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Senate advances vocational rehabilitation bill after amendment; debate centers on eligibility and fiscal impact
Summary
House Bill 1018, a measure to alter vocational rehabilitation eligibility and administrative requirements, passed the Committee of the Whole on second reading with an amendment (L6). Sponsors and disability advocates supported streamlining; some senators raised fiscal and eligibility concerns.
House Bill 1018, a bill focused on vocational rehabilitation services for people with disabilities, was advanced by the Senate after committee consideration and adoption of a cleanup amendment, L6.
Senator Danielson, the bill sponsor on the floor, described the measure as a technical cleanup intended to align state law with federal rules, streamline administrative processes and reduce duplicative eligibility barriers for people with disabilities seeking…
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