Assembly Bill A3814

2017-2018 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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2017-A3814 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6584
Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§13.19 & 7.07, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8127
2013-2014: A6085
2015-2016: A8498
2019-2020: A2760

2017-A3814 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to limiting the work week of direct care workers.

2017-A3814 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3814
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ORTIZ,  SANTABARBARA,  FAHY -- 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:
 § 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.
              

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