Senate Bill S7473

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Enacts the skills for direct support professional jobs for the developmentally disabled act

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S7473 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10675
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง13.41, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S3107, A1662
2015-2016: S3659

2011-S7473 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the skills for direct support professional jobs for the developmentally disabled act.

2011-S7473 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7473 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7473

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 23, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. McDONALD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
  mental Disabilities

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law,  in  relation  to  enacting  the
  "skills  for  direct support professional jobs for the developmentally
  disabled act"

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "skills for
direct support professional jobs for the developmentally disabled act".
  S  2.  The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 13.41
to read as follows:
S 13.41 REPORT ON WORKFORCE NEEDS AND CREDENTIAL PRODUCTION.
  1. TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE WITHIN AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND SUBJECT TO
THE AVAILABILITY OF DATA CURRENTLY COLLECTED BY AND  ACCESSIBLE  TO  THE
OFFICE,  THE  OFFICE,  IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND ANY OTHER ENTITY THE OFFICE DEEMS APPROPRI-
ATE, SHALL PRODUCE A REPORT REGARDING STATE WORKFORCE  NEED  PROJECTIONS
AND CREDENTIAL PRODUCTION. THE REPORT SHALL:
  (A) INDICATE THE STATE'S ANTICIPATED WORKFORCE NEEDS AND THE NUMBER OF
DEGREES,  CERTIFICATES,  AND  OTHER  CREDENTIALS THAT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, PRIVATE  OCCUPATIONAL  SCHOOLS,  LOCAL
COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND AREA VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS EXPECT TO ISSUE;
  (B)  TO  THE  EXTENT  PROVIDED  BY SOURCES EXTERNAL TO THE DEPARTMENT,
INDICATE THE STATE'S ANTICIPATED NUMBER OF  DEGREES,  CERTIFICATES,  AND
OTHER  CREDENTIALS  THAT HIGH SCHOOL VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS, APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS, AND OTHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS EXPECT
TO ISSUE;
  (C) IDENTIFY ANY WORKFORCE NEEDS, INCLUDING  AREAS  OF  SPECIALIZATION
WITHIN  A  PARTICULAR  VOCATION,  THAT  MAY NOT BE MET BY THE EDUCATION,
TRAINING, AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS;
  (D) IDENTIFY INSTITUTIONS, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, THAT MAY MEET  PROJECTED
WORKFORCE NEEDS; AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15883-03-2

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