Bill Text: NY S00150 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Directs the commissioner of education to include communication support services as a vocational rehabilitation service.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO EDUCATION [S00150 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S00150-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                           150
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                       (Prefiled)
                                     January 9, 2019
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        Introduced  by Sen. CARLUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Education
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  vocational  rehabili-
          tation services for enhancing communication support
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 1004-c
     2  to read as follows:
     3    § 1004-c. Communication support services. 1. The commissioner is here-
     4  by directed to promulgate rules and regulations to include communication
     5  support services as a vocational rehabilitation service  as  defined  by
     6  paragraph  a  of  subdivision  five  of section one thousand two of this
     7  article. Any individual who shall have been diagnosed with  a  pragmatic
     8  language impairment or whose employment prospects may reasonably benefit
     9  from an improved capacity to communicate shall qualify for communication
    10  support  services.  All referrals made pursuant to this section shall be
    11  made to individuals licensed, certified, registered or otherwise  quali-
    12  fied  under  existing state laws, rules and regulations.  Nothing herein
    13  shall be construed to alter or define scope of practice  under  existing
    14  state laws, rules and regulations.
    15    2.  For the purposes of this section, "communication support services"
    16  shall mean treatment or services  that  focus  on  communication-related
    17  skills including, but not limited to, dialogue strategies for:
    18    (i) initiating and exiting communication of intent;
    19    (ii) topic maintenance;
    20    (iii)   defusing  hostile  situations  that  result  from  ineffective
    21  attempts at independent communication;
    22    (iv) preparing, strategizing, and organizing information  for  written
    23  or electronic correspondence; and
    24    (v) preparing for upcoming interpersonal communication situations.
    25    § 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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