NY State Senate Bill 2017-S5363B

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Jun 12, 2018	print number 5363b
Jun 12, 2018	amend (t) and recommit to labor
Jan 03, 2018	referred to labor
Jun 15, 2017	print number 5363a
Jun 15, 2017	amend and recommit to labor
Mar 23, 2017	referred to labor

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2017-S5363 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2164
Current Committee:: Senate Labor
Law Section:: Labor Law
Laws Affected:: Add §44, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: A9933
2019-2020: A1056
2021-2022: A2542
2023-2024: A359

2017-S5363 - Summary

Relates to the establishment of a wage data clearinghouse.

2017-S5363 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S5363

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the labor law, in relation to the
establishment of wage data clearinghouses

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

Require the State Department of Labor (DOL) to issue an RFP to form
partnerships with three academic institutions located in distinct
labor market areas in the north, west and downstate regions of the
State with proven experience in analyzing labor market data to
establish research centers to serve as the State's clearinghouses for
wage data. The clearinghouses would be required to issue reports
evaluating workforce preparation, worker training and selected
education programs. This would allow the state to benefit from the
expertise of academics in conducting important research while keeping
the data protected.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Labor Law - § 44 wage data clearinghouse.

Section 1. The labor commissioner shall establish three wage data
clearinghouses in consultation with the commissioner of education and
the state workforce investment board.

Section 2. The wage data clearinghouses shall be administered by
academic institutions in New York State with proven experience in
analyzing labor data and shall be allocated $600,000.

Section 3. The department shall provide the wage data clearinghouses
with all state and federal wage and employment related data it has
available.

Section 4. A statewide nine member advisory board is established.

Section 5. The wage data clearinghouses shall provide analyses on the
effectiveness of workforce preparation programs and other related
research for their regions.

Section 6. The clearinghouse shall release reports and aggregated data
to the department, which shall be made available online.

Section 7. DOL shall issue an evaluation of this data clearinghouse
within one year, and every four years thereafter.

 EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAW WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER :

Create new section 44 of Labor Law.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The state spends billions of state and federal dollars each year on
educating and training future workers through the PK-12 system, public
colleges and universities, workforce development and preparation
programs, and adult literacy classes. Yet policymakers and the public
have little idea which programs are effective and actually help
participants get on career paths that lead to living wage employment.

Since enactment of a state law in 2013, colleges and public workforce
programs have had access to the earnings and employment information of
people who completed their programs. While most large institutions do
have the capacity to meet the state's exacting standards for using the
information safely and effectively, smaller workforce preparation
programs which might benefit from information do not have the
technological capacity and analytical expertise to use the data.
Most other states are using wage data, often in combination with
education data to assess education and workforce programs.

Examples of Data Aggregation:

*Colleges and universities can now look at earnings of graduates, see
not only whether students got jobs after graduation but whether they
stayed in jobs and were able to move into higher paying positions.

*Individuals and policymakers can identify which educational and
workforce development programs are producing the best outcomes for
participants.

*This data will help the state and localities identify how many people
are trained in specific skills, where they are, whether they are out
of work or are looking for similar jobs, and how many went through
such skill programs.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2017-18 BILL NO A2164
01/17/2017 referred to labor
2016-17 BILL NO A09933A/S8003
04/28/2016 referred to labor
06/01/2016 reported referred to ways and means
06/02/2016 amend and recommit to ways and means
06/02/2016 print number 9933a
06/08/2016 reported referred to rules
06/14/2016 reported
06/14/2016 rules report cal.296
06/14/2016 ordered to third reading rules cal.296
06/16/2016 passed assembly
06/16/2016 delivered to senate
06/16/2016 REFERRED TO RULES.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS :

Subject to available appropriations.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately.

