Bill > S06651

This bill directs the New York State Commissioner of Social Services to develop a demonstration program that allows 16- and 17-year-olds to work as consumer directed personal assistants (CDPA), a type of home care service where individuals with disabilities or chronic conditions can hire, train, and manage their own caregivers. The program requires participants to comply with labor laws and imposes specific work restrictions: teens can work no more than eight hours per day and no more than six days per week. The demonstration program is designed to be temporary, with the bill specifying that it will automatically expire three years after its implementation. This initiative appears aimed at providing younger workers with employment opportunities in home care while maintaining safeguards to protect their work hours and ensure they are working under appropriate supervision within the consumer directed personal assistance program.

Health and Social Services

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6651