,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjde  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #b1 #bjbj,miss
 ,rice of ,new ,york 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,king of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick
 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,katko1   
,mr4 ,brendan ,f4 ,boyle of             
,pennsylvania1 and ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7   
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,education and ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
require the ,office of ,management and  
,budget to revise the ,standard         
,occupational ,classification system to 
establish a separate code for direct    
support professionals1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,recognizing the    
,role of ,direct ,support ,professionals
 ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
the following3 7#a7 ,direct support     
professionals play a critical role in   
the care provided to children and adults
 with intellectual and developmental    
disabilities4  7#b7 ,providers of home- 

and community-based services are        
experiencing difficulty hiring and      
retaining direct support professionals1 
with a national turnover rate of #de    
percent as identified in a #bjaf study  
by the ,national ,core ,indicators4     
7#c7 ,high turnover rates can lead to   
instability for individuals receiving   
services1 and this may result in        
individuals not receiving enough        
personalized care to help them reach    
their goals for independent living4     
7#d7 ,a discrete occupational category  
for direct support professionals will   
help ,states and the ,federal           
,government-- 7,a7 better interpret the 
shortage in the labor market of direct  
support professionals2 and  7,b7 collect
 data on the high turnover rate of      
direct support professionals4  7#e7 ,the
 ,standard ,occupational ,classification
 system is designed and maintained      
solely for statistical purposes1 and is 
used by ,federal statistical agencies to
 classify workers and jobs into         

occupational categories for the purpose 
of collecting1 calculating1 analyzing1  
or disseminating data4  7#f7            
,occupations in the ,standard           
,occupational ,classification system are
 classified based on work performed and1
 in some cases1 on the skills1          
education1 or training needed to perform
 the work4  7#g7 ,establishing a        
discrete occupational category for      
direct support professionals will-- 7,a7
 correct an inaccurate representation in
 the ,standard ,occupational            
,classification system2  7,b7 recognize 
these professionals for the critical and
 often times overlooked work that they  
perform for the disabled community1     
which work is different than the work of
 a home health aide or a personal care  
aide2 and  7,c7 better align the        
,standard ,occupational ,classification 
system with related classification      
systems4  #c4 ,definition of direct     
support personnel ,in this ,act1 the    
term direct support personnel means an  

individual who1 in exchange for         
compensation1 provides services to an   
individual with a disability 7as defined
 in section #c of the ,americans with   
,disabilities ,act of #aiij 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #abajb77 that promote such    
individual's independence1 including--  
7#a7 services that enhance independence 
and community inclusion for such        
individual1 including traveling with    
such individual1 attending and assisting
 such individual while visiting friends 
and family1 shopping1 or socializing2   
7#b7 services such as coaching and      
supporting such individual in           
communicating needs1 achieving          
self-expression1 pursuing personal      
goals1 living independently1 and        
participating actively in employment or 
voluntary roles in the community2  7#c7 
services such as providing assistance   
with activities of daily living 7such as
 feeding1 bathing1 toileting1 and       
ambulation7 and with tasks such as meal 
preparation1 shopping1 light            

housekeeping1 and laundry2 or  7#d7     
services that support such individual at
 home1 work1 school1 or any other       
community setting4  #d4 ,revision of    
,standard ,occupational ,classification 
,system ,the ,director of the ,office of
 ,management and ,budget shall1 not     
later than #cj days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 revise the      
,standard ,occupational ,classification 
system to establish a separate code     
7#ca-aabc7 for direct support           
professionals as a healthcare support   
occupation4 ,such code shall be a subset
 of #ca-aabj1 which includes home health
 aides and personal care aides4