Governor Laura Kelly has signed Senate Bill 15, bipartisan legislation that facilitates employment opportunities for Kansans with disabilities. Kelly says Kansans with disabilities deserve a fair wage for the work they perform, and she signed the bipartisan legislation to create more opportunities for people with disabilities, grow the workforce and ensure every Kansan can work with dignity and respect.
SB 15 creates the Disability Employment Act, which expands an income tax credit for goods and services purchased from qualified businesses that employ disabled workers and that pay those workers at least the minimum wage. The bill also creates the Sheltered Workshop Transition Grant Program, a matching grant program that transitions employers away from a federal policy that allows them to pay Kansans with disabilities less than minimum wage.