2017-S5363 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5363
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. ALCANTARA -- 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 the establishment of wage
   data clearinghouses
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 44 to read
 as follows:
   § 44. WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSE. 1.  THE COMMISSIONER, SUBJECT TO AVAIL-
 ABLE  APPROPRIATIONS AND IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCA-
 TION AND THE STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT  BOARD,  SHALL  ESTABLISH  THREE
 WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSES, AS DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WHER-
 EIN  EACH WOULD SERVE BETWEEN THREE AND FOUR DISTINCT LABOR MARKET AREAS
 DIVIDED AMONG THE NORTH, WEST AND DOWNSTATE REGIONS  OF  THE  STATE,  AS
 DEFINED  BY THE DEPARTMENT.  THE PURPOSE OF THE WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSES
 ARE TO: (A) ANALYZE AVAILABLE WAGE  RECORD  DATA,  QUARTERLY  CENSUS  OF
 EMPLOYMENT  AND  WAGES  DATA,  AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA AND OTHER
 AVAILABLE DATA; (B) SUPPLEMENT CURRENT  DATA  ANALYSIS  AND  ASSIST  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF  LABOR,  STATE AND LOCAL POLICYMAKERS, WORKFORCE TRAINING
 AND EDUCATION PROVIDERS, PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS, INSTITUTIONS OF HIGH-
 ER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS WITH THE ANALYSIS OF  SUCH  DATA;
 AND  (C) ANALYZE THE OUTCOMES AND EFFECTIVENESS OF WORKFORCE PREPARATION
 PROGRAMS IN THEIR REGIONS, AND TO CONDUCT OTHER RELATED RESEARCH.
   2. THE WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSES  SHALL  BE  ADMINISTERED  BY  ACADEMIC
 INSTITUTIONS  IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITH PROVEN EXPERIENCE IN ANALYZ-
 ING LABOR DATA AND SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE COMMISSIONER,  IN  CONSULTA-
 TION  WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION AND THE STATE WORKFORCE INVEST-
 MENT BOARD, THROUGH A  REQUEST  FOR  PROPOSAL  PROCESS.  CRITERIA  SHALL
 INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE DEMONSTRATED ABILITY OF THE CHOSEN
 INSTITUTION TO ANALYZE WAGE REPORTING DATA AND TO LEVERAGE  AND  ATTRACT
 FEDERAL  FUNDS, AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS.  THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHOR-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD07591-04-7

