Bill Text: NY A05880 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to establishing 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.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 11-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-03 - referred to higher education [A05880 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A05880-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5880
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 16, 2017
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MALLIOTAKIS, BRABENEC, CROUCH, HAWLEY, KOLB,
          M. L. MILLER, NORRIS, PALMESANO, RA, WALSH -- 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:
     1    Section 1. Legislative intent. The United States department of justice
     2  believes that people with disabilities should live and work in the "most
     3  integrated  setting" defined as "a setting that enables individuals with
     4  disabilities to interact with non-disabled persons to the fullest extent
     5  possible." In New York state, the office for people  with  developmental
     6  disabilities  is mandating that all workshop providers submit a proposal
     7  outlining how they will transform the sheltered workshop either into  an
     8  "integrated  business,"  a business which employs disabled and non-disa-
     9  bled individuals, or how they will assist in creating  transition  plans
    10  for  every  individual  currently  employed  in  the workshop. This bill
    11  proposes to create a service learning, internship or  independent  study
    12  program  within  state-operated  institutions  and community colleges to
    13  allow students seeking careers  aiding  individuals  with  developmental
    14  disabilities  to  be  given academic credit and practical application at
    15  sheltered workshops. In doing this, sheltered workshops will be  allowed
    16  to  change  their business models to have individuals with developmental
    17  disabilities working directly with individuals without disabilities.
    18    § 2. Section 355 of the education law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    19  subdivision 20 to read as follows:
    20    20. The state university trustees shall adopt regulations to establish
    21  a service learning, internship or independent study program for students
    22  that  work with individuals with developmental disabilities. Each state-
    23  operated institution and community college may,  as  determined  by  its
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1  president,  offer  such  a  service  learning, internship or independent
     2  study program to eligible students in accordance  with  the  regulations
     3  prescribed  by the state university trustees. Such program shall consist
     4  of:  (a) a work component with verifiable activities related to individ-
     5  uals with developmental disabilities as determined by the state  univer-
     6  sity  trustees,  and  (b) an academic component related to such activity
     7  that will be completed through either a written report  or  journal,  or
     8  other written assignment as determined by the state university trustees.
     9  Such  program  shall  be open to any student enrolled in an associate or
    10  baccalaureate degree-producing program on a full-time or part-time basis
    11  that is interested in pursuing a career interacting with the individuals
    12  with developmental disabilities. No more than six academic credits shall
    13  be awarded to a student for successful completion of such service learn-
    14  ing, internship or independent study program. In developing the  service
    15  learning,  internship  or  independent  study  program described in this
    16  subdivision, the state university trustees  may,  in  their  discretion,
    17  consult  with  the  New  York state office for people with developmental
    18  disabilities and/or  any  statewide  organization  that  represents  the
    19  interests of individuals with developmental disabilities.
    20    §  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
    21  have become a law; provided however  that,  effective  immediately,  the
    22  state  university  trustees  are  authorized  and directed to add, amend
    23  and/or repeal any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
    24  this act on its effective date.