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Assembly Bill A6903A

Vetoed By Governor

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Creation of a study by the commissioner of the office of children and family services regarding staffing levels

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2017-A6903 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4574
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §500, Exec L

2017-A6903 - Summary

Creates a study by the commissioner of the office of children and family services regarding staffing levels with specific attention to staffing when incidents involving the misconduct of a resident occur.

2017-A6903 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6903
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BRINDISI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Children and Families
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive law, in relation to the creation of a
   study by the  commissioner  of  the  office  of  children  and  family
   services regarding staffing levels

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 500 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH AND CONDUCT AN ANNUAL STUDY,  TO
 BE  DELIVERED  TO  THE  LEGISLATURE ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST OF JANUARY OF
 EACH YEAR, ON FACILITIES OPERATED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY
 SERVICES  REGARDING  THE RATIO OF NON-ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF TO RESIDENTS.
 IT SHALL BE NOTED IN THESE ANNUAL STUDIES THE NUMBER  OF  EMPLOYEES  WHO
 ARE CURRENTLY OUT OF DUTY DUE TO AN ON THE JOB INCIDENT AND ARE CURRENT-
 LY  ON  WORKERS'  COMPENSATION  LEAVE.   THESE ANNUAL STUDIES SHALL ALSO
 INCLUDE THE NUMBER OF STAFF, SPECIFICALLY  DESCRIBING  THEIR  POSITIONS,
 WHO  ARE INVOLVED IN ANY REPORTED INCIDENT INVOLVING THE MISCONDUCT OF A
 RESIDENT AND A COMPARISON OF THIS DATA TO OTHER OFFICE OF  CHILDREN  AND
 FAMILY SERVICES FACILITIES OF SIMILAR SIZE AND A SIMILAR TYPE AS WELL AS
 THE DATE AND TIME OF SUCH INCIDENTS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09690-01-7

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2017-A6903A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4574
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §500, Exec L

2017-A6903A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a study by the commissioner of the office of children and family services regarding staffing levels with specific attention to staffing when incidents involving the misconduct of a resident occur.

2017-A6903A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6903--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BRINDISI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee  on  Children  and Families -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation  to  the  creation  of  a
   study  by  the  commissioner  of  the  office  of  children and family
   services regarding staffing levels
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 500 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  CONDUCT  AN ANNUAL STUDY OF FACILITIES
 OPERATED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES.
   (A) SUCH STUDY SHALL INCLUDE (I) THE RATIO OF NON-ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
 TO RESIDENTS; (II) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES COMPARED TO THE  NUMBER
 OF  EMPLOYEES  WHO WERE ON WORKERS' COMPENSATION LEAVE; (III) THE NUMBER
 OF STAFF INVOLVED IN ANY REPORTED INCIDENT INVOLVING THE ALLEGED MISCON-
 DUCT OF A RESIDENT, INCLUDING THE TITLE OF  SUCH  STAFF;  AND  (IV)  ANY
 OTHER INFORMATION THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS RELEVANT.
   (B) UTILIZING THE INFORMATION REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDI-
 VISION  FOR  EACH FACILITY OPERATED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY
 SERVICES, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE  LEGISLATURE  NO
 LATER THAN JANUARY FIRST OF EACH YEAR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09690-03-7

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