 S. 5363                             2
 
 IZED TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO SELECTED ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS FOR  OPERATING
 WAGE  DATA CLEARINGHOUSES OF UP TO SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY
 DIVIDED EVENLY AMONG THE THREE CLEARINGHOUSES.   ANY  UNUSED  ALLOCATION
 MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE IN THE SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEAR.
   3.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE THE WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSES WITH ALL
 STATE AND FEDERAL WAGE AND EMPLOYMENT RELATED  DATA  IT  HAS  AVAILABLE,
 INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  WAGE  RECORD DATA, QUARTERLY CENSUS OF
 EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES DATA AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA.  ALL  DISCLO-
 SURE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN SECTION FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF THIS
 CHAPTER  SHALL  APPLY  TO  ALL WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSE EMPLOYEES WORKING
 WITH THE DATA.
   4. A STATEWIDE WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSE ADVISORY BOARD IS HEREBY ESTAB-
 LISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING STATEWIDE OBJECTIVES AND  EACH  OF
 THE  WAGE  DATA CLEARINGHOUSE'S RESEARCH AND EVALUATION PRIORITIES AFTER
 CONSULTATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF EACH WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSE AND AFTER
 REVIEWING EACH DIRECTOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS  FOR  REVIEW.    THE  ADVISORY
 BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF NINE MEMBERS, THREE OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY
 THE  COMMISSIONER,  THREE OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER
 OF EDUCATION, THREE OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY  THE  STATE  WORKFORCE
 INVESTMENT  BOARD.   THE ADVISORY BOARD SHALL INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES OF
 HIGHER EDUCATION, WORKFORCE  EDUCATION  AND  TRAINING  PROVIDERS,  BUSI-
 NESSES,  INCLUDING  SMALL  BUSINESSES,  LABOR  ORGANIZATIONS  AND  OTHER
 APPOINTEES WITH EXPERTISE IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THE DEPARTMENT  DEEMS
 APPROPRIATE,  WITH  AT  LEAST  ONE  MEMBER FROM EACH OF THE FIVE REGIONS
 REPRESENTED BY THE CLEARINGHOUSES.
   5.  THE WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSES SHALL USE WAGE RECORD DATA, QUARTERLY
 CENSUS OF EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES DATA,  AND  UNEMPLOYMENT  INSURANCE  DATA
 PROVIDED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  AND  ANY  OTHER  DATA SETS INCLUDING DATA
 PROVIDED BY STATE, FEDERAL OR LOCAL AGENCIES IT  DEEMS  APPROPRIATE,  TO
 PROVIDE  ANALYSES OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WORKFORCE PREPARATION PROGRAMS
 THROUGHOUT THE STATE, AND ANY OTHER RESEARCH THE ADVISORY BOARD  IDENTI-
 FIES  AS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ATTAINMENT OF LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT OF RESI-
 DENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED OR UNDER-EMPLOYED.
   6. THE WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSES SHALL RELEASE REPORTS  AND  AGGREGATED
 DATA  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT,  WHICH  SHALL  SHARE  SUCH INFORMATION ON THE
 DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE, AS WELL AS ON ANY WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY THE CLEAR-
 INGHOUSES.
   7.  ONE YEAR AFTER SELECTION OF THE ACADEMIC  INSTITUTIONS  THAT  WILL
 SERVE  AS CLEARINGHOUSES, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DIRECTOR OF
 THE BUDGET, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY  WAYS  AND  MEANS  COMMITTEE, THE CHAIRS OF SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 LABOR COMMITTEES, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,  AND  THE  PRESIDENT  PRO
 TEMPORE  OF  THE  SENATE,  AN  EVALUATION OF THIS PROGRAM PREPARED BY AN
 ENTITY INDEPENDENT OF THE DEPARTMENT. SUCH EVALUATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED
 EVERY FOUR YEARS THEREAFTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S5363A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2164
Current Committee:: Senate Labor
Law Section:: Labor Law
Laws Affected:: Add §44, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: A9933
2019-2020: A1056
2021-2022: A2542
2023-2024: A359

2017-S5363A - Summary

Relates to the establishment of a wage data clearinghouse.

2017-S5363A - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S5363A

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the labor law, in relation to the
establishment of wage data clearinghouses

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

Require the State Department of Labor (DOL) to issue an RFP to form
partnerships with three academic institutions located in distinct
labor market areas in the north, west and downstate regions of the
State with proven experience in analyzing labor market data to
establish research centers to serve as the State's clearinghouses for
wage data. The clearinghouses would be required to issue reports
evaluating workforce preparation, worker training and selected
education programs. This would allow the state to benefit from the
expertise of academics in conducting important research while keeping
the data protected.

Difference Between Original and Amended Version:

Deleted from page 2 line 24-25: " ... with at least one member from
each of the five regions represented by the clearinghouses."

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Labor Law - § 44 wage data clearinghouse.

Section 1. The labor commissioner shall establish three wage data
clearinghouses in consultation with the commissioner of education and
the state workforce investment board.

Section 2. The wage data clearinghouses shall be administered by
academic institutions in New York State with proven experience in
analyzing labor data and shall be allocated $600,000.

Section 3. The department shall provide the wage data clearinghouses
with all state and federal wage and employment related data it has
available.

Section 4. A statewide nine member advisory board is established.

Section 5. The wage data clearinghouses shall provide analyses on the
effectiveness of workforce preparation programs and other related
research for their regions.

Section 6. The clearinghouse shall release reports and aggregated data
to the department, which shall be made available online.

Section 7. DOL shall issue an evaluation of this data clearinghouse
within one year, and every four years thereafter.

 EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAW WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER :

Create new section 44 of Labor Law.

