providing competitive integrated employment, assisting disabled individuals in finding and retaining work in such employment, providing integrated employment and integrated community participation and wraparound services for such individuals, and ensuring that such services comply with federal regulations for individuals receiving home and community-based services. The bill also prohibits the issuance of new special certificates that allow payment of subminimum wages to disabled individuals and phases out existing certificates over a four-year period. The bill directs Labor's Office of Disability Employment to award grants to provide technical assistance and other strategic support 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 these transitions.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Apr 2021
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Introduced Apr 5, 2021 Last action Apr 5, 2021
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Apr 5, 2021
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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Apr 5, 2021
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1 primary · 63 co-sponsors

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Photo of Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
DDemocratic
VA
3
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Photo of Adriano Espaillat
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
NY
13
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Photo of Al Lawson, Jr.
Al Lawson, Jr.
DDemocratic
FL
5
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Photo of Alma S. Adams
Alma S. Adams
DDemocratic
NC
12
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Photo of Andy Levin
Andy Levin
DDemocratic
MI
9
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Photo of Ann Kirkpatrick
Ann Kirkpatrick
DDemocratic
AZ
2
Co
Photo of Barbara Lee
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
CA
12
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Photo of Brian K. Fitzpatrick
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
PA
1
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Photo of C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger
C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger
DDemocratic
MD
2
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Photo of Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
RRepublican
WA
5
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Photo of Chellie Pingree
Chellie Pingree
DDemocratic
ME
1