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Minutes for HB2443 - Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development
Short Title
Providing an employment preference for persons with a disability for state government positions.
Minutes Content for Wed, Mar 24, 2021
Chairman Tarwater opened the hearing on HB2443.
Charles Reimer, Assistant Revisor, provided an overview of HB2443 and answered questions from Committee members.
Chairman Tarwater recognized Mike Burgess, Director Policy & Outreach, Disability Rights Center of Kansas. He provided testimony in support of HB2443 and stood for questions from the Committee. (Attachment 1)
Written only testimony in support of HB2443 was submitted by:
- DeAngela Burns-Wallace, Secretary, KDA (Attachment 2)
- Robert J. Cooper, Executive Director, KDCF (Attachment 3)
- Martha Gabehart, Executive Director, KCDC (Attachment 4)
- Robyn Herzog, Self Advocacy Coalition of Kansas (Attachment 5)
There were no opponents or neutrals of HB2443.
The Chair closed the hearing on HB2443 at 1:40pm.
