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House backs supported employment program to shrink disability waiting list after pilot showed early gains
Summary
HB 45 would make permanent a supported employment program that the sponsor said moved more than 200 people off the disability waiting list during a two‑year pilot; proponents cited improved employment, self‑sufficiency and leveraged federal dollars. The House passed the bill and referred it to the Senate.
The Utah House passed House Bill 45 on Feb. 5 to implement a supported employment program designed to reduce the state disability waiting list and help people with disabilities find sustained work.
Rep. Patty Manlove, presenting the bill, described a two‑year pilot that moved more than 200 people off the waiting list; of those, about 140…
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