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Oregon moves to codify Employment First policy for workers with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Summary
Senate Bill 810 would codify Oregon’s Employment First policies, require advisory committees and annual reporting on competitive integrated employment, and formalize oversight established through prior settlement and administrative action.
Senate Bill 810 would update Oregon law to formalize Employment First policy for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), require statewide and regional Employment First advisory committees, and direct the Department of Human Services and Department of Education to make recommendations on competitive integrated employment. Testimony on Jan. 30 emphasized the state’s recent progress and the bill’s role in sustaining that work.
Dana Hittle, interim director of the Office of Developmental Disability Services (ODDS), told the Senate…
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