Bill Text: MI HR0298 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution to urge Congress to pass legislation to recognize the critical role of direct support professionals.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 22-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-05-17 - Referred To Committee On Health Policy [HR0298 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-HR0298-Introduced.html
house resolution no.298
Reps. Kuppa, Brenda Carter, Stone, Garza, Hertel, Scott, Brixie, Neeley, Steckloff, Hood, Rogers, Pepper, Whitsett, Jones and Yancey offered the following resolution:
Whereas, Direct support professionals provide crucial services to individuals living with disabilities. These professionals may assist with daily tasks, provide career support, and help individuals with disabilities participate in their communities; and
Whereas, The direct support workforce is in crisis. On average, direct support professionals earn a wage of $12.50 per hour. Many direct support professionals face high stress and receive little recognition, leading to career burnout. The field experiences an average annual turnover rate of 45 percent; and
Whereas, Turnover among frontline workers is a critical cost driver for the behavioral health and long-term care systems, affecting the fiscal health of providers, the quality of care that individuals receive, and the efficiency of resource allocation within the public payer system; and
Whereas, United States Senate Bill 1437 of 2021, titled “Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act,” would require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish a separate code for direct support professionals in the Standard Occupational Classification system. Doing so would not only allow for more accurate data collection, but it would also recognize the critical role that direct support professionals have in supporting individuals with disabilities across the United States; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we urge the United States Congress to pass legislation to recognize the critical role of direct support professionals; and be it further
Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the President of the United States Senate, and the members of the Michigan congressional delegation.
