Directs the commissioner of economic development, in consultation with the commissioner of health, labor and OCFS to study, develop, and implement a long-term strategy to support the growth of the caregiving industry in New York state.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6590--B
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 19, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. KELLES, COLTON, SIMON, ZINERMAN, ABBATE, JACKSON
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development --
committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee
with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
committee
AN ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to enacting
the "investing in care 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 "investing
2 in care act".
3 § 2. The economic development law is amended by adding a new section
4 11 to read as follows:
5 § 11. Investing in care. 1. The commissioner shall study, develop, and
6 propose how to implement a long-term strategy to support the growth of
7 the caregiving industry in New York state. Such strategy shall be devel-
8 oped in consultation with the department of health, the department of
9 labor, the office of children and family services and any other state
10 agencies or other such organizations or persons as the commissioner
11 shall deem appropriate. Such strategy shall be based on an analysis of
12 financial support needed for:
13 (a) growth of caregiving industry businesses and non-profits;
14 (b) workforce development, recruitment, and retention needs in the
15 caregiving industry; and
16 (c) innovation and new modes of caregiving delivery in the caregiving
17 industry.
18 2. Within one year of the effective date of this section, the commis-
19 sioner shall submit a report of his or her findings, recommendations,
20 and plan for implementation of such long-term strategy, to the governor,
21 the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 3. For the purposes of this section, "caregiving industry" shall
2 include, but not be limited to: direct care, home care, child care,
3 adult care, private and non-profit nursing homes and residential facili-
4 ties, and other entities that support formal and informal caregiving, as
5 the commissioner shall deem necessary and appropriate.
6 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
