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Committee forms task force to study subminimum wages for people with disabilities
Summary
The committee voted to create a task force to study subminimum wage arrangements for persons with disabilities and advanced House Bill 5607, as amended, to the floor.
After testimony and debate, the Labor and Public Employees Committee adopted an amendment to House Bill 5607 and moved the measure to the floor as amended. The amended bill creates a task force to study subminimum wage arrangements for people with disabilities and report recommendations in time for the 2027 session.
The chair said the subject is complex and “there are strong reasons on both sides of the issue,” and described the panel as a working group that will meet over the next year and a half to weigh policy options.…
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