Senate Bill S9271

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   9271
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 12, 2022
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAY  --  read  twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic  Devel-
   opment and Small Business
 
 AN  ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to establish-
   ing the office of the caregiving economy
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  economic  development law is amended by adding a new
 article 4-D to read as follows:
                                 ARTICLE 4-D
                     OFFICE OF THE CAREGIVING ECONOMY
 SECTION 147. DEFINITIONS.
         147-A. OFFICE OF THE CAREGIVING ECONOMY ESTABLISHED.
         147-B. DIRECTOR AND EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICE.
         147-C. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE OFFICE.
   § 147. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL
 HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "OFFICE" SHALL MEAN THE OFFICE OF  THE  CAREGIVING  ECONOMY  ESTAB-
 LISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN-A OF THIS ARTICLE.
   2.  "DIRECTOR"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  DIRECTOR  OF  THE CAREGIVING ECONOMY
 APPOINTED PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN-B OF THIS ARTICLE.
   3. "CAREGIVING ECONOMY" SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE THE INDUSTRY OF  DIRECT
 CARE, HOME CARE, CHILD CARE, ADULT CARE, PRIVATE AND NON-PROFIT RESIDEN-
 TIAL  HEALTH  CARE FACILITIES AS DEFINED BY SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED
 ONE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, FAMILY CAREGIVERS, AND OTHER  ENTITIES  AS
 DETERMINED BY THE DIRECTOR THAT SUPPORT FORMAL AND INFORMAL CAREGIVING.
   § 147-A. OFFICE OF THE CAREGIVING ECONOMY ESTABLISHED. THERE IS HEREBY
 ESTABLISHED  WITHIN  THE  DEPARTMENT AN OFFICE OF THE CAREGIVING ECONOMY
 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING THE STATE'S CAREGIVING NEEDS
 BY DEVELOPING THE CAREGIVING ECONOMY IN THE STATE.
   § 147-B. DIRECTOR AND EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICE. THE HEAD OF THE  OFFICE
 SHALL  BE THE DIRECTOR OF THE CAREGIVING ECONOMY, WHO SHALL BE APPOINTED
 BY THE COMMISSIONER, AND WHO SHALL HAVE EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE IN  THE
 CAREGIVING  ECONOMY.  THE  COMMISSIONER  MAY  APPOINT  SUCH OFFICERS AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD15276-01-2
 S. 9271                             2
 
 EMPLOYEES HAVING EXPERIENCE IN THE CAREGIVING INDUSTRY, INCLUDING  INDI-
 VIDUALS  WITH  EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH ORGANIZED LABOR ORGANIZATIONS AND
 INFORMAL CAREGIVERS, AS THE COMMISSIONER MAY DEEM NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT
 THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE AND PRESCRIBE THEIR DUTIES.
   § 147-C. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE OFFICE. 1. THE OFFICE SHALL HAVE THE
 POWER TO:
   (A)  ADVISE  THE  COMMISSIONER  ON  INCORPORATING  CAREGIVING INTO THE
 DEPARTMENT'S MISSION, WITH THE GOAL OF MAKING SUPPORT FOR THE CAREGIVING
 ECONOMY A FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE  OF  THE  STATE'S  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT
 APPROACH,  INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLEMENTING THE PROVISIONS OF
 SECTION ELEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER,  PROVIDING  SOLUTIONS  TO  ANY  RELEVANT
 FINDINGS OF THE REIMAGINING LONG-TERM CARE TASK FORCE ESTABLISHED PURSU-
 ANT  TO  CHAPTER  SEVEN  HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT OF THE LAWS OF TWO THOUSAND
 TWENTY-ONE, AND ENSURING ROBUST  FUNDING  OPPORTUNITIES  FOR  CAREGIVING
 ECONOMY PROJECTS;
   (B) ENSURE THAT CAREGIVING ECONOMY CAREERS ARE INCLUDED AS PART OF ALL
 APPROPRIATE  WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT,
 INCLUDING DEVELOPING MATERIALS TO HELP JOBSEEKERS LEARN MORE ABOUT  SUCH
 CAREERS,  PROGRAMMING  TO  INCLUDE  JOBSEEKERS  IN  ALL  OUTREACH BY THE
 DEPARTMENT, AND TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENT STAFF TO KEEP JOBSEEKERS  UP-TO-
 DATE ON CAREER OPTIONS;
   (C)  WORK  WITH  ORGANIZED LABOR AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE THAT
 CAREERS IN THE CAREGIVING ECONOMY ARE SUFFICIENTLY FUNDED AND SUPPORTED;
   (D) ENCOURAGE INNOVATION IN THE CAREGIVING ECONOMY, INCLUDING BUT  NOT
 LIMITED TO, MODELS FOR DELIVERING SERVICES AND SUSTAINABLE APPROACHES TO
 LONG-TERM CARE;
   (E)  CONDUCT RESEARCH ON THE REACH AND VALUE OF THE CAREGIVING ECONOMY
 IN NEW YORK STATE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO GATHERING  DATA  ON  THE
 INDIVIDUALS  SERVED  BY  EACH  SECTOR OF THE CAREGIVING ECONOMY, AND ANY
 AREAS OF THE STATE HAVING A POPULATION THAT IS UNDERSERVED BY THE EXIST-
 ING CAREGIVING ECONOMY; AND
   (F) COORDINATE THE DEPARTMENT'S  DUTIES  UNDER  SUBDIVISION  FIFTY  OF
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED OF THIS CHAPTER.
   2.  ON  OR  BEFORE JANUARY THIRTY-FIRST OF EACH YEAR, THE OFFICE SHALL
 SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND THE
 SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY DETAILING THE  ECONOMIC  IMPACT  OF  FORMAL  AND
 INFORMAL  CAREGIVING  ON  THE  STATE, AND ANY SAVINGS ACHIEVED BY PUBLIC
 INVESTMENT IN THE CAREGIVING ECONOMY.
   § 2. Section 100 of the economic development law is amended by  adding
 a new subdivision 50 to read as follows:
   50.  TO  PROMOTE  AND  SUPPORT  THE  CAREGIVING ECONOMY, AS DEFINED BY
 SECTION ONE HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN OF THIS  CHAPTER,  IN  NEW  YORK  STATE,
 INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTING EXISTING
 CAREGIVING PROVIDERS, AND ATTRACTING NEW CAREGIVING PROVIDERS  INTO  THE
 STATE'S CAREGIVING ECONOMY.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary  for  the  implementation  of
 this  act  on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 on or before such effective date.