Existing law: (1) declares that it is the policy of this State that persons with disabilities must be afforded equal opportunities in employment by the State; and (2) requires full consideration to be given to the employment of a person with a disability for a position if the person is capable of performing the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations. (NRS 284.012, 284.317) Section 3 of this bill establishes the State as a Model Employer Program in the Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration to ensure that each appointing authority design and proactively implement best, promising and emerging policies, practices and procedures relating to the hiring, promotion and retention of persons with disabilities. Section 3 further requires the Administrator of the Division, in coordination with the Rehabilitation Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, to provide technical assistance and training to each appointing authority on such policies, practices and procedures.
Section 3.5 of this bill makes an appropriation to the Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration for personnel, operating, equipment, travel and information services costs to carry out the State as a Model Employer Program established by section 3.
Section 2 of this bill provides that the Legislature finds and declares that: (1) it is the policy of this State to be a model for persons with disabilities; and (2) the intent of establishing the Program is to provide agencies in the Executive Department of the State Government a framework for recruiting, hiring, promoting and retaining qualified persons with disabilities.