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Rep. Elizabeth reintroduces bill to create state ADA coordinator, citing federal requirement
Summary
Representative Elizabeth reintroduced H.861 asking the state to designate an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) coordinator — a post she said federal law requires for public entities with 50 or more employees — and urged the committee to authorize one full-time position and grievance procedures to ensure consistent compliance.
Representative Elizabeth Burrows reintroduced H.861 on Feb. 11, asking the House General & Housing committee to create a statewide Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator to oversee program and facility accessibility across state government.
Burrows told committee members the ADA’s Title II requires any public entity with 50 or more employees to designate at least one employee to coordinate ADA compliance and to publish…
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