Welcome to the Employment Development Department

Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities

About the Governor’s Committee

The California Governor’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities (Governor’s Committee), as mandated in the California’s Workforce Inclusion Act, Assembly Bill 925, shall consult with and advise the Labor and Workforce Development Agency and the California Health and Human Services Agency on all issues related to full inclusion in the workforce of persons with disabilities, including the development of a comprehensive strategy (DOC). The Governor’s Committee provided a forum through which state departments, boards, councils, local service providers, business leaders and the disability community collaborated to develop a comprehensive strategy. Achievement of the goals and actions identified in the comprehensive strategy will result in an increased rate of employment for people with disabilities.

The Governor’s Committee consists of appointed and mandated public and private members and receives staff support from the Employment Development Department (in the Labor and Workforce Development Agency). It is mandated to meet quarterly, in conjunction with the California Health Incentives Improvement Project (CHIIP). The work of the Governor’s Committee is conducted through its three subcommittees listed below.