Assembly Bill A6202A

Vetoed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires a study of the issues impacting the continuum of caregiving in the state

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

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2021-A6202 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5734
Law Section:
Children
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4275, S5980

2021-A6202 - Summary

Requires a multi-agency study of the issues impacting the continuum of caregiving in the state; requires the submission of a report of the findings, conclusions and recommendations from such study to the governor and the legislature.

2021-A6202 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6202
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. BARRETT, HEVESI, WALLACE, MAGNARELLI, BURDICK,
   SILLITTI, BUTTENSCHON, JONES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  GRIF-
   FIN,  LUPARDO  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on Govern-
   mental Operations
 
 AN ACT authorizing and directing the commissioner of labor to conduct  a
   multi-agency study on the issues impacting the continuum of caregiving
   in the state of New York
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  The commissioner of labor, in consultation with the direc-
 tor of the office for the aging, the commissioner of the office of chil-
 dren and family services, the commissioner of the office for people with
 developmental disabilities, the commissioner of  the  office  of  mental
 health and the chancellor of the state university of New York, is hereby
 authorized  and  directed  to  study  issues  impacting  both formal and
 informal caregivers in the state of New York. Such study shall  include,
 but  not  be  limited  to,  the current workforce of paid caregivers, an
 estimate of the numbers of informal caregivers,  an  assessment  of  the
 need  for  caregivers  to  meet  the  needs  of residents of the various
 regions of the state at the present time and over the next ten years,  a
 review  of the adequacy of compensation for paid caregivers, a review of
 the current state programs available to  support  training,  recruitment
 and retention of paid caregivers, programs to support unpaid caregivers,
 workforce  issues  related  to  the  availability  and cost of caregiver
 services,  and  issues  related  to   licensing,   worker   protections,
 protections  for  persons  in need of care giving services, and opportu-
 nities for the consolidation of duplicative  programs,  coordination  of
 programs administered by various government agencies, and development or
 expansion of programs to support formal and informal caregivers.
   §  2.  Within  one year of the effective date of this act, the commis-
 sioner of labor shall submit a report of his or  her  findings,  conclu-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2021-A6202A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5734
Law Section:
Children
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4275, S5980

2021-A6202A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires a multi-agency study of the issues impacting the continuum of caregiving in the state; requires the submission of a report of the findings, conclusions and recommendations from such study to the governor and the legislature.

2021-A6202A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6202--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. BARRETT, HEVESI, WALLACE, MAGNARELLI, BURDICK,
   SILLITTI, BUTTENSCHON, JONES, KELLES -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   GRIFFIN, LUPARDO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern-
   mental Operations  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  requiring  a  multi-agency  study  on  the issues impacting the
   continuum of caregiving in the state of New York
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  The commissioners of health, the office for the aging, the
 office  of  children  and  family  services,  the office for people with
 developmental disabilities, the office of mental health and the  depart-
 ment of labor, shall study issues impacting formal and informal caregiv-
 ers  in  the  state  of  New  York. Such study shall include, but not be
 limited to, the current workforce of paid caregivers, an estimate of the
 number of informal caregivers, an assessment of the number of caregivers
 needed to meet the needs of residents of  the  various  regions  of  the
 state  at  the present time and over the next ten years, a review of the
 adequacy of compensation for paid caregivers, a review  of  the  current
 state  programs available to support training, recruitment and retention
 of paid caregivers, programs to  support  unpaid  caregivers,  workforce
 issues  related  to  the  availability  and  cost of caregiver services,
 issues related to licensing, registering,  certifying  or  enrolling  of
 such  caregivers, worker protections, protections for persons in need of
 care giving services, and opportunities for the consolidation of  dupli-
 cative  programs,  coordination  of  programs  administered  by  various
 government agencies, and development or expansion of programs to support
 formal and informal caregivers.
   § 2. Within one year of the effective date of this act,  such  commis-
 sioners  shall submit a report of their findings, conclusions and recom-
 mendations to the governor, the temporary president of the  senate,  and
 the  speaker  of the assembly and shall post such report on such commis-
 sioners' websites.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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