To require the Office of Management and Budget to revise the Standard Occupational Classification system to establish a separate code for direct support professionals, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act directs the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to consider establishing a separate occupational classification code for direct support professionals as a subset of healthcare support occupations. It defines direct support professionals as individuals who provide compensated services to people with intellectual or developmental disabilities to promote independence.
Who Benefits and How
Direct support professionals benefit from formal recognition as a distinct occupation, which could lead to better workforce data, improved advocacy for wages and working conditions, and reduced misclassification. Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities benefit indirectly through improved data that can help address the 43% turnover rate and staffing shortages in their care.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Office of Management and Budget bears the administrative burden of evaluating and potentially implementing the classification change. If the Director declines, a report to Congress must be submitted within 60 days.
Key Provisions
- Section 2: Findings on critical role of DSPs and the 43% turnover rate
- Section 3: Defines direct support professional and the services they provide
- Section 4: Directs OMB to consider creating a separate SOC code; requires congressional report if declined
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Directs OMB to consider creating a separate Standard Occupational Classification code for direct support professionals who work with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, recognizing them as distinct from home health aides and personal care aides.
Key Policy Areas
Healthcare, Labor & Employment, Disability Services, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Directs OMB to consider creating a separate Standard Occupational Classification code for direct support professionals who work with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, recognizing them as distinct from home health aides and personal care aides.
Policy Domains
Whole Bill - Direct Support Professional Classification
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Direct support professionals
- Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- State disability services agencies
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Office of Management and Budget
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedAdditional sponsors: Ms. Ross, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Golden of Maine, …
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Mr. Morelle) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Management and Budget
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_director"
- → Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
An individual who, in exchange for compensation, provides services to a person with intellectual or developmental disability that promote independence, including community inclusion, daily living assistance, coaching, and support at home, work, school, or community settings.
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