l9n/ Mississippi

2013 Regular Session

House Bill 973

"Employment First Act"; enact to provide competitive employment opportunities with the state for person with disabilities.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Workforce Development Committee on February 5, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE "EMPLOYMENT FIRST ACT"; TO PROVIDE A STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE PURPOSE AND INTENT FOR ITS ENACTMENT; TO DEFINE TERMS USED IN THE ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT SHALL BE CONSIDERED A FIRST PRIORITY OPTION OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI WHEN OFFERING OR PROVIDING SERVICES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE OF WORKING AGE; TO REQUIRE STATE AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS TO ADOPT POLICIES THAT PROVIDE SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO SUCH INDIVIDUALS; TO REQUIRE THE COORDINATED EFFORTS AND COLLABORATION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS, POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND FUNDING TO SUPPORT COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO ESTABLISH THE EMPLOYMENT FIRST OVERSIGHT COMMISSION, PROVIDE FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP, AND ESTABLISH TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP; TO PROVIDE WHAT CONSTITUTES A QUORUM FOR A MEETING OF THE COMMISSION AND THE FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS; TO PRESCRIBE THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 21 to February 5, 2013, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days

Workforce DevelopmentJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 21 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Workforce Development
  2. Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Workforce DevelopmentHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives