H.R. 10660 — AID Local Government Leadership Act

This section states congressional findings that approximately 1 in 4 U.S. adults has a disability, that labor force participation among people with disabilities is half the rate of those without, and that such individuals are underrepresented in elected office. It establishes the purposes of the Act as supporting local governments in providing required ADA accommodations for elected or appointed officials with disabilities and ensuring consistent funding for those accommodations.

This section defines 12 terms used throughout the Act. It incorporates existing statutory meanings for assistive technology device and service, disability, Indian tribe, and reasonable accommodation; classifies rural areas under Rural-Urban Commuting Area Codes; and specifies meanings for local appointed and elected officials, local government, Secretary of Labor, State, and work duties.

This section establishes a community grant program that awards grants of $3,000 to $50,000 per year, on a first-come, first-served basis, to local governments in rural areas, jurisdictions with populations under 10,000, or those with populations of 10,000 to under 200,000 and poverty rates of 18 percent or greater. The grants fund reasonable accommodations—including physical adaptations, specialized software, sign language interpreters, and noncommuting transportation—for local elected or appointed officials with disabilities, requiring a 25 percent nonfederal match and continued funding of a dedicated account for at least four years after the grant period.