Section 19230 Of Article 9. Hiring Of Disabled Persons From California Government Code >> Division 5. >> Title 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 9.
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. The Legislature hereby declares that:
(a) It is the policy of this state to encourage and enable
individuals with a disability to participate fully in the social and
economic life of the state and to engage in remunerative employment.
(b) It is the policy of this state that qualified individuals with
a disability shall be employed in the state service, the service of
the political subdivisions of the state, in public schools, and in
all other employment supported in whole or in part by public funds on
the same terms and conditions as the nondisabled, unless it is shown
that the particular disability is job related.
(c) It is the policy of this state that a department, agency, or
commission shall make reasonable accommodation to the known physical
or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified applicant or employee
who is an individual with a disability, unless the hiring authority
can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship
on the operation of its program. A department shall not deny any
employment opportunity to a qualified applicant or employee who is an
individual with a disability if the basis for the denial is the need
to make reasonable accommodation to the physical or mental
limitations of the applicant or employee.