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Senate rejects bill offering optional on-the-job hiring pathway for people with disabilities
Summary
After extended floor debate about fairness and competitive hiring, the Utah Senate voted down House Bill 17, which would have allowed an optional department-approved on-the-job examination (a six-month phase) to help qualified applicants with disabilities demonstrate job performance.
A closely watched measure on March 2, 2010 — House Bill 17 — failed on the Senate floor after extended debate about whether an optional on-the-job hiring route for qualified people with disabilities would unfairly circumvent competitive hiring processes.
Sponsor Senator Lillian Lilienquist presented the bill as a voluntary option for state departments, noting the measure would allow a department-approved on-the-job examination and extend the existing one-year on-the-job training period by six months (creating an 18-month window with the first six months designated as a formal examination). The sponsor said the change was intended to help applicants who face barriers…
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