ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has vetoed legislation to require a state study of the high vacancy and turnover rates among caregivers for developmentally disabled New Yorkers and what's needed to fix them.
Nonprofits that care for thousands of disabled people say their chronic understaffing is reaching a crisis, with nearly 10 percent job vacancies last year, nearly 25 percent staff turnover and remaining staff forced to work frequent unscheduled overtime.
In his veto message, Cuomo says the state Office for People with Developmental Disabilities released a 2014 study of similar issues and is now reviewing it to find a method to support staff.
He says it's premature to study the impact of upcoming minimum wage increases when the bill calls for a report by Nov. 1.
