1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; requiring a feasibility study on creating a central fund 
1.3 	to pay for costs of providing accommodations to state employees with disabilities.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. STUDY OF CENTRAL ACCOMMODATION FUND.
 1.6 	The commissioner of management and budget, in consultation with the Commission 
1.7 	of Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans, must report to the legislature and 
1.8 	the governor by January 5, 2015, on advantages and disadvantages of creating a central 
1.9 	fund in the state treasury to pay for costs of providing accommodations to executive 
1.10 	branch state employees with disabilities. The report must include:
1.11 	(1) a summary of money spent by executive branch state agencies in fiscal years 
1.12 	2012 and 2013 for providing accommodations to executive branch state employees;
1.13 	(2) an analysis of how use of central accommodation funds in other governmental 
1.14 	units and in private businesses affects recruitment, hiring, retention, and promotion 
1.15 	of people with disabilities; and
1.16 	(3) recommendations for laws and policies needed to implement a central 
1.17 	accommodation fund.