 JUSTIFICATION :

The state spends billions of state and federal dollars each year on
educating and training future workers through the PK-12 system, public
colleges and universities, workforce development and preparation
programs, and adult literacy classes. Yet policymakers and the public
have little idea which programs are effective and actually help
participants get on career paths that lead to living wage employment.



Since enactment of a state law in 2013, colleges and public workforce
programs have had access to the earnings and employment information of
people who completed their programs.

While most large institutions do have the capacity to meet the state's
exacting standards for using the information safely and effectively,
smaller workforce preparation programs which might benefit from
information do not have the technological capacity and analytical
expertise to use the data.

Most other states are using wage data, often in combination with
education data to assess education and workforce programs.  Examples
of Data Aggregation:

*Colleges and universities can now look at earnings of graduates, see
not only whether students got jobs after graduation but whether they
stayed in jobs and were able to move into higher paying positions.

*Individuals and policymakers can identify which educational and
workforce development programs are producing the best outcomes for
participants.

*This data will help the state and localities identify how many people
are trained in specific skills, where they are, whether they are out
of work or are looking for similar jobs, and how many went through
such skill programs.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2017-18 BILL NO A2164
01/17/2017 referred to labor
2016-17 BILL NO A09933A/S8003
04/28/2016 referred to labor
06/01/2016 reported referred to ways and means
06/02/2016 amend and recommit to ways and means
06/02/2016 print number 9933a
06/08/2016 reported referred to rules
06/14/2016 reported
06/14/2016 rules report cal.296
06/14/2016 ordered to third reading rules cal.296
06/16/2016 passed assembly
06/16/2016 delivered to senate
06/16/2016 REFERRED TO RULES.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS :

Subject to available appropriations.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately.

2017-S5363A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5363--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. ALCANTARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Labor -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the establishment of  wage
   data clearinghouses

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 44 to read
 as follows:
   § 44. WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSE. 1.  THE COMMISSIONER, SUBJECT TO AVAIL-
 ABLE APPROPRIATIONS AND IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF  EDUCA-
 TION  AND  THE  STATE  WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD, SHALL ESTABLISH THREE
 WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSES, AS DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WHER-
 EIN EACH WOULD SERVE BETWEEN THREE AND FOUR DISTINCT LABOR MARKET  AREAS
 DIVIDED  AMONG  THE  NORTH,  WEST AND DOWNSTATE REGIONS OF THE STATE, AS
 DEFINED BY THE DEPARTMENT.  THE PURPOSE OF THE WAGE DATA  CLEARINGHOUSES
 ARE  TO:  (A)  ANALYZE  AVAILABLE  WAGE RECORD DATA, QUARTERLY CENSUS OF
 EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES DATA, AND UNEMPLOYMENT  INSURANCE  DATA  AND  OTHER
 AVAILABLE  DATA;  (B)  SUPPLEMENT  CURRENT  DATA ANALYSIS AND ASSIST THE
 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, STATE AND LOCAL  POLICYMAKERS,  WORKFORCE  TRAINING
 AND EDUCATION PROVIDERS, PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS, INSTITUTIONS OF HIGH-
 ER  EDUCATION  AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS WITH THE ANALYSIS OF SUCH DATA;
 AND (C) ANALYZE THE OUTCOMES AND EFFECTIVENESS OF WORKFORCE  PREPARATION
 PROGRAMS IN THEIR REGIONS, AND TO CONDUCT OTHER RELATED RESEARCH.
   2.  THE  WAGE  DATA  CLEARINGHOUSES  SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY ACADEMIC
 INSTITUTIONS IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITH PROVEN EXPERIENCE IN  ANALYZ-
 ING  LABOR  DATA AND SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTA-
 TION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION AND THE STATE WORKFORCE  INVEST-
 MENT  BOARD,  THROUGH  A  REQUEST  FOR  PROPOSAL PROCESS. CRITERIA SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE DEMONSTRATED ABILITY OF  THE  CHOSEN
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD07591-06-7

