Senate Bill S7990

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to general powers and duties of the commissioner of labor

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S7990 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9416
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง21, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S3789, A1956

2015-S7990 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to general powers and duties of the commissioner of labor; requires the department of labor to publish a catalogue of workforce development funding programs.

2015-S7990 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S7990 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7990

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 2, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- 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 general powers and  duties
  of the commissioner of labor

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

  Section 1. Section 21 of the labor law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 15 to read as follows:
  15.  CATALOGUE  OF  WORKFORCE  DEVELOPMENT FUNDING. (A) THE DEPARTMENT
SHALL PUBLISH BY OCTOBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN AND UPDATE  ANNUAL-
LY,  THEREAFTER,  A CATALOGUE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUNDING PROGRAMS.
SUCH CATALOGUE SHALL INCLUDE ALL STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDING PROGRAMS THAT
SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING SERVICES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
  (1) EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING;
  (2) THE OBTAINMENT OF A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR ITS EQUIVALENT;
  (3) HIGHER EDUCATION LEADING TO A CAREER;
  (4) SKILLS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING;
  (5) SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT;
  (6) CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES THAT IMPROVE EMPLOYABIL-
ITY LITERACY TRAINING;
  (7) ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE;
  (8) LIFE SKILLS INSTRUCTION;
  (9) ON-THE-JOB TRAINING;
  (10) INTERNSHIPS;
  (11) PRE-APPRENTICESHIPS;
  (12) ENTRY LEVEL AND ADVANCED SKILLS TRAINING;
  (13) RETRAINING;
  (14) STRUCTURED WORKSITE TRAINING;
  (15) PRE-VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING;
  (16) SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITION ACTIVITIES;
  (17) EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS TRAINING;
  (18) WAGE REIMBURSEMENT FOR SKILLS UPGRADING;
  (19) COUNSELING;
  (20) STIPENDS;

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

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