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HCR019.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
UNEMPLOYMENT - DISABLED PERSONS - Stating findings of the Legislature and
authorizing the Legislative Council to appoint a committee to undertake and
complete a study of the excessive unemployment rate among persons with
disabilities.
02/08 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/09 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
02/12 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/14 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 51-12-7
AYES -- Barraclough, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe, Bolz, Bradford,
Callister, Campbell, Chase, Collins, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth,
Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20), Hadley, Harwood, Henbest, Higgins,
Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg, Kunz, Langford, Mader, Marley,
McKague, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner,
Raybould, Robison, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson,
Stone(Stone), Swan, Tilman, Trail, Young
NAYS -- Barrett, Clark, Ellis, Gagner, Hammond, Kendell, Lake,
Ridinger, Roberts, Schaefer, Wheeler, Wood
Absent and excused -- Bruneel, Crow, Gould, Loertscher, Pomeroy,
Sali, Mr. Speaker
Floor Sponsors -- Smylie & Eskridge
Title apvd - to Senate
02/15 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session - 2001
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 19
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND AUTHORIZING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO
3 APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO UNDERTAKE AND COMPLETE A STUDY OF THE EXCESSIVE
4 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AMONG PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
5 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 WHEREAS, sixty percent of Idahoans with disabilities between sixteen and
7 sixty-four years of age are unemployed; and
8 WHEREAS, this alarming statistic represents approximately 150,000 of
9 Idaho's citizens; and
10 WHEREAS, many of the disabled are willing and able to become employed, but
11 once they do so are faced with the dilemma of losing certain federal and
12 state benefits which their earnings cannot sufficiently replace; and
13 WHEREAS, insufficient training programs and an absence of adequate trans-
14 portation and affordable housing to accommodate the working disabled are also
15 contributing factors; and
16 WHEREAS, the causes of this excessive unemployment rate are complex,
17 involving an interplay of state and federal programs, goals and incentives
18 which contradict and frustrate the efforts of the disabled to become employed
19 and maintain a reasonable standard of living; and
20 WHEREAS, empowering the disabled to become members of the work force,
21 achieve personal financial independence and become taxpayers enhances the
22 self-esteem of the individual and benefits society as a whole by reducing the
23 strain on government resources needed to provide for their financial support
24 and medical care; and
25 WHEREAS, it is essential to the welfare of the state of Idaho that reme-
26 dies be identified to address the employment issues confronting this signifi-
27 cant segment of Idaho's population.
28 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
29 of the Fifty-sixth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and the
30 Senate concurring therein, that the Legislative Council is authorized to
31 appoint a committee to undertake and complete a study of the causes of and
32 remedies for the excessive unemployment rate among persons with disabilities
33 in Idaho. The Legislative Council shall determine the number of legislators
34 and membership from each house appointed to the committee and shall authorize
35 the committee to receive input, advice and assistance from interested and
36 affected parties who are not members of the legislature, including without
37 limitation, representatives of the disabled, the Department of Health and Wel-
38 fare, Vocational Rehabilitation, Education, the Idaho Association of Community
39 Rehabilitation Programs, and the Commission for the Blind and Visually
40 Impaired.
41 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that nonlegislative members of the committee may be
42 appointed by the cochairs of the committee who are appointed by the Legisla-
43 tive Council. Nonlegislative members of the advisory committee shall not be
44 reimbursed from legislative funds for per diem, mileage or other expenses and
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1 shall not have voting privileges regarding the committee's recommendations or
2 proposed legislation.
3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall report its findings, rec-
4 ommendations and proposed legislation, if any, to the Second Regular Session
5 of the Fifty-sixth Idaho Legislature.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 10619
The purpose of this legislation is to authorize the Legislative
Council to appoint a committee to undertake and complete a study of
the excessive unemployment rate among persons with disabilities.
FISCAL IMPACT
It is estimated a cost of $6500 will be incurred to reimburse the
legislative committee members who will oversee the study.
Contact
Name: Kenneth Jones
Phone: 375-9299
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE HCR 19