NY State Senate Bill 2015-S3659A

Senate Bill S3659A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

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

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Apr 12, 2016	reported and committed to finance
Jan 15, 2016	print number 3659a
Jan 15, 2016	amend and recommit to mental health and developmental disabilities
Jan 06, 2016	referred to mental health and developmental disabilities
Jun 25, 2015	committed to rules
May 05, 2015	advanced to third reading
May 04, 2015	2nd report cal.
Apr 29, 2015	1st report cal.494
Feb 13, 2015	referred to mental health and developmental disabilities

Votes

- Apr 11, 2016 - Committee Vote
  S3659A
  
  9
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  2
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Committee Vote: Apr 11, 2016
      
      aye (9)
      
      Carlucci
      
      Felder
      
      Hannon
      
      Krueger
      
      Murphy
      
      Ortt
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Hamilton
      
      Rivera
  Apr 29, 2015 - Committee Vote
  S3659A
  
  8
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  3
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Committee Vote: Apr 29, 2015
      
      aye (8)
      
      Carlucci
      
      Felder
      
      Hannon
      
      Murphy
      
      Ortt
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      aye wr (3)
      
      Hamilton
      
      Krueger
      
      Rivera

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2015-S3659 - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:: Add §13.42, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S7473
2013-2014: S3107

2015-S3659 - Summary

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

2015-S3659 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3659 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3659

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  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 13.42
to read as follows:
S 13.42 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 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED
TO:
  (A) THE STATE'S CURRENT AND ANTICIPATED WORKFORCE NEEDS OVER THE  NEXT
FIVE  YEARS,  THE NUMBER OF DEGREES, CERTIFICATES, AND OTHER CREDENTIALS
THAT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, PRIVATE  OCCU-
PATIONAL  SCHOOLS, LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND AREA VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS
EXPECT TO ISSUE IN SIMILAR  FIELDS  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  PERFORMING  A
COMPARISON ANALYSIS;
  (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 IN SIMILAR FIELDS;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08999-01-5

S. 3659                             2

  (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; AND
  (D)  IDENTIFY INSTITUTIONS, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, THAT MAY MEET PROJECTED
WORKFORCE NEEDS.
  2. THE OFFICE, BY JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN, SHALL PROVIDE
A COPY OF THE REPORT TO THE MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY OR ANY SUCCESSOR COMMITTEE, AND  TO
THE GOVERNOR.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S3659A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Finance
Law Section:: Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:: Add §13.42, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: S7473
2013-2014: S3107

2015-S3659A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-S3659A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S3659A

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation
to enacting the "skills for direct support professional jobs for the
developmentally disabled act"

 PURPOSE :

The bill requires the Office of People with Developmental Disabilities
in consultation with the Department of Labor, the Department of
Education and any other office deemed appropriate to produce a report
regarding state workforce need projections and credential production
for direct support professional jobs for the developmentally disabled.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 2 amends mental hygiene law by adding a new section 13.42 to
report on workforce needs and credential production. The report would
include the state's current and anticipated workforce needs over the
next five years as well as the number of degrees, certificates and
other credentials that higher education institutions expect to issue.
The report would also identify any workforce needs and any
institutions that may meet projected needs. The office would be
required to send the governor and legislature the report by January 1,
2018.

Section 3 makes the bill effective immediately.

 JUSTIFICATION :

It has been reported by Clarence Sundram in the report commissioned by
Governor Andrew Cuomo that although there are currently hundreds of
thousands of persons in direct support jobs across all human services
systems, there clearly does not exist programs of common validated
skill standards and/or competencies for direct support professional
support workers. This act will project the workforce needs of the
state in the Office of People with Developmental Disabilities and
exhibit workforce needs that are not being met by state degrees and
certificate production and identify institutions, public or private
that can address those workforce needs through new programs or
expansion of existing ones.  Institutions of higher education,
including community colleges, the state university and the city
university are encouraged to use the report in master planning for
course offerings.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2012: S.7473/A.10675 -Reported to Finance S3107.
01/08/14. Referred to Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

Needs to be determined

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2015-S3659A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 3659--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
  mental Disabilities -- recommitted to the Committee on  Mental  Health
  and  Developmental Disabilities in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec.
  8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended
  and recommitted to said committee

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  13.42
to read as follows:
S 13.42 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 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE  LIMITED
TO:
  (A)  THE STATE'S CURRENT AND ANTICIPATED WORKFORCE NEEDS OVER THE NEXT
FIVE YEARS, THE NUMBER OF DEGREES, CERTIFICATES, AND  OTHER  CREDENTIALS
THAT  PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, PRIVATE OCCU-
PATIONAL SCHOOLS, LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND AREA VOCATIONAL  SCHOOLS
EXPECT  TO  ISSUE  IN  SIMILAR  FIELDS  FOR  THE PURPOSE OF PERFORMING A
COMPARISON ANALYSIS;
  (B) TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED BY  SOURCES  EXTERNAL  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT,
INDICATE  THE  STATE'S  ANTICIPATED NUMBER OF DEGREES, CERTIFICATES, AND

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08999-02-6

S. 3659--A                          2

OTHER CREDENTIALS THAT HIGH SCHOOL VOCATIONAL  PROGRAMS,  APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAMS, AND OTHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS EXPECT
TO ISSUE IN SIMILAR FIELDS;
  (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; AND
  (D)  IDENTIFY INSTITUTIONS, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, THAT MAY MEET PROJECTED
WORKFORCE NEEDS.
  2. THE OFFICE, BY JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, SHALL  PROVIDE
A COPY OF THE REPORT TO THE MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
COMMITTEE  OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY OR ANY SUCCESSOR COMMITTEE, AND TO
THE GOVERNOR.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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