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Title	Bill Number	State	Year Enacted	Summary	Year Included	Bill Language
Public Officers and Employees; development and administration of the State of Georgia as a Model Employer (GAME) Program	SB 384	Georgia	2024	Creates the State of Georgia as a Model Employer (GAME) Program. This program is intended to assist state agencies with the recruitment, hiring and retention of qualified individuals with disabilities. Elements of the GAME program shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) provision of training and technical assistance for state agency human resources personnel and hiring managers for the recruitment, hiring, advancement, and retention of qualified individuals with disabilities; (2) assistance with the implementation plans of reasonable accommodations by state agencies under the ADA; and (3) the development of evaluation forms and reports for the purpose of data collection and analysis relating to individuals with disabilities employed by state agencies.	2024	PDF
Increasing the maximum amount of yearly income tax credits available for purchases under the Disability Employment Act from qualified vendors	SB 15	Kansas	2024	Creates the Disability Employment Act, which expands an income tax credit for goods and services purchased from qualified businesses that employ disabled workers and that pay those workers at least the minimum wage. This bill establishes the Kansas Sheltered Workshop Transition Fund. The fund shall be for the purpose of facilitating transitions by Kansas-sheltered workshop employers away from employing persons with disabilities under a certificate issued under 29 U.S.C. § 214(c) and toward paying all employees with disabilities at least the minimum wage. The fund shall provide grants to be matched on a $1 to $1 basis by the Kansas-sheltered workshop employer from nonstate sources. Applicants shall provide transition plans to the Secretary of Labor demonstrating how they will use grant funding to transition away from employing persons with disabilities subminimum wage and shall commit to completing the plan to receive the grant. The Secretary of Labor may award additional grants to the same workshop employer upon satisfactory progress. Sheltered workshop employers shall disclose information as requested to analyze and monitor the use of grant funds and compliance.	2024	PDF

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