Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Mar 06, 2013 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 31, 2013 |
referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
Senate Bill S3247
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2013-S3247 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1931
- Current Committee:
- Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §16.39, Ment Hyg L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S7472, A10674
2013-S3247 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S3247 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: To create a public workforce initiative to define a career path model for direct support professionals SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill adds a new section 16.39 to the mental hygiene law to require the commissioner, in conjunction with national and state experts, to 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. The department will also conduct for provider organizations one-day regional learning seminars on the trend of developmentally disabled services toward competency based training, the role and value of skill mentors, and facilitating direct support professionals portfolio development. Section 2 is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: New York State's system of services for individuals with developmental disabilities has changed dramatically over the past decades, from one that was institution-based to one which today
2013-S3247 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3247 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 31, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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 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 COMMISSION- ER, 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 PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES. FOR PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT ONE-DAY REGIONAL LEARNING SEMINARS ON THE TREND OF DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED SERVICES TOWARD COMPE- TENCY BASED TRAINING, THE ROLE AND VALUE OF SKILL MENTORS, AND FACILI- TATING DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS 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. LBD05972-01-3
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