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, to 
1.13 	the extent that such expenditures can be determined; and
1.14 	(2) recommendations for laws and policies needed to implement a central 
1.15 	accommodation fund, or other recommendations related to best practices in provision of 
1.16 	accommodations for employees with disabilities in the executive branch.