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SB162

Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference in state government for persons with disabilities.

Status:
Killed

Chief Patron:
Lionell Spruill, Sr (D)

Session:
2020 Regular Session

Summary

As Introduced. Virginia Personnel Act; hiring preference in state government for persons with disabilities.

Establishes a hiring preference in state government for persons with disabilities, provided that such person meets all of the knowledge, skill, and ability requirements for the available position and such person's disability is unrelated to his qualifications for and ability to perform the duties of the available position. The bill defines "person with a disability" as any person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of his major life activities or who has a record of such impairment. (Less)
  • Bill History

  • 12/19/2019 - Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102128D
  • 12/19/2019 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
  • 01/10/2020 - Senate: Impact statement from DPB (SB162)
  • 01/29/2020 - Senate: Stricken at request of Patron in General Laws and Technology (10-Y 0-N)