The President's Disability Employment Partnership Board
Creates Presidential Board to Promote Employment for People with Disabilities
What it does
The order directs federal agencies to support and provide information to a Presidential board that develops plans and partnerships to increase employment for people with disabilities.
Real-world impact
- Creates a presidential board to develop plans boosting jobs for people with disabilities.
- Requires agencies to share information and support the board's work.
- Transfers staff and resources from the previous committee to the Department of Labor.
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Summary
This order creates the President's Disability Employment Partnership Board, a group of up to 15 members appointed for two-year terms to advise the President, Vice President, the Secretary of Labor, and other officials on promoting employment for people with disabilities.
The board must develop a written plan, promote public-private partnerships, help people with disabilities access financial and business opportunities, and submit annual reports. The Department of Labor will fund and support the board, and the previous committee's staff and resources are transferred to the Department.
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