 S. 5363--A                          2
 
 INSTITUTION  TO  ANALYZE WAGE REPORTING DATA AND TO LEVERAGE AND ATTRACT
 FEDERAL FUNDS, AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS.  THE COMMISSIONER IS  AUTHOR-
 IZED  TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO SELECTED ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS FOR OPERATING
 WAGE  DATA CLEARINGHOUSES OF UP TO SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY
 DIVIDED EVENLY AMONG THE THREE CLEARINGHOUSES.   ANY  UNUSED  ALLOCATION
 MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE IN THE SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEAR.
   3.  THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE THE WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSES WITH ALL
 STATE AND FEDERAL WAGE AND EMPLOYMENT RELATED  DATA  IT  HAS  AVAILABLE,
 INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO  WAGE  RECORD DATA, QUARTERLY CENSUS OF
 EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES DATA AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA.  ALL  DISCLO-
 SURE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN SECTION FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF THIS
 CHAPTER  SHALL  APPLY  TO  ALL WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSE EMPLOYEES WORKING
 WITH THE DATA.
   4. A STATEWIDE WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSE ADVISORY BOARD IS HEREBY ESTAB-
 LISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING STATEWIDE OBJECTIVES AND  EACH  OF
 THE  WAGE  DATA CLEARINGHOUSE'S RESEARCH AND EVALUATION PRIORITIES AFTER
 CONSULTATION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF EACH WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSE AND AFTER
 REVIEWING EACH DIRECTOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS  FOR  REVIEW.    THE  ADVISORY
 BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF NINE MEMBERS, THREE OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY
 THE  COMMISSIONER,  THREE OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER
 OF EDUCATION, THREE OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED BY  THE  STATE  WORKFORCE
 INVESTMENT  BOARD.   THE ADVISORY BOARD SHALL INCLUDE REPRESENTATIVES OF
 HIGHER EDUCATION, WORKFORCE  EDUCATION  AND  TRAINING  PROVIDERS,  BUSI-
 NESSES,  INCLUDING  SMALL  BUSINESSES,  LABOR  ORGANIZATIONS  AND  OTHER
 APPOINTEES WITH EXPERTISE IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THE DEPARTMENT  DEEMS
 APPROPRIATE.
   5.  THE WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSES SHALL USE WAGE RECORD DATA, QUARTERLY
 CENSUS  OF  EMPLOYMENT  AND  WAGES DATA, AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA
 PROVIDED BY THE DEPARTMENT  AND  ANY  OTHER  DATA  SETS  INCLUDING  DATA
 PROVIDED  BY  STATE,  FEDERAL OR LOCAL AGENCIES IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE, TO
 PROVIDE ANALYSES OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WORKFORCE PREPARATION  PROGRAMS
 THROUGHOUT  THE STATE, AND ANY OTHER RESEARCH THE ADVISORY BOARD IDENTI-
 FIES AS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ATTAINMENT OF LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT OF  RESI-
 DENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED OR UNDER-EMPLOYED.
   6.  THE  WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSES SHALL RELEASE REPORTS AND AGGREGATED
 DATA TO THE DEPARTMENT,  WHICH  SHALL  SHARE  SUCH  INFORMATION  ON  THE
 DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE, AS WELL AS ON ANY WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY THE CLEAR-
 INGHOUSES.
   7.    ONE  YEAR AFTER SELECTION OF THE ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS THAT WILL
 SERVE AS CLEARINGHOUSES, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT TO THE DIRECTOR  OF
 THE  BUDGET, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR OF THE
 ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, THE CHAIRS  OF  SENATE  AND  ASSEMBLY
 LABOR  COMMITTEES,  THE  SPEAKER  OF THE ASSEMBLY, AND THE PRESIDENT PRO
 TEMPORE OF THE SENATE, AN EVALUATION OF  THIS  PROGRAM  PREPARED  BY  AN
 ENTITY INDEPENDENT OF THE DEPARTMENT. SUCH EVALUATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED
 EVERY FOUR YEARS THEREAFTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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2017-S5363B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A2164
Current Committee:: Senate Labor
Law Section:: Labor Law
Laws Affected:: Add §44, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2015-2016: A9933
2019-2020: A1056
2021-2022: A2542
2023-2024: A359

2017-S5363B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the establishment of a wage data clearinghouse.

