S. 2438
Introduced in Senate · August 5, 2025July 24, 2025
Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Daines, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To assist employers providing employment under special certificates issued under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 in transforming their business and program models to models that support people with disabilities through competitive integrated employment, to phase out the use of such special certificates, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; 2. Table of contents; 3. Purposes; TITLE I—COMPETITIVE INTEGRATED EMPLOYMENT TRANSFORMATION GRANT PROGRAMS; 101. Program authorized; 102. State grant program; 103. Certificate holder grant program; TITLE II—PHASE OUT OF SPECIAL CERTIFICATES UNDER SECTION 14 (c) OF THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938; 201. Transition to fair wages for people with disabilities; 202. Prohibition on new special certificates; sunset; TITLE III—TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DISSEMINATION; 301. Technical Assistance and dissemination; TITLE IV—REPORTING AND EVALUATION; 401. Impact evaluation and reporting; 402. Wage and hour reports; TITLE V—GENERAL PROVISIONS; 501. Definitions; 502. Authorization of appropriations
Additional funding for certain States with competitive integrated employment
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,