NY State Senate Bill 2015-S3608

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2015-S3608 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Add §3154-a, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S8016
2011-2012: S3005
2013-2014: S1821
2017-2018: S2332
2019-2020: S2869
2021-2022: S158

2015-S3608 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the mobile high-technology training facilities program.

2015-S3608 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                BILL NUMBER:S3608

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the public authorities law, in
relation to creating the mobile high-technology training facilities
program

PURPOSE:

Creates the mobile high-technology training facilities program,
allowing the Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation (d.b.a.
NYSTAR) to provide matching grants for the design, development and
outfit of mobile training facilities.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends the public authorities law by adding a new section
3154-a creating the mobile high-technology training facilities program
within the foundation for science, technology and innovation to award
competitive grants to qualified applicants for the development of
mobile high-technology training facilities.

Section 2: Effective date.

EXISTING LAW:

This is a new bill.

JUSTIFICATION:

Training opportunities are an essential component of economic
development. While hands-on training is widely recognized as the most
valuable form of learning experience, equipping laboratories to train
workers, especially in the high-technology manufacturing fields, is
beyond the means of many educational institutions.

Just as rural hospitals share medical equipment carried from one
facility to another in specially equipped trailers, training
facilities could be designed to fit in similar trailers and be brought
to training sites. Mobile training facilities will make training in
high-value occupations a reality for students in rural areas,
incumbent workers, and those enrolled in educational institutions
lacking the resources to equip cutting-edge training facilities.

This program will provide competitively awarded grants to educational
or qualified not-for-profit institutions for the design, development
and outfit of mobile laboratory and/or training facilities that
complement certificate, degree or other recognized credentialing
programs leading to employment in high-value and high-demand
occupations. Mobile programs have a proven record of success. For
example, the Time Wise Management Systems' Mobile Outreach Skills
Training (MOST) initiative, launched in conjunction with the US
Department of Labor and utilized in Florida, Massachusetts,
Mississippi and throughout New England, saves companies the expense of
training or retraining employees they would have otherwise provided.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:


This is a new bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Estimated costs of $1 million per mobile high-technology training
facilities unit, 20% of which would be required as a match provided by
the applicant. In New York state the average salary for a
high-technology manufacturing employee is $65,000 compared to $39,000
for a "nuts and bolts" manufacturing job.  Each unit could train up to
500 employees per year for an overall increase in wages of $13
million. Therefore, an $800,000 state investment could yield up to $13
million annually in additional wages, resulting in increased revenues
from the personal income tax and other economic activity.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Immediately.

2015-S3608 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3608

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. ESPAILLAT, PERKINS -- read twice and ordered print-
  ed, and when printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Commerce,
  Economic Development and Small Business

AN  ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to creating the
  mobile high-technology training facilities program

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
section 3154-a to read as follows:
  S 3154-A.  MOBILE HIGH-TECHNOLOGY TRAINING FACILITIES PROGRAM.  1. THE
FOUNDATION IS HEREBY  AUTHORIZED  TO  CREATE  A  MOBILE  HIGH-TECHNOLOGY
TRAINING  FACILITIES  PROGRAM.  THE  PURPOSE  OF THE PROGRAM IS TO AWARD
MATCHING GRANTS ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS TO QUALIFIED APPLICANTS  FOR  THE
DESIGN,  DEVELOPMENT  AND/OR  OUTFIT  OF MOBILE HIGH-TECHNOLOGY TRAINING
FACILITIES THAT  COMPLEMENT  CERTIFICATE,  DEGREE  OR  OTHER  RECOGNIZED
CREDENTIALING PROGRAMS.
  2.  "QUALIFIED  APPLICANT"  MEANS  ANY  EDUCATIONAL  OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT
INSTITUTION  PROVIDING  CERTIFICATE,  DEGREE  OR   OTHER   CREDENTIALING
PROGRAMS  IN HIGH-TECHNOLOGY FIELDS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NANO-
TECHNOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGY, ADVANCED MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND INFORMA-
TION TECHNOLOGY OR ANY OTHER FIELD DEFINED AS AN EMERGING TECHNOLOGY  BY
PARAGRAPH  (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION THIRTY-ONE HUNDRED TWO-E OF
THIS ARTICLE.
  3. APPLICANTS SHALL SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE FOUNDATION COMPRISING
A PLAN INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
  (A) DEMONSTRATION THAT FUNDS AND/OR OTHER  IN-KIND  CONTRIBUTIONS  ARE
ENCUMBERED  IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN TWENTY PERCENT OF REQUESTED GRANT
AMOUNT;
  (B) THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A FACILITY INCLUDING THE  USE  OF
SIMULATION-BASED EDUCATION AND TRAINING RESOURCES INCLUDING THE TYPES OF
MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT AND STAFFING LEVEL REQUIRED;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08748-01-5

S. 3608                             2

  (C) DEMONSTRATION OF A FLEXIBLE PROGRAM WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR DIVERSI-
FIED JOB TRAINING SKILLS WITHIN A PARTICULAR INDUSTRY;
  (D) EVIDENCE THAT A NEED FOR EMPLOYEES RELATED TO THE INDUSTRY ASSOCI-
ATED WITH THE APPLICANT EXISTS;
  (E) DEVELOPMENT OF A CURRICULUM TO DELIVER SUCH MOBILE TRAINING FACIL-
ITY  TO  EACH  REGIONALLY  DEFINED LOCATION IN THE STATE LACKING SIMILAR
TRAINING  OPPORTUNITIES  INCLUDING  THE  PERIOD  OF  TIME  REQUIRED   TO
ADEQUATELY  TRAIN AN INDIVIDUAL AND THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS
UTILIZING SUCH FACILITY IN  A GIVEN YEAR;
  (F)  DEMONSTRATION  OF  A  COLLABORATIVE  AND/OR  COOPERATIVE  WORKING
RELATIONSHIP  WITH  PRIVATE  EMPLOYERS  TO  ENSURE  THAT FACILITIES MEET
INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC JOB TRAINING REQUIREMENTS; AND
  (G) DEMONSTRATION OF AN ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SUCH MOBILE FACILITY ON AN
ON-GOING BASIS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SELF-SUSTAINABILITY REGARD-
ING STAFFING, OPERATING, MAINTENANCE AND ADAPTABILITY.
  4. THE FOUNDATION SHALL ESTABLISH ANY ADDITIONAL CRITERIA TO  BE  USED
IN THE EVALUATION OF APPLICATIONS.
  5. THE FOUNDATION SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE LEGIS-
LATURE  REGARDING THE OUTCOMES OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO GRANT RECIPIENTS, PURPOSE  OF  MOBILE  TRAINING  FACILITY,  LOCATIONS
VISITED, NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS UTILIZING FACILITY AND ACTUAL EMPLOYMENT
OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF SUCH FACILITY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Senate Bill S3608

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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2015-S3608 (ACTIVE) - Details

2015-S3608 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S3608 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3608 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Sponsored By

Adriano Espaillat

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Commerce, Economic Development And Small Business Committee

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Bill Perkins

2015-S3608 (ACTIVE) - Details

2015-S3608 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S3608 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3608 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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