2017-S5363B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S5363B

SPONSOR: ALCANTARA
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the labor law, in relation to the
establishment of a wage data clearinghouse

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Require the State Department of Labor (DOL) to issue an RFP to form a
partnership with an academic institution with proven experience in
analyzing labor market data to establish a research center to serve as
the State's clearinghouse for wage data. The clearinghouse would be
required to issue reports evaluating the longterm effectiveness of work-
force development and education programs and to identify gaps in the
availability of existing and proposed workforce development training to
meet employment needs, in addition, the clearinghouse shall conduct any
other research it identifies as contributing to increasing to the
attainment of longterm employment of residents in the state, especially
those who are unemployed or underemployed.

Primary Changes:

Changed number of clearinghouses from three to one

Clarified areas of study for the clearinghouse

Amended the members of the advisory board, their appointments, terms,
and duties

Other technical amendments

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

Labor Law - § 44 wage data clearinghouse.

Section 1. The labor commissioner shall establish a wage data clearing-
house in consultation with the commissioner of the state education
department and the state workforce investment board.

Section 2. The wage data clearinghouses shall be administered by an
academic institution in New York State with proven experience in analyz-
ing labor data. The Commissioner is authorized to provide funding up to
$600,000.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017-18 BILL NO A2164
06/21/17 passed assembly
06/21/17 delivered to senate
06/21/17 REFERRED TO RULES
01/03/18 DIED IN SENATE
01/03/18 RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
01/03/18 ordered to third reading cal.163
2016-17 BILL NO A09933A/58003
06/16/2016 passed assembly
06/16/2016 delivered to senate
06/16/2016 REFERRED TO RULES

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
Subject to available appropriations.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately

2017-S5363B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  5363--B
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. ALCANTARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Labor -- committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee -- recommitted to the Committee on Labor in  accord-
   ance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the labor law, in relation to the establishment of a
   wage data clearinghouse
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 44 to read
 as follows:
   § 44. WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSE. 1.  THE COMMISSIONER, SUBJECT TO AVAIL-
 ABLE  APPROPRIATIONS  AND  IN  CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE
 EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE STATE  WORKFORCE  INVESTMENT  BOARD,  SHALL
 ESTABLISH  A  WAGE  DATA  CLEARINGHOUSE.    THE PURPOSE OF THE WAGE DATA
 CLEARINGHOUSE SHALL BE TO USE EXISTING UNEMPLOYMENT  INSURANCE  DATA  AS
 DESCRIBED IN SECTION FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER AND OTHER
 AVAILABLE  LABOR,  EDUCATION  AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DATA TO EVALUATE
 THE LONG-TERM  EFFECTIVENESS  OF  WORKFORCE  DEVELOPMENT  AND  EDUCATION
 PROGRAMS  AND  TO  IDENTIFY  GAPS  IN  THE  AVAILABILITY OF EXISTING AND
 PROPOSED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING TO  MEET  EMPLOYMENT  NEEDS,  IN
 ADDITION,  THE CLEARINGHOUSE SHALL CONDUCT ANY OTHER RESEARCH IT IDENTI-
 FIES AS CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASING THE ATTAINMENT OF  LONG-TERM  EMPLOY-
 MENT  OF RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED OR
 UNDEREMPLOYED.
   2. THE WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSE SHALL BE ADMINISTERED  BY  AN  ACADEMIC
 INSTITUTION  IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITH PROVEN EXPERTISE IN ANALYZING
 LABOR DATA AND SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE  COMMISSIONER,  IN  CONSULTATION
 WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE STATE WORK-
 FORCE INVESTMENT BOARD, THROUGH A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS.  CRITE-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD07591-12-8

