S7472A-2011 Actions

• May 30, 2012: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE
• May 24, 2012: PRINT NUMBER 7472A
• May 24, 2012: AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
• May 23, 2012: REFERRED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

S7472A-2011 Meetings

S7472A-2011 Votes

S7472A-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S7472A

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring the
commissioner of developmental disabilities
to define a career path for direct support
professionals

PURPOSE:
Amend mental hygiene law by adding a new section, 16.39 to create a
public workforce initiative to define a career path model for direct
support professionals

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
The commissioner, in conjunction with national and state experts,
shall create a public workforce initiative to define a career path
model for direct support professionals by blending best practice
learning initiatives including the University of Minnesota's College
of Direct Support and New York State Direct Support Competencies.

JUSTIFICATION:
New York State's system of services for individuals with developmental
disabilities have changed dramatically over the past decades, to one
that was institution-based to one which today supports thousands of
individuals in their home communities. With that change has come an
equally significant need for learning seminars on the trends of
developmentally disabled services toward competency based training,
the role and value of skill mentors, and facilitating direct support
professional portfolio development.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S7472A-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 7472--A
 I N  SENATE
 May 23, 2012
 
 Introduced  by Sen. McDONALD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop
 mental Disabilities -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
 reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring the
 commissioner of developmental disabilities to define a career path for
 direct support professionals
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section  1.  The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
 16.39 to read as follows:

 

S 16.39 CAREER PATH FOR DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS.  NOTWITHSTANDING
 ANY PROVISIONS OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE COMMISSIONER, IN  CONJUNCTION
 WITH  NATIONAL AND STATE EXPERTS, SHALL CREATE A PUBLIC WORKFORCE INITI
 ATIVE TO DEFINE A CAREER PATH MODEL FOR DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS  BY
 BLENDING  BEST PRACTICE LEARNING INITIATIVES INCLUDING THE UNIVERSITY OF
 MINNESOTA'S COLLEGE OF DIRECT SUPPORT AND NEW YORK STATE DIRECT  SUPPORT
 PROFESSIONAL  COMPETENCIES.  FOR  PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS, THE DEPARTMENT
 SHALL CONDUCT ONE-DAY REGIONAL LEARNING SEMINARS ON THE TREND OF  DEVEL
 OPMENTALLY  DISABLED SERVICES TOWARD COMPETENCY BASED TRAINING, THE ROLE
 AND VALUE OF SKILL MENTORS,  AND  FACILITATING  DIRECT  SUPPORT  PROFES
 SIONALS PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15977-03-2

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