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Assembly Bill A5936

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing a study on the wages earned by aides to the developmentally disabled

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2017-A5936 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A1383
2021-2022: A5310
2023-2024: A2471
2025-2026: A172

2017-A5936 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the department of labor and the office for people with developmental disabilities to study and report on the wages earned by those who help, assist, support, and/or work with the developmentally disabled.

2017-A5936 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5936
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Labor
 
 AN  ACT requiring the department of labor and the office for people with
   developmental disabilities to conduct a study and report on the  wages
   earned by aides to the developmentally disabled

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The commissioner of the department of labor,  in  consulta-
 tion  with  the commissioner of the office for people with developmental
 disabilities, hereinafter the "commissioners," and any other department,
 division, board, bureau, commission, agency or public authority  of  the
 state  or  any  political  subdivision  thereof  deemed necessary by the
 commissioners shall prepare a comprehensive  study  and  report  on  the
 wages  earned by individuals who help, support, assist, and/or work with
 the developmentally disabled, hereinafter referred to as  "aides".  Such
 study  shall  include,  but  not be limited to the following information
 about each aide: hourly wage earned, approximate yearly  salary  earned,
 highest  level  of education completed, certifications held, experience,
 and geographic location.
   § 2. The commissioners shall publish such report to the governor,  the
 temporary  president  of  the  senate,  the speaker of the assembly, the
 minority leader of the senate, the minority leader of the assembly,  and
 the chairs of the senate and assembly mental health and labor committees
 no later than December 31, 2017.
   §  3.  Upon  receiving the report and recommendation, the governor and
 legislature shall determine and publish an  appropriate  base  wage  for
 aides  to  the  developmentally  disabled  no later than March 31, 2018.
 This base wage shall be funded through reimbursements from Medicaid  and
 any  other  funds  as  determined by the director of the division of the
 budget.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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