New York A 3354: Directs the commissioner of labor to conduct a labor market study of the home care and hospice workforce; and establishing a temporary labor task force for home care and hospice services and occupations

Bill Text

Bill Search and Legislative Information | New York State Assembly 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

 Skip to main content 

 New York State Assembly

 Speaker Carl E. Heastie

 --> 
 --> 

 --> 

• 
 Assembly Members 

• 
 Legislative Info 

• 
 Public Hearings 

• 
 Speaker's Press 

• 
 Assembly Reports 

• 
 Committees & More 

• Bill Search Home
• Laws
• Legislative Calendar
• Public Hearing Schedule
• Assembly Calendars
• Assembly Committee Agenda 

 Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. 

 Bill No.: 

• Summary 
• Actions 
• Committee&nbspVotes 
• Floor&nbspVotes 
• Memo 
• Text 
• LFIN 
• Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript 
A03354 Summary:

BILL NOA03354 

&nbsp

SAME ASNo Same As

&nbsp

SPONSORBronson

&nbsp

COSPNSR

&nbsp

MLTSPNSR

&nbsp

&nbsp

Directs the commissioner of labor and the commissioner of health to conduct a labor market study of the home care and hospice workforce; establishes a temporary labor task force for home care and hospice services and occupations to examine and make recommendations regarding competitive labor market factors, reimbursement, programs and other state policy actions necessary to support recruitment and retention of the home care and hospice workforce in the broader, competitive health labor market.

Go to top A03354 Actions:

BILL NOA03354 

&nbsp

01/27/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

Go to topA03354 Committee&nbspVotes:

Go to topA03354 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA03354 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3354

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 27, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Labor

 AN ACT directing the commissioner of labor to conduct a labor market
 study and establishing a temporary labor task force for home care and
 hospice services and occupations in New York State; and providing for
 the repeal of certain provisions upon the expiration thereof

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The commissioner of labor and the commissioner of health
 2 shall jointly undertake a market study to examine and make recommenda-
 3 tions regarding competitive labor market factors, reimbursement,
 4 programs and other state policy actions necessary to support recruitment
 5 and retention of the home care and hospice workforce in the broader,
 6 competitive health labor market.
 7 Such study shall examine differentials in compensation, benefits and
 8 other employment factors in home care and hospice in comparison to other
 9 health care and employment markets which compete for the same workforce,
 10 including but not limited to hospitals and nursing facilities, and for
 11 comparable disciplines which include direct care aides, registered
 12 professional nurses, licensed practical nurses, physical therapists,
 13 occupational therapists, speech pathologists, social workers, respir-
 14 atory therapists, audiologists and other health care practitioners which
 15 the commissioner of labor in consultation with the commissioner of
 16 health shall determine.
 17 In conducting such study and preparing recommendations, the commis-
 18 sioners shall seek the input of representatives of the aforementioned
 19 providers and health care personnel, managed care plans, statewide asso-
 20 ciations representative of providers and workforce, the center for
 21 health workforce studies of the state university of New York, and the
 22 New York state area health education centers program.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD05933-01-5

 A. 3354 2

 1 On or before November 1, 2025, the commissioner of labor shall report
 2 jointly with the commissioner of health to the governor and legislature
 3 on the results of such study, together with recommendations for
 4 reimbursement, programs and policy modifications to support home care
 5 and hospice competitive positions for recruitment and retention of a
 6 direct care health labor workforce in the broader health labor market
 7 capable of meeting community need.
 8 § 2. The commissioner of labor, in consultation with the director of
 9 the office for aging and the commissioners of health, education and
 10 mental health, or their agency designees, shall form a task force to
 11 establish and implement a statewide home care and hospice workforce,
 12 labor development and marketing program to encourage occupational inter-
 13 est and participation in these essential fields to meet the community
 14 need for these vital services.
 15 The task force shall examine the spectrum of possible entry points
 16 into the home care and hospice fields, including but not limited to
 17 entry points in secondary schools, occupational schools and progra