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Senate Bill 753 |
Senate Author: Huffman et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-19 |
House Sponsor: Raney et al. |
Senate Bill 753 amends the Human Resources Code to prohibit a community rehabilitation program from participating in the purchasing from people with disabilities program after the later of September 1, 2022, or the expiration date of an extension granted under the bill's provisions unless each worker with a disability employed by the rehabilitation program is paid at least the federal minimum wage for any work relating to products or services purchased through the purchasing from people with disabilities program. The bill authorizes the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) to exempt a rehabilitation program from this requirement with respect to a worker if the TWC makes certain determinations based on that worker's circumstances.
The bill requires the TWC to provide certain assistance to a rehabilitation program regarding the implementation of the wage increase requirement and provides for a one-time extension of such a program's compliance deadline. The bill requires each community rehabilitation program to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, that each worker with a disability remains employed by the rehabilitation program after the wage increase is implemented but includes certain provisions relating to job training and employment services for workers with disabilities whom a rehabilitation program is unable to retain.