Assembly Actions -
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May 05, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S7733
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor 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
(D) Senate District
2009-S7733 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-S7733 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the "minimum standards for subsidized jobs act"; defines terms; restricts persons, associations, corporations or other entities from being eligible to receive any economic development subsidies unless such entities pay all of their employees a minimum wage that is at least one dollar per hour higher than the state's minimum wage; provides health insurance benefits for which the employer pays a minimum of eighty percent of the monthly premium
2009-S7733 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7733 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing the "minimum standards for subsidized jobs act" PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : This bill would restrict persons, associations, corporations or other entities from being eligible to receive any economic development subsidy unless such entities pay all of their employees a minimum wage that is at least one dollar per hour higher than the state's minimum wage, employ twenty percent of its workers who will participate in the state worker training program, and have not been adjudicated to be in violation of any federal, state or local laws for at least the previous five years. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : This bill amends the labor law by adding a new article 19-c and new sections 695, 696 and 697, establishing the Minimum standards for Subsidized Jobs Act. JUSTIFICATION : State subsidized jobs provide low wages and poor benefits which increases the need for government services, including public assistance for food, housing, health care and child care. The purpose
2009-S7733 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7733 I N S E N A T E May 5, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing the "minimum standards for subsidized jobs act" 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 as the "minimum stand- ards for subsidized jobs act". S 2. Legislative findings and purpose. The legislature hereby finds and declares that: (a) Every year, New York state awards money in economic development subsidies to for-profit businesses. (b) When government invests in economic development, it makes no economic sense to support the creation or promotion of jobs that do not give workers the chance to earn a decent living. (c) When state-subsidized jobs provide low wages and poor benefits, they increase the need for government services, including public assist- ance for food, housing, health care, and child care. The purpose of this act is to improve the effectiveness of economic development expenditures, take pressure off state social services programs, and improve the public health and welfare by ensuring that major state subsidies are used to support at least minimum living stand- ards for working families. S 3. The labor law is amended by adding a new article 19-C to read as follows: ARTICLE 19-C MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SUBSIDIZED JOBS ACT SECTION 695. DEFINITION. 696. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR WAGES AND BENEFITS. 697. ENFORCEMENT. S 695. DEFINITION. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDY" MEANS ANY EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS WITH A VALUE OF AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE PURPOSE OF STIMULATING ECONOMIC EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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