FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES) 
First Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S.NO. 412 
Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. TrilIanes IV 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Persons with disabilities play significaot role in Philippine society. Their rights aod privileges 
must be protected aod equal opportunities must be afforded to them to develop their abilities in 
all fields of humao endeavor. The State, moreover, must adopt policies to ensure their 
rehabilitation, self-development aod self-reliaoce. It must develop their skills aod potentials to 
enable them to compete favorably for available opportunities. 
A number of disabled persons, however, are still unable to compete successfully in the country's 
open competitive merit examinations. This bill, therefore, seeks to give opportunity to 
demonstrate their employment abilities by virtue of temporary noncompetitive appointments into 
the government service. Here, participation of a supported employee will not be based on the 
expectation that ao individual will have the skills to perform all the duties in a job class, but on 
the assumption that with support aod adaptation, or both, a job can be designed to take advaotage 
of the supported employee's special strengths. With this bill, improvement of their total well-
being aod their integration into the mainstream of society are expected. 
In light of the foregoing, immediate approval of this bill is eamestiy requested. 
LLANES IV 
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FIFTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES) 
First Regular Sessiou 
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SENATE 
S. NO. 412 
Introduced by Senator Antonio "Sonny" F. Trillanes IV 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR A SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH 
DISABILITIES 
Be it enacted in the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress 
assembled 
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SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Supported Employees Act." 
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SEC. 2. Dejinitioll of Terms. - As used in this Act, the following terms shall mean: 
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(a) "Agency" means those Departments, Boards, Commissions and Authorities of the government 
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and are subject to the provisions and requirements of the Civil Service Commission, 
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(b) "Commission" refers to the Civil Service Commission. 
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(c) "Chairman" means the Chairperson of the Civil Service Commission. 
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(d) "Supported employee" means any individual who: 
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(1) has a severe physical or mental disability which seriously limits functional capacities 
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including but not limited to mobility, communication, self-care, self-direction, work 
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tolerance or work skills, in terms of employability 
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(2) has one or more physical or mental disabilities resulting from amputation; arthritis; 
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blindness; cancer; cerebral palsy; deafness; heart disease; hemiplegia; respiratory or 
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pulmonary dysfunction; mental retardation; mental illness; multiple sclerosis; muscular 
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dystrophy; musculoskeletal disorders; neurological disorders, including stroke and epilepsy; 
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paraplegia; quadriplegia and other spinal cord conditions; sickle cell anemia; and end-stage 
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renal disease; or another disability or combination of disabilities determined on the basis of 
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an evaluation of rehabilitation potential to cause comparable substantial functional limitation. 
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(e) "Supported employment" means competitive work in integrated work settings: 
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(I) for individuals with severe disabilities for whom competitive employment has not 
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traditionally occurred, or 
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(2) for individuals for whom competitive employment bas been interrupted or internlittent as 
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a result of a severe disability, and who because of their disability, need on-going support 
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services to perform such work. The tenn includes transitional employment for individuals 
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with chronic mental illness. 
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(f) "Participation in a supported employee program" means participation as a supported 
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employee that is not based on the expectation that an individual will have the skills to perform all 
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the duties in a job class, but on the assumption that with support and adaptation, or both, a job 
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can he designed to take advantage of the supported employee's special strengths. 
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(g) "Funder" means any entity either State or private, not for profit or for profit, that provides 
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monies to programs that provide services related to suppOlted employment. 
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(h) "Provider" means any entity either public or private that provides technical support and 
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services to ~ny department or agency subject to the control of the national government, the 
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Chairman of the Civil Service Commission. 
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SEC. 3. Supported Employment Program. - The Commission, working with any funder 
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or provider or both, shall seek the cooperation, assistance and participation of all government 
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agencies in the development and implementation of a supported employment program. 
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SEC. 4. Job Classifications for Supported Employees. - The Commission shall establish 
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job classifications for supported employees who may be appointed into the classifications by 
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agencies without open competitive testing requirements. Supported employees shall serve in a 
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trial employment capacity for not less than 3 or more than months. 
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SEC. 5. Appointment into Permanent Positions. - Upon successful completion of the 
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supported employment trial period, the agencies will petition the Commission for appointment of 
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the participants into permanent targeted government positions. 
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The Commission will place the supported employees on open competitive eligible listings 
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(supported employment option) for the targeted position titles. After which, the Commission will 
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refer the names of the supported employees to the employer agencies for probationary 
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appointment into pelmanent targeted positions. 
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SEC. 6. Record. - The Commission shall maintain a record of all individuals hired as 
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supported employees by the government agencies. The record shall include: 
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(l) the number of supported employees initially appointed by the agencies; 
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(2) the number of supported employees who successfully complete the trial employment periods 
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by the agencies; and 
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(3) the number of permanent targeted positions by titles and agencies. 
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The Depmtment shall submit an annual report to the General Assembly regarding the 
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employment progress of supported employees, with recommendations for legislative action. 
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SEC. 7. Repealing Clause. - All laws, presidential decrees, executive orders and other 
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issuances, and rules and regulations, or pm thereof, contrary to or inconsistent with any 
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provision of this Act, are hereby repealed, modified or aJIlended accordingly. 
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SEC. 8. Separability Clause. -
Should any provision of this Act be found 
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unconstitutional by a COUlt oflaw, such provision shall be severed from the other provisions, and 
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the same shall not affect the enforceability and effectivity of the remaining provisions of this 
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Act. 
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SEC. 9. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its complete 
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publication in any two (2) national newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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