,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ehg #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #bida ,report ,no4 #aah-fic ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #bg1 #bjbc ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick 7for himself and ,mr4 ,morelle7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,education and the ,workforce ,september #ai1 #bjbd ,additional sponsors3 ,ms4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,phillips1 ,mr4 ,golden of ,maine1 ,mr4 ,kim of ,new ,jersey1 ,mr4 ,trone1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,molinaro1 ,ms4 ,kuster1 ,mr4 ,raskin1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,new ,york1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,peltola1 ,mr4 ,lawler1 ,mr4 ,joyce of ,pennsylvania1 ,ms4 ,caraveo1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,mr4 ,thompson of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,davis of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,mrvan1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,luetkemeyer1 ,mr4 ,nickel1 ,mr4 ,casten1 ,ms4 ,davids of ,kansas1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4 ,porter1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,ms4 ,pettersen1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4 ,cartwright1 ,mrs4 ,cherfilus-,mc,cormick1 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,bowman1 ,mr4 ,carey1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,torres of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,estes1 ,mr4 ,comer1 ,mr4 ,smucker1 ,mrs4 ,kim of ,california1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,crow1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,auchincloss1 and ,mr4 ,carter of ,louisiana ,september #ai1 #bjbd ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,april #bg1 #bjbc ,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 individuals 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 #dc percent1 as identified in a #bjba study by the ,national ,core ,indicators1 and full-time vacancy rates increasing by #id percent between #bjai and #bjba4 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 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 professional ,in this ,act1 the term direct support professional means an individual who1 in exchange for compensation1 provides services to an individual with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability 7as defined in section #ajb of the ,developmental ,disabilities ,assistance and ,bill of ,rights ,act of #bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aejjb77 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 7a7 ,in general ,the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget 7in this ,act referred to as the ,director7 shall1 as part of the first revision process of the ,standard ,occupational ,classification system occurring after the date of enactment of this ,act1 consider establishing a separate code for direct support professionals as a subset of healthcare support occupations4 7b7 ,report to ,congress ,if the ,director decides not to establish the separate code for direct support professionals described in subsection 7a71 the ,director shall1 not later than #fj days after the ,director announces in the ,federal ,register the final decision of the revision process described in such subsection1 submit to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committee on ,education and the ,workforce of the ,house of ,representatives a report explaining why such separate code was not established4 ,september #ai1 #bjbd ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed