S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9086
I N S E N A T E
May 9, 2022
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Introduced by Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities
AN ACT relating to assessing the staffing and other issues causing the
continued displacement of individuals with developmental disabilities
from various state-operated institutions under the jurisdiction of the
office for people with developmental disabilities
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature finds and declares that
the continued displacement of individuals with disabilities caused by
the closure or suspension of services at various state-operated insti-
tutions due to staffing and other issues must be assessed and remedied.
The legislature further finds that in order to assess these ongoing
staffing issues, the commissioner of the office for people with develop-
mental disabilities shall submit a report to the governor, the temporary
president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly on or before
December 31, 2022 detailing the number and nature of state-operated
residential facilities serving individuals with developmental disabili-
ties, a census of staff delivering services at state-operated facilities
to individuals with developmental disabilities and the hiring of new
staff at state-operated residential facilities.
§ 2. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, the following
information:
1. the total number of full-time equivalent staff by position or title
for the office for people with developmental disabilities as of April 1,
2022;
2. the 2022-2023 fiscal year full-time equivalent budgeted staffing
level by position or title for the office for people with developmental
disabilities as of April 1, 2022;
3. the number of full-time equivalent staff that separated from
service between April 1, 2022 and December 1, 2022, including a break-
down of each staff member's job title and job location;
4. the number of staff hired from April 1, 2022 to December 1, 2022,
including a breakdown of each staff member's job title and job location;
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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5. the number of unfilled and vacant positions as of December 1, 2022
at each state-operated facility;
6. the number of full-time equivalent staff as of December 1, 2022;
7. the steps taken by the office for people with developmental disa-
bilities to recruit staff for new and vacant positions;
8. a list of state-operated residential facilities operated by the
office for people with developmental disabilities detailing which facil-
ities are owned or leased, and the lease end date, if any. Such list
shall include whether such facilities are operational, have suspended
services or have been closed and the proposed date at which any facili-
ties that have suspended services or have been closed are projected to
be re-opened to serve individuals with developmental disabilities;
9. the number of eligible clients with developmental disabilities
currently on a waiting list to receive care; and
10. any other information the commissioner of the office for people
with developmental disabilities deems necessary and appropriate for the
legislature to assess the ability of the office for people with develop-
mental disabilities to deliver needed services to individuals with
developmental disabilities or to reduce the number of individuals with
developmental disabilities awaiting placement for services in a state-
operated residential facility.
§ 3. Such report shall be posted for public inspection on the office
for people with developmental disabilities' website.
§ 4. This act shall take effect immediately.