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Assembly Bill A1383

2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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2019-A1383 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5936
2021-2022: A5310
2023-2024: A2471
2025-2026: A172

2019-A1383 (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.

2019-A1383 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1383
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CROUCH, LAWRENCE, M. L. MILLER, MORINELLO --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HAWLEY -- 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, 2019.
   § 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,  2020.
 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

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