This bill requires the development of a plan to phaseout the use of the subminimum wage certificate program, which authorizes employers to pay less than minimum wage for employees with physical or mental disabilities, as defined, by January 1, 2024. This bill requires the plan be posted online and reported to the Legislature by January 1, 2023. This bill further requires that no new licenses for the subminimum wage certificate program be issued beginning January 1, 2022 and requires existing license holders to meet benchmarks provided for in the phaseout plan in order to be relicensed.
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