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