Assembly Bill A8498

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to limiting the work week of direct care workers

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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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2015-A8498 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง13.19 & 7.07, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8127
2013-2014: A6085
2017-2018: A3814
2019-2020: A2760

2015-A8498 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to limiting the work week of direct care workers.

2015-A8498 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8498

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             October 9, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Mental Health

AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to limiting the work
  week of direct care workers

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

  Section  1.  Section  13.19  of  the mental hygiene law, as amended by
section 2 of part J of chapter 56 of the laws of  2012,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
S 13.19 Personnel of the office; regulations.
  (a)  The  commissioner  may, within the amounts appropriated therefor,
appoint and remove in accordance with law and applicable  rules  of  the
state  civil  service  commission,  such  officers  and employees of the
office for people with developmental disabilities as are  necessary  for
efficient  administration.  The commissioner shall, in exercising his or
her appointing authority, take, consistent with  article  twenty-three-A
of the correction law, all reasonable and necessary steps to ensure that
any  such  person  so appointed has not previously engaged in any act in
violation of any law which indicates a propensity to  act  in  a  manner
that would compromise the health and safety of individuals with develop-
mental disabilities.
  (b)  The  director of a hospital or institute in the office shall have
professional qualifications and  experience  to  be  prescribed  by  the
commissioner.
  (c)  Notwithstanding  the provisions of any other law, the position of
deputy director in an office facility may be filled by new  hire  or  by
promotion  open  to employees who possess the minimum qualifications for
the position.
  [(c)] (D) The use of volunteers in the office for people with develop-
mental disabilities shall be encouraged. The commissioner may  establish
regulations governing such volunteer services.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03579-01-5
              

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