Assembly Actions -
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Feb 09, 2010 |
held for consideration in labor |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to labor |
Aug 17, 2009 |
referred to labor |
Assembly Bill A9093
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CASTRO
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
co-Sponsors
Adam Clayton Powell IV
Adriano Espaillat
Kevin Cahill
multi-Sponsors
William Colton
Vivian Cook
Marcos Crespo
Vanessa Gibson
2009-A9093 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A9093 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A9093 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to excluding substitute teachers from the limits imposed on unemployment insurance benefits available during vacation periods for professional employees of educational institutions PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL: This bill addresses the concerns of substitute teachers who have no means of income during the summer months. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill amends Section 1. Subdivision 10 section 590 of the labor law by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows: The foregoing provisions of this subdivision shall not apply if the claimant was employed in an instructional capacity on a substitute or per diem basis and any such claimant shall not be denied benefits under this section solely by reason of this subdivision. JUSTIFICATION: Unemployment is a benefit that is intended to cover workers during times of unemployment when they have no income. Under current law however, substitute teachers in New York State are unable to receive unemployment when they become unemployed during summer months. If they receive no salary during the vacation months they often experi- ence financial hardship waiting for the school year to begin again. This
2009-A9093 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9093 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y August 17, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CASTRO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to excluding substitute teachers from the limits imposed on unemployment insurance benefits available during vacation periods for professional employees of educa- tional institutions THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 590 of the labor law is amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to read as follows: (D) THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY IF THE CLAIMANT WAS EMPLOYED IN AN INSTRUCTIONAL CAPACITY ON A SUBSTITUTE OR PER DIEM BASIS AND ANY SUCH CLAIMANT SHALL NOT BE DENIED BENEFITS UNDER THIS SECTION SOLELY BY REASON OF THIS SUBDIVISION. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14622-01-9
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