KRS 12.461: Employment in state agency decision -making positions and participation in

programs consistent with the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act --

Disability awareness program.

To ensure that Kentuckians with disabilities and their families enjoy full partnership in all

programs, services, and activities throughout the Commonwealth:

(1) Consistent with this subsection, consideration shall be given to persons with one (1)

or more disabilities for employment in decision -making positions in every program,

cabinet, department, and agency of state government. Persons with one (1) or more

disabilities shall not be discriminated against and shall be given an equal

opportunity to be employed in decision-making positions in every program, cabinet,

department, and agency of state government consistent with and to the extent

required by the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act;

(2) Individuals with disabilities shall be given equal opportunity to participate in the

programs, services, and activities of state gover nment consistent with and to the

extent required by the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act;

(3) If not already a part of staff development training for state government, a program

shall be developed within the Personnel Cabinet containing a disability awareness

component;

(4) Consistent with this subsection, consideration shall be given to persons with one (1)

or more disabilities for employment in decision -making positions in any

community-based agency that receives funds from any executive cabinet or any of

its subdivisions. Persons with one (1) or more disabilities shall not be discriminated

against and shall be given an equal opportunity to be employed in decision -making

positions in any community -based agency that receives funds from any executive

cabinet or any of its subdivisions consistent with and to the extent required by the

Federal Americans with Disabilities Act;

(5) If program evaluation criteria is utilized by any community -based agency that

receives funds from any executive cabinet or any of its subdivisions for its

programs, services, and activities, the criteria may include in the measures of

performance, the number of individuals served by the program, service, or activity;

(6) Individuals with disabilities shall be given equal opportun ity to participate in the

programs, services, and activities of community -based agencies that receive funds

from any executive cabinet or any of its subdivisions consistent with and to the

extent required by the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act;

(7) If a community-based agency that receives funds from any executive cabinet or any

of its subdivisions engages in staff development and training, that community-based

agency shall include a program with a disability awareness component;

(8) If a community-based agency that receives funds from any executive cabinet or any

of its subdivisions utilizes program evaluation criteria, those criteria may include in

any measures of performance, the number of individuals served by the program,

service, or activity.