Assembly Bill A6891

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes a service learning, internship or independent study program for students interested in working with individuals with developmental disabilities

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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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2021-A6891 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §355, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5880
2019-2020: A5901
2023-2024: A5174

2021-A6891 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a service learning, internship or independent study program for students interested in working with individuals with developmental disabilities; mandates such program shall consist of a work component with verifiable activities related to individuals with developmental disabilities as determined by the state university trustees, and an academic component related to such activity that will be completed through either a written report or journal, or other written assignment as determined by the state university trustees.

2021-A6891 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6891
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  TANNOUSIS  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Higher Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to establishing a service
   learning, internship or independent study program for students  inter-
   ested in working with individuals with developmental disabilities

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative intent. The United States department of justice
 believes that people with disabilities should live and work in the "most
 integrated setting" defined as "a setting that enables individuals  with
 disabilities to interact with non-disabled persons to the fullest extent
 possible."  In  New York state, the office for people with developmental
 disabilities is mandating that all workshop providers submit a  proposal
 outlining  how they will transform the sheltered workshop either into an
 "integrated business," a business which employs disabled  and  non-disa-
 bled  individuals,  or how they will assist in creating transition plans
 for every individual currently  employed  in  the  workshop.  This  bill
 proposes  to  create a service learning, internship or independent study
 program within state-operated institutions  and  community  colleges  to
 allow  students  seeking  careers  aiding individuals with developmental
 disabilities to be given academic credit and  practical  application  at
 sheltered  workshops. In doing this, sheltered workshops will be allowed
 to change their business models to have individuals  with  developmental
 disabilities working directly with individuals without disabilities.
   §  2.  Section  355  of  the  education law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 21 to read as follows:
   21. THE STATE UNIVERSITY TRUSTEES SHALL ADOPT REGULATIONS TO ESTABLISH
 A SERVICE LEARNING, INTERNSHIP OR INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS
 THAT WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. EACH  STATE-
 OPERATED  INSTITUTION  AND  COMMUNITY  COLLEGE MAY, AS DETERMINED BY ITS
 PRESIDENT, OFFER SUCH A  SERVICE  LEARNING,  INTERNSHIP  OR  INDEPENDENT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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