SB 39 — AN ACT CONCERNING A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE QUALITY SUPPORT AND SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

General Assembly   CommitteeSubstitute Bill No.

39 January Session, 2017   LCO*_____SB00039PH____032917____* No.AN ACT CONCERNING A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE QUALITY SUPPORT AND SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

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  (PH)   AN ACT CONCERNING A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE QUALITY SUPPORT AND SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2017) On or before January 1, 2018, the Department of Developmental Services shall develop a plan to utilize existing state developmental services regional centers to provide an array of support services to persons with intellectual disability and their families.

The plan for services may include, but need not be limited to, (1) respite care services, (2) dental care, (3) women's health and gynecological care, (4) physical, occupational, speech, sensory and aquatic therapy, (5) new or different residential placements for individuals (A) already living at residential care facilities, (B) unable to be served in other locations, or (C) in need of emergency placement, and (6) skills training.

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Such adjustment shall provide a pro-rata increase based on direct care employee salaries reported inby such provider organizations to the Department of Developmental Disability'sServices in such provider organizations' 2015 annual cost report, which shall be adjusted to reflect salary increases occurring after the release of such report.

Such pro-rata increase shall reflect reasonable costs mandated by collective bargaining agreements with certified collective bargaining agents or otherwise provided by a facilitynonprofit private provider organization to its employees.

For purposes of this section, "employee" does not include a person employed as a manager, chief administrator or any individual who receives compensation for services pursuant to a contractual arrangement and who is not directly employed by a nonprofit private provider organization that provides residential services, employment opportunities or day services.

PrivateNonprofit private providers that receive such adjustments but do not provide any increase in employee salaries as described in this subsectionsection on or before July 31, 2017, may be subject to a rate decrease in the same amount as the adjustment made by the Commissioner of Developmental Services.

3 July 1, 2017 New section Sec.Statement of Legislative Commissioners:

4In JulySection 1,3, 2017"in Newthe sectionDepartment Statementof Developmental Disability's 2015 annual cost report" was changed to "by such provider organizations to the Department of Purpose:Developmental Services in such provider organizations' 2015 annual report" for accuracy, and "facility" was changed to "nonprofit private provider organization" and "nonprofit" was inserted before "private provider organization" for consistency with other provisions of the section.

ToPH provideJoint preferenceFavorable forSubst. respite care services, skills training and an array of support services to those persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities who have the most need for such services.

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Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] Co-Sponsors:

SEN.

GERRATANA, 6th Dist.;

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HAMPTON, 16th Dist.

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