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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jun 02, 2009 |
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May 27, 2009 |
referred to labor |
Assembly Bill A8522
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
JOHN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A8522 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A8522 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Enacts the regional labor protection act of 2009 requiring the use of qualified local labor by contractors awarded projects in the construction of public works providing for the expenditure of state public money when the unemployment rate for construction workers is six percent or higher for three consecutive months.
2009-A8522 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8522 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 27, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JOHN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring the use of qual- ified local labor THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Regional Labor Protection Act of 2009". S 2. Legislative findings. The legislature hereby finds and declares that in order to increase employment of state residents, especially construction workers, it shall invest in public works projects. The legislature further declares that channeling funds to such public works projects for the employment of qualified local residents will reduce unemployment while improving the welfare of its residents and facilitating the completing of public works projects more quickly, effi- ciently and economically. Therefore, the legislature declares that in certain limited situations there shall be a preference for qualified local labor. S 3. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 220-i to read as follows: S 220-I. USE OF QUALIFIED LOCAL LABOR. 1. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW TO THE CONTRARY, IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC WORKS PROVIDING FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF STATE PUBLIC MONEY, ANY AGENCY, BOARD, DEPARTMENT, COMMISSION OR OFFICER OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, OR OF ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF AS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE HUNDRED OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AS DEFINED IN SECTION SIXTY-SIX OF THE GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LAW, PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, OR LOCAL OR STATE AUTHORITY AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES LAW HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE PUBLIC WORK SHALL REQUIRE A CONTRACTOR AWARDED A CONTRACT, SUBCON- TRACT, LEASE, GRANT, BOND, COVENANT OR OTHER AGREEMENT FOR A PROJECT TO EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14024-02-9
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