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(B) requiring that an individual with a currently contagious disease or infection not pose a

direct threat to the health or safety of other indi

viduals in the workplace or program.

TITLE II-EMPLOYMENT

(1)

COMMISSION.-The

means the Equal Employment Opportunity Commis

sion established by section 705 of the Civil Rights Act

of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-4).

(2) EMPLOYEE.—

(A) IN GENERAL.-The term "employee" means an individual employed by an employer.

(B) EXCEPTION.-The term "employee" shall not include any individual elected to public office in any State or political subdivision of any State by the qualified voters thereof, or any individual chosen by such officer to be on such offi

cer's personal staff, or an appointee on the policy

making level or an immediate adviser with respect

to the exercise of the constitutional or legal

powers of the office.

(C) LIMITATION ON EXCEPTION.-The exception contained in subparagraph (B) shall not

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include employees subject to the civil service laws of a State government, governmental agency or

political subdivision.

(3) EMPLOYER.—

(A) IN GENERAL.-The term "employer" means a person engaged in an industry affecting

commerce who has 15 or more employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar

weeks in the current or preceding calendar year, and any agent of such a person.

(B) EXCEPTIONS.-The term "employer"

does not include

(i) the United States, a corporation wholly owned by the government of the United States, or an Indian tribe; or

(ii) a bona fide private membership club

(other than a labor organization) that is

exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(4) PERSON, ETC.-The terms "person", "labor organization", "employment agency", "commerce",

and "industry affecting commerce", shall have the

same meaning given such terms in section 701 of the

Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e).

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(5) QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABIL

2 ITY.-The term "qualified individual with a disability"

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known physical or mental limitations of a qualified in21 dividual with a disability who is an applicant or em

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commodation would impose an undue hardship on the

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(2) the denial of employment opportunities by a covered employer, employment agency, labor organiza

tion, or joint labor-management committee to an appli

cant or employee who is a qualified individual with a disability if the basis for such denial is because of the need of the individual for reasonable accommodation;

and

(3) the imposition or application by a covered employer, employment agency, labor organization or joint labor-management committee of qualification standards,

tests, selection criteria or eligibility criteria that identify or limit, or tend to identify or limit, a qualified individual with a disability, or any class of qualified individuals with disabilities, unless such standards, tests or criteria can be shown by such entity to be necessary

and substantially related to the ability of an individual

to perform the essential functions of the particular employment position.

19 SEC. 203. POSTING NOTICES.

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1 SEC. 204. REGULATIONS.

2 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 3 this Act, the Commission shall issue regulations in an acces4 sible format to carry out this title in accordance with sub5 chapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code.

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17 SEC. 301. DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL WITH A

19 As used in this title, the term "qualified individual with 20 a disability" means an individual with a disability who, with 21 or without reasonable modifications to rules, policies and 22 practices, the removal of architectural, communication, and 23 transportation barriers, or the provision of auxiliary aids and 24 services, meets the essential eligibility requirements for the 25 receipt of services or the participation in programs or activi26 ties provided by a State or agency or political subdivision of a

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