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House Human Services adds H.861 (ADA coordinator) to committee agenda for later review
Summary
Chair added H.861, an act to establish an Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator, to the committee’s agenda and said Representative Burrows will review the bill after floor, caucuses and lunch; timing for consideration was not specified.
House Human Services Chair told members the committee would take up H.861, "an act relating to establishing an Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator," after the floor session and caucuses.
The chair said Representative Burrows will review the bill with the committee when they reconvene, but did not provide a specific time. "This is a drive by," the chair said, indicating the committee did not yet have possession of the bill and the timing was uncertain.
Why it matters: establishing an ADA coordinator would create an administrative role tied to Americans with Disabilities Act implementation at the level described in the bill text; the committee did not discuss details during the session and deferred substantive review to the next meeting window.
Next steps: committee members were told to watch for schedule updates; Representative Burrows is slated to present H.861 when the committee resumes consideration.
