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 chairs and 
1.8 	ranking minority members in the senate and the house of representatives of committees 
1.9 	with primary jurisdiction over state employment and the governor by January 5, 2015, 
1.10 	on advantages and disadvantages of creating a dedicated account in the special revenue 
1.11 	fund to pay for costs of providing accommodations to executive branch state employees 
1.12 	with disabilities. The report must include:
1.13 	(1) a summary of money spent by executive branch state agencies in fiscal years 
1.14 	2012 and 2013 for providing accommodations to executive branch state employees;
1.15 	(2) an analysis of how use of central accommodation funds in other governmental 
1.16 	units and in private businesses affects recruitment, hiring, retention, and promotion 
1.17 	of people with disabilities; and
1.18 	(3) recommendations for laws and policies needed to implement a central 
1.19 	accommodation fund.