 S. 5363--B                          2
 
 RIA  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE DEMONSTRATED ABILITY OF
 THE CHOSEN  INSTITUTION  TO  ANALYZE  UNEMPLOYMENT  INSURANCE  AND  WAGE
 REPORTING DATA AND TO LEVERAGE AND ATTRACT FEDERAL FUNDS AND NON-GOVERN-
 MENTAL  FUNDS.    THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO A
 SELECTED ACADEMIC INSTITUTION FOR OPERATING A WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSE OF
 UP TO SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND  DOLLARS,  SUBJECT  TO  APPROPRIATION.    ANY
 UNUSED ALLOCATION MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE IN THE SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEAR.
   3.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE THE WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSE WITH ALL
 STATE AND FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND WAGE AND EMPLOYMENT RELATED
 DATA IT HAS AVAILABLE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO UNEMPLOYMENT  INSUR-
 ANCE  DATA  AS  DESCRIBED  IN  SECTION FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF THIS
 CHAPTER. ALL DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS SPECIFIED IN SECTION  FIVE  HUNDRED
 THIRTY-SEVEN  OF THIS CHAPTER SHALL APPLY TO ALL WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSE
 EMPLOYEES WORKING WITH THE DATA.
   4. A STATEWIDE WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSE ADVISORY BOARD IS HEREBY ESTAB-
 LISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING STATEWIDE OBJECTIVES AND THE  WAGE
 DATA  CLEARINGHOUSE'S RESEARCH AND EVALUATION PRIORITIES AFTER CONSULTA-
 TION WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE WAGE DATA  CLEARINGHOUSE.    THE  ADVISORY
 BOARD  SHALL APPOINT A DIRECTOR WITH EXPERTISE IN LARGE DATA SYSTEMS AND
 DATA SECURITY WITH PREFERENCE GIVEN TO A CANDIDATE  WHO  HAS  EXPERIENCE
 WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. SUCH DIRECTOR SHALL RECEIVE AN ANNUAL SALARY
 WITHIN  AMOUNTS  APPROPRIATED.   (A) THE ADVISORY BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF
 TWELVE MEMBERS, INCLUDING: THE CHANCELLOR OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW
 YORK, OR SUCH CHANCELLOR'S  DESIGNEE;  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE  STATE
 EDUCATION  DEPARTMENT, OR SUCH COMMISSIONER'S DESIGNEE; THE COMMISSIONER
 OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,  OR  THE  COMMISSIONER'S  DESIGNEE;  A
 REPRESENTATIVE OF SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS, APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR;
 A  REPRESENTATIVE OF A DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS, APPOINTED BY
 THE GOVERNOR; A REPRESENTATIVE OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES, APPOINTED  BY  THE
 GOVERNOR;  AND,  SIX MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING THREE APPOINTED BY
 THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THREE APPOINTED  BY  THE  PRESIDENT  PRO
 TEMPORE  OF  THE SENATE.  THE PUBLIC MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY BOARD SHALL
 HAVE EXPERTISE IN LARGE DATA SYSTEMS AND DATA SECURITY, WORKFORCE DEVEL-
 OPMENT PROGRAMS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND/OR ORGAN-
 IZED LABOR. (B) THE MEMBERS OF  THE  ADVISORY  BOARD  SHALL  RECEIVE  NO
 COMPENSATION  FOR  THEIR SERVICES, BUT SHALL BE ALLOWED THEIR ACTUAL AND
 NECESSARY EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES  PURSUANT
 TO THIS SECTION, SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE DEPARTMENT. (C) ADVISORY
 BOARD  MEMBERS WHO REPRESENT STATE AGENCIES SHALL BE APPOINTED FOR TERMS
 OF THREE YEARS, AND MEMBERS WHO REPRESENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SHALL  SERVE
 TERMS  OF  TWO  YEARS  AND  ALL  OTHER MEMBERS SHALL SERVE TERMS OF FOUR
 YEARS. VACANCIES SHALL BE FILLED IN THE SAME MANNER AS ORIGINAL APPOINT-
 MENTS FOR THE REMAINDER  OF  THE  UNEXPIRED  TERM.  (D)  ADVISORY  BOARD
 MEMBERS  SHALL  EACH  BE GRANTED VOTING RIGHTS AND WILL TOGETHER ELECT A
 CHAIR WHOSE DESIGNATION SHALL BE  MADE  BI-ANNUALLY.  (E)  THE  ADVISORY
 BOARD  SHALL  MEET  AT SUCH TIMES AND PLACES AS MAY BE DETERMINED BY ITS
 CHAIR. THE ADVISORY BOARD SHALL MEET AT A MINIMUM OF SIX  TIMES  IN  THE
 FIRST  YEAR  AND A MINIMUM OF THREE TIMES PER YEAR THEREAFTER. ALL MEET-
 INGS SHALL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SEVEN OF THE PUBLIC
 OFFICERS LAW. A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF SUCH COUNCIL SHALL CONSTITUTE
 A QUORUM FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS.  (F) AFTER  CONSULTATION  WITH
 THE  DIRECTOR,  THE  ADVISORY  BOARD  SHALL DISCUSS AND VOTE ON RESEARCH
 PRIORITIES AND TOPICS FOR THE CLEARINGHOUSE THAT DO  NOT  DUPLICATE  ANY
 RESEARCH  OR  STATISTICS THE DEPARTMENT UNDERTAKES AND THAT FOCUS ON THE
 NEED OF THE USERS OF THE ANALYSIS, WHICH  ARE  STATE  AND  LOCAL  POLICY

