Sec. 3. Purposes
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The purposes of this Act are to— assist employers with special certificates issued under section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 214(c) ) to transform their business and program models to models that support individuals with intellectual, developmental, mental health, and other disabilities to find and retain work in competitive integrated employment; ensure individuals with disabilities, families, local and State governments, and other stakeholders are involved in the transformations described in paragraph (1); ensure individuals employed in programs using such special certificates transition to competitive integrated employment positions and, as needed, to services that support them as needed in integrated home and community-based settings; identify models and processes for shifting business and program models from such special certificates to competitive integrated employment models and integrated community participation and wraparound models, and to share that information with other such special certificate holders, State and local entities, and other service providers for those with intellectual, developmental, mental health, and other disabilities; and support State and local governments as they revise and implement their Olmstead plans to improve integrated employment options and home and community-based services options for all people with disabilities.
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