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2. Plan.__Develop by January 1, 2007 and update annually
thereafter a plan to increase the opportunities for individuals
with disabilities to be employed by that department, agency or
instrumentality of the State. This plan must include a description
of the extent to which the special needs of employees who are
individuals with disabilities are being met;

 
3.__Outsourcing; leases.__In its contracts governing functions
and duties that are outsourced and in its contracts governing
leased space, include provisions that encourage the employment of
individuals with disabilities;

 
4.__Outreach. Expand its outreach efforts, using both
traditional and nontraditional methods, to make qualified
individuals with disabilities aware of available employment
opportunities within that department, agency or instrumentality
of the State; and

 
5. Accommodate. Increase its efforts to accommodate
individuals with disabilities.

 
Sec. A-2. Disability employment services activities and functions. The Department
of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Human
Resources, based on the availability of financial resources,
shall reinstate the activities and functions previously
associated with the position of Disability Employment Services
Coordinator to provide oversight and facilitation of the duties
of the State relative to the employment of workers with
disabilities in all state agencies and to continue certification
and appointment policies for such employees pursuant to existing
state policies and rules.

 
PART B

 
Sec. B-1. Report. The Department of Labor jointly with the
Department of Health and Human Services shall submit, no later
than January 1, 2007, to the joint standing committee of the
Legislature having jurisdiction over labor matters a report
regarding employment opportunities for individuals with
developmental disabilities. The departments shall produce the
report in consultation with the Maine Jobs Council's Standing
Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, established
in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 2006; Speaking
Up For Us of Maine; the Maine Developmental Disabilities Council;
the Disability Rights Center of Maine; the Maine Association of
Community Service Providers; the Brain Injury Association of
Maine; and other interested parties. The report must address the
following issues:


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