 S. 5363--B                          3
 
 MAKERS,  EDUCATIONAL  ENTITIES,  WORKFORCE  DEVELOPMENT PROVIDERS, BUSI-
 NESSES, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATORS.
   5.  THE  WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSE SHALL USE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA
 AS DESCRIBED IN  SECTION  FIVE  HUNDRED  THIRTY-SEVEN  OF  THIS  CHAPTER
 PROVIDED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT  AND  ANY  OTHER  DATA SETS INCLUDING DATA
 PROVIDED BY STATE, FEDERAL OR LOCAL AGENCIES IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE.   THE
 CLEARINGHOUSE  SHALL KEEP PRIVATE AND SAFEGUARD ANY PERSONALLY IDENTIFI-
 ABLE INFORMATION IT OBTAINS AND SHALL NOT RELEASE  SUCH  INFORMATION  TO
 ANY  OTHER  PARTY,  AND  SHALL  USE  ANY  DATA IT OBTAINS SOLELY FOR THE
 PURPOSE OF FURTHERING THE  EFFECTIVENESS  AND  EFFICIENCY  OF  WORKFORCE
 DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION.
   6.  THE  WAGE  DATA CLEARINGHOUSE SHALL RELEASE REPORTS AND AGGREGATED
 DATA TO THE DEPARTMENT,  WHICH  SHALL  BE  POSTED  ON  THE  DEPARTMENT'S
 WEBSITE AS WELL AS ON ANY WEBSITE MAINTAINED BY THE CLEARINGHOUSE.
   7.  ONE  YEAR  AFTER  SELECTION  OF THE ACADEMIC INSTITUTION THAT WILL
 SERVE AS THE CLEARINGHOUSE, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SUBMIT TO THE  DIRECTOR
 OF  THE  BUDGET, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE CHAIR OF
 THE ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, THE CHAIRS OF SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
 LABOR COMMITTEES, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY,  AND  THE  PRESIDENT  PRO
 TEMPORE  OF  THE  SENATE,  AN EVALUATION OF THIS PROGRAM PREPARED BY THE
 DEPARTMENT. SUCH EVALUATION SHALL BE SUBMITTED EVERY FOUR  YEARS  THERE-
 AFTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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