New York A 7624: Establishes the human services wage commission

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A07624 Summary:

BILL NOA07624 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05567

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SPONSORSantabarbara

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COSPNSRColton

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MLTSPNSR

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Add Art 19-E §§697 - 697-f, Lab L

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Establishes the human services wage commission for the purpose of investigating whether the wages paid to human services workers are sufficient to provide adequate maintenance and to protect the health and welfare of employees; defines terms; provides for the duties of the commission; requires reporting.

Go to top A07624 Actions:

BILL NOA07624 

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04/01/2025referred to labor

01/07/2026referred to labor

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7624

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 1, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
 Committee on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing the human
 services wage commission

 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 "human
 2 services wage commission act".
 3 § 2. The labor law is amended by adding a new article 19-E to read as
 4 follows:
 5 ARTICLE 19-E
 6 HUMAN SERVICES WAGE COMMISSION
 7 Section 697. Legislative findings and purpose.
 8 697-a. Definitions.
 9 697-b. Establishment of the human services wage commission.
 10 697-c. Powers and duties of the commission.
 11 697-d. Reporting.
 12 697-e. Rules and regulations.
 13 697-f. Severability.
 14 § 697. Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature hereby finds
 15 and declares that the wages paid to employees in human service occupa-
 16 tions are often insufficient to provide adequate maintenance and to
 17 protect the health of the employee. Therefore, it is necessary to estab-
 18 lish a human services wage commission to investigate and address wage
 19 disparities in the human services sector.
 20 § 697-a. Definitions. For purposes of this article, the following
 21 terms shall have the following meanings:
 22 1. "Commission" means the human services wage commission established
 23 pursuant to this article.
 24 2. "Human services worker" means any employee that is employed by a
 25 human services provider agency that provides direct hands-on supports

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10137-01-5

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 1 and/or services to people or groups of people receiving services in
 2 programs licensed, certified, or funded by the state and whose base
 3 annual wage is not more than eighty-five thousand dollars per year.
 4 3. "Human services provider agency" means an entity that is licensed,
 5 certified, or funded by the office of mental health, office for people
 6 with developmental disabilities, office of addiction services and
 7 supports, office for the aging, department of health, office of tempo-
 8 rary and disability assistance, or the office of children and family
 9 services to provide services to individuals for which such agencies are
 10 licensed, certified, or funded.
 11 § 697-b. Establishment of the human services wage commission. 1. There
 12 is hereby established within the department the human services wage
 13 commission.
 14 2. The commission shall consist of the following members:
 15 (a) the commissioner;
 16 (b) the commissioner of the office of children and family services;
 17 (c) the commissioner of the office of temporary and disability assist-
 18 ance;
 19 (d) the commissioner of the office of addiction services and supports;
 20 (e) the director of the office for the aging;
 21 (f) the commissioner of the office for people with developmental disa-
 22 bilities;
 23 (g) the commissioner of the office of mental health;
 24 (h) the commissioner of the department of health;
 25 (i) the deputy secretary for human services and mental hygiene; and
 26 (j) not more than ten representatives of employers in the human
 27 services sector and an equal number of human service workers that shall
 28 be recommended by the governor, the temporary president of the