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Bill would codify "employment first" policies, require employment data and ban sheltered work settings for people with IDD
Summary
The House Committee on Early Childhood and Human Services held a public hearing April 29 on Senate Bill 810, which would require state agencies to adopt "employment first" policies for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities and to collect and report employment outcome data.
The House Committee on Early Childhood and Human Services held a public hearing April 29 on Senate Bill 810, a measure that would codify Oregon's "employment first" approach by directing the Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Department of Education (ODE) to appoint statewide and regional advisory committees, collect annual employment outcome data, and ensure employment services aim for competitive integrated employment rather than sheltered work settings.
Dana Hittle, interim director of the Office of Developmental Disability Services at DHS, told the committee the bill "will ensure that Oregon continues to prioritize competitive integrated employment for Oregonians with intellectual and developmental disabilities, building on a decade of work." Hittle reviewed…
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