Employment First Mission & Legislation

The Commission’s mission is to ensure that state agencies promote and implement the Employment First Act so that people with disabilities, as a first option, have the opportunity for meaningful and competitive employment in fully integrated work settings. We carry out this mission by working with state agencies to:

• Review the programs, policies, procedures, and funding of agencies that are related to implementation of the Employment First Act.
• Track and report on the progress of those agencies in reaching measurable goals and objectives related to the Act.
• Identify barriers to achieving those goals and objectives and finding strategies to overcome those barriers.

Legislation Information

• Creation Legislation: HB 319
• Expanded by House Bill No. 241
• Delaware Code authorizing the Employment First Oversight Commission. Title 19, Chapter 7, Subchapter V. Employment First Act
• New Delaware Employer Tax Credit. Review the Tax Law