A JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the legislative research commission to study issues related to vocational training for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
SECTION 1.  The Legislative Research Commission is authorized to study the following issues related to vocational training for individuals with intellectual disabilities:
(1)	Model programs within the North Carolina Community College System and The University of North Carolina System for training and developing vocational expertise and job readiness in students with intellectual disabilities.
(2)	Enhancing employment outcomes for individuals with intellectual disabilities who are students of the North Carolina Community College System or The University of North Carolina System.
(3)	Barriers to employment for individuals with intellectual disabilities and an examination of how the North Carolina Community College System and The University of North Carolina System can reduce or eliminate those barriers.
(4)	Establishment and expansion of partnerships between the North Carolina Community College System and community‑based organizations that offer job training and job placement opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities, and between The University of North Carolina System and these community‑based organizations.
(5)	Adopting policies across North Carolina to prioritize employment for individuals with intellectual and other disabilities, including, but not limited to:
a.	Policies for ensuring that students with intellectual disabilities are prepared for higher educational opportunities upon completion of their elementary and secondary school education.
b.	Policies for transition planning and job training for students with intellectual disabilities as they complete their elementary and secondary school education.
SECTION 2.  The Legislative Research Commission may make an interim report to the 2013 General Assembly when it reconvenes in 2014 and shall make its final report to the 2015 General Assembly when it convenes.
SECTION 3.  This resolution is effective upon ratification.