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NY A07604
Bill
Status
4/1/2025
Primary Sponsor
Rebecca Seawright
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AI Summary
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Requires providers licensed, funded, approved, or certified by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) to receive supplemental funding for employee wage enhancements, effective April 1, 2025
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Limits eligibility to direct care employees earning less than $125,000 annually who provide treatment or support to individuals with developmental disabilities
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Directs the OPWDD Commissioner, in consultation with the Division of the Budget, to establish a list of eligible employee titles based on direct care functions
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Allocates $4,000 per eligible employee to each qualifying provider for wage and benefit enhancements
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Requires employers to report the number of eligible employees using forms developed by OPWDD
Legislative Description
Establishes a direct support wage enhancement to employees that provide direct care support or any other form of treatment, to individuals with developmental disabilities and whose income is less than $125,000.
Last Action
referred to people with disabilities
1/7/2026