Bill Text: NY S07473 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Enacts the skills for direct support professional jobs for the developmentally disabled act.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-05-30 - REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE [S07473 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S07473-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7473 I N S E N A T E May 23, 2012 ___________ Introduced by Sen. McDONALD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop- mental Disabilities AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to enacting the "skills for direct support professional jobs for the developmentally disabled act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "skills for 2 direct support professional jobs for the developmentally disabled act". 3 S 2. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 13.41 4 to read as follows: 5 S 13.41 REPORT ON WORKFORCE NEEDS AND CREDENTIAL PRODUCTION. 6 1. TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE WITHIN AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND SUBJECT TO 7 THE AVAILABILITY OF DATA CURRENTLY COLLECTED BY AND ACCESSIBLE TO THE 8 OFFICE, THE OFFICE, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, THE 9 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND ANY OTHER ENTITY THE OFFICE DEEMS APPROPRI- 10 ATE, SHALL PRODUCE A REPORT REGARDING STATE WORKFORCE NEED PROJECTIONS 11 AND CREDENTIAL PRODUCTION. THE REPORT SHALL: 12 (A) INDICATE THE STATE'S ANTICIPATED WORKFORCE NEEDS AND THE NUMBER OF 13 DEGREES, CERTIFICATES, AND OTHER CREDENTIALS THAT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE 14 INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, PRIVATE OCCUPATIONAL SCHOOLS, LOCAL 15 COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND AREA VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS EXPECT TO ISSUE; 16 (B) TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED BY SOURCES EXTERNAL TO THE DEPARTMENT, 17 INDICATE THE STATE'S ANTICIPATED NUMBER OF DEGREES, CERTIFICATES, AND 18 OTHER CREDENTIALS THAT HIGH SCHOOL VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS, APPRENTICESHIP 19 PROGRAMS, AND OTHER PUBLIC OR PRIVATE WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS EXPECT 20 TO ISSUE; 21 (C) IDENTIFY ANY WORKFORCE NEEDS, INCLUDING AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION 22 WITHIN A PARTICULAR VOCATION, THAT MAY NOT BE MET BY THE EDUCATION, 23 TRAINING, AND APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS; 24 (D) IDENTIFY INSTITUTIONS, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, THAT MAY MEET PROJECTED 25 WORKFORCE NEEDS; AND EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15883-03-2 S. 7473 2 1 (E) PROMULGATE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A MASTER PLAN FOR A COURSE OF 2 STUDYING OFFERING. 3 2. THE OFFICE, BY JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN, SHALL PROVIDE 4 A COPY OF THE REPORT TO THE MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 5 COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY OR ANY SUCCESSOR COMMITTEE, AND TO 6 THE GOVERNOR. 7 3. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SEND THE REPORT TO EVERY PUBLIC POSTSECONDARY 8 GOVERNING BOARD IN THE STATE AND SHALL WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF 9 EDUCATION TO PROVIDE THE REPORT TO THE STATE'S PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS, 10 NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOLS AND NEW YORK PRIVATE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND 11 HIGH SCHOOLS. 12 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.