Assembly Bill A5141B

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of education to include communication support services as a vocational rehabilitation service

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2015-A5141 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4256
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1004-c, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5042, S393
2019-2020: A1353, S150

2015-A5141 - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to include communication support services as a vocational rehabilitation service.

2015-A5141 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5141

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  vocational  rehabili-
  tation services for enhancing communication support

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 1004-c
to read as follows:
  S 1004-C. COMMUNICATION SUPPORT SERVICES. 1. THE COMMISSIONER IS HERE-
BY DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO INCLUDE COMMUNICATION
SUPPORT SERVICES AS A VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICE  AS  DEFINED  BY
PARAGRAPH  A  OF  SUBDIVISION  FIVE  OF SECTION ONE THOUSAND TWO OF THIS
ARTICLE. ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO SHALL HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH  A  PRAGMATIC
LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT OR WHOSE EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS MAY REASONABLY BENEFIT
FROM AN IMPROVED CAPACITY TO COMMUNICATE SHALL QUALIFY FOR COMMUNICATION
SUPPORT  SERVICES. ALL REFERRALS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS PROMULGATED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE MADE  TO  LICENSED
SPEECH-LANGUAGE   PATHOLOGISTS-AUDIOLOGISTS   OR  INDIVIDUALS  OTHERWISE
TRAINED IN TREATMENT FOR PRAGMATIC LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "COMMUNICATION SUPPORT  SERVICES"
SHALL  MEAN  TREATMENT  OR  SERVICES THAT FOCUS ON COMMUNICATION-RELATED
SKILLS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIALOGUE STRATEGIES FOR:
  (I) INITIATING AND EXITING COMMUNICATION OF INTENT;
  (II) TOPIC MAINTENANCE;
  (III) DISSOLVING  HOSTILE  SITUATIONS  THAT  RESULT  FROM  INEFFECTIVE
ATTEMPTS AT INDEPENDENT COMMUNICATION;
  (IV)  PREPARING,  STRATEGIZING, AND ORGANIZING INFORMATION FOR WRITTEN
OR ELECTRONIC CORRESPONDENCE; AND
  (V) PREPARING FOR UPCOMING INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION SITUATIONS.
  S 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05632-01-5

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2015-A5141A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4256
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1004-c, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5042, S393
2019-2020: A1353, S150

2015-A5141A - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to include communication support services as a vocational rehabilitation service.

2015-A5141A - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5141--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced   by   M.   of  A.  SANTABARBARA,  RUSSELL,  MILLER,  CROUCH,
  BROOK-KRASNY, ZEBROWSKI, GUNTHER, ABINANTI, SCHIMEL, GRAF,  MONTESANO,
  DUPREY,  FINCH,  McDONALD  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. CLARK,
  GALEF, KEARNS,  MOSLEY,  RIVERA,  SIMON,  SOLAGES  --  read  once  and
  referred  to  the Committee on Education -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to vocational rehabili-
  tation services for enhancing communication support

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 1004-c
to read as follows:
  S 1004-C. COMMUNICATION SUPPORT SERVICES. 1. THE COMMISSIONER IS HERE-
BY DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO INCLUDE COMMUNICATION
SUPPORT  SERVICES  AS  A VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICE AS DEFINED BY
PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION  ONE  THOUSAND  TWO  OF  THIS
ARTICLE.  ANY  INDIVIDUAL WHO SHALL HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A PRAGMATIC
LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT OR WHOSE EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS MAY REASONABLY BENEFIT
FROM AN IMPROVED CAPACITY TO COMMUNICATE SHALL QUALIFY FOR COMMUNICATION
SUPPORT SERVICES.  ALL REFERRALS MADE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL  BE
MADE  TO INDIVIDUALS LICENSED, CERTIFIED, REGISTERED OR OTHERWISE QUALI-
FIED UNDER EXISTING STATE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS.   NOTHING  HEREIN
SHALL  BE  CONSTRUED TO ALTER OR DEFINE SCOPE OF PRACTICE UNDER EXISTING
STATE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "COMMUNICATION SUPPORT  SERVICES"
SHALL  MEAN  TREATMENT  OR  SERVICES THAT FOCUS ON COMMUNICATION-RELATED
SKILLS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIALOGUE STRATEGIES FOR:
  (I) INITIATING AND EXITING COMMUNICATION OF INTENT;
  (II) TOPIC MAINTENANCE;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05632-02-5

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2015-A5141B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4256
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1004-c, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5042, S393
2019-2020: A1353, S150

2015-A5141B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of education to include communication support services as a vocational rehabilitation service.

2015-A5141B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5141--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA, RUSSELL, MILLER, CROUCH, ZEBROWSKI,
  GUNTHER,  ABINANTI, SCHIMEL, GRAF, MONTESANO, DUPREY, FINCH, McDONALD,
  FAHY -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CLARK, GALEF,  KEARNS,  MOSLEY,
  RIVERA,  SIMON,  SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said
  committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and  recommit-
  ted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to vocational rehabili-
  tation services for enhancing communication support

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 1004-c
to read as follows:
  S 1004-C. COMMUNICATION SUPPORT SERVICES. 1. THE COMMISSIONER IS HERE-
BY DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO INCLUDE COMMUNICATION
SUPPORT  SERVICES  AS  A VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICE AS DEFINED BY
PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION FIVE OF SECTION  ONE  THOUSAND  TWO  OF  THIS
ARTICLE.  ANY  INDIVIDUAL WHO SHALL HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A PRAGMATIC
LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT OR WHOSE EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS MAY REASONABLY BENEFIT
FROM AN IMPROVED CAPACITY TO COMMUNICATE SHALL QUALIFY FOR COMMUNICATION
SUPPORT SERVICES.  ALL REFERRALS MADE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL  BE
MADE  TO INDIVIDUALS LICENSED, CERTIFIED, REGISTERED OR OTHERWISE QUALI-
FIED UNDER EXISTING STATE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS.   NOTHING  HEREIN
SHALL  BE  CONSTRUED TO ALTER OR DEFINE SCOPE OF PRACTICE UNDER EXISTING
STATE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "COMMUNICATION SUPPORT  SERVICES"
SHALL  MEAN  TREATMENT  OR  SERVICES THAT FOCUS ON COMMUNICATION-RELATED
SKILLS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIALOGUE STRATEGIES FOR:
  (I) INITIATING AND EXITING COMMUNICATION OF INTENT;
  (II) TOPIC MAINTENANCE;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05632-04-5

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