AID Local Government Leadership Act

12/29/2022, 6:48 PM

Accessibility and Inclusion to Diversify Local Government Leadership Act or the AID Local Government Leadership Act

This bill establishes a community grant program for local elected or appointed officials who have disabilities.

Specifically, the Department of Labor must award grants to eligible entities in a state or associated with an Indian tribe to provide to local elected or appointed officials with disabilities reasonable accommodations needed to enable them to carry out their official work duties.

To be eligible to receive a grant an entity shall be a local government that has a local elected or appointed official with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation to carry out official work duties for a jurisdiction that (1) is in a rural area; (2) has a population of less than 10,000; or (3) has a population of 10,000 to less than 200,000 and a poverty rate of 18% or greater.

The reasonable accommodations may include physical adaptations, specialized software, communication supports, certain devices, and transportation services.

Labor must annually report on the program's impact.

Congress
117

Number
S - 4595

Introduced on
2022-07-21

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

7/21/2022

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Accessibility and Inclusion to Diversify Local Government Leadership Act or the AID Local Government Leadership Act

This bill establishes a community grant program for local elected or appointed officials who have disabilities.

Specifically, the Department of Labor must award grants to eligible entities in a state or associated with an Indian tribe to provide to local elected or appointed officials with disabilities reasonable accommodations needed to enable them to carry out their official work duties.

To be eligible to receive a grant an entity shall be a local government that has a local elected or appointed official with a disability who needs a reasonable accommodation to carry out official work duties for a jurisdiction that (1) is in a rural area; (2) has a population of less than 10,000; or (3) has a population of 10,000 to less than 200,000 and a poverty rate of 18% or greater.

The reasonable accommodations may include physical adaptations, specialized software, communication supports, certain devices, and transportation services.

Labor must annually report on the program's impact.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to support local governments for jurisdictions that elect or appoint a person with a disability in providing the accommodations needed for the elected or appointed official to carry out their official work duties, and to build the capacity of local governments to have consistent and adequate funding for accommodations.

Policy Areas
Government Operations and Politics

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary9/30/2022

Accessibility and Inclusion to Diversify Local Government Leadership Act or the AID Local Government Leadership Act

This bill establishes a community grant program for local elected or appointed officials who have disabili...


Latest Action7/21/2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.