West Virginia House Bill 4749

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-15 - To House Health and Human Resources
Pending: House Health & Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

The purpose of this bill is to provide for fair pay and maximized employment of disabled persons; create a state "Employment First" policy that encourages agencies to facilitate employment of disabled persons; establish a task force to initiate these policies; provide for the DHHR Bureau for Behavioral Health, Division of Rehabilitation Services, Department of Education, DHHR Bureau for Medical Services (State Medicaid Agency) and Workforce WV to implement the policy; and remove current exemption for paying minimum wages to persons in nonprofit workshops.

Relating to wages of persons with disabilities

Del. Mike Pushkin [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-15	House	To House Health and Human Resources
2024-01-15	House	Introduced in House
2024-01-15	House	To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary
2024-01-15	House	Filed for introduction

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
18	10Q	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
18	10Q	3	Amended Code	Citation Text
18	10Q	4	Repealed Code	Citation Text
18	10Q	5	Repealed Code	Citation Text
21	5C	1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=4749&year=2024&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill
Text	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hb4749%20intr.htm&yr=2024&sesstype=RS&i=4749
Supplement	http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Fiscalnotes/FN(2)/fnsubmit_recordview1.cfm?RecordID=877533722