Assembly Actions -
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Feb 11, 2016 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S6732
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 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
2015-S6732 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S6732 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6732 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the labor law, in relation to compelling family reasons and the continuance of unemployment benefits PURPOSE : To include child care as a compelling family reason for purposes of unemployment insurance. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 of the bill would amend subdivision 1 of section 593 of the labor law to add child care as a compelling family reason. Section 2 of the bill provides for an immediate effective date. EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAW WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER : Section 593 enumerates circumstances that qualify as a compelling family reason for purposes of unemployment benefits. This bill would include child care as a compelling family reason. JUSTIFICATION :
2015-S6732 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6732 I N S E N A T E February 11, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. AVELLA -- 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 compelling family reasons and the continuance of unemployment benefits THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 593 of the labor law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (iv) to read as follows: (IV) THE NEED FOR THE INDIVIDUAL TO PROVIDE CHILD CARE TO THE INDIVID- UAL'S CHILD IF SUCH INDIVIDUAL HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO SECURE ALTERNATIVE CHILD CARE. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08187-01-5
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