S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7325
I N S E N A T E
January 5, 2018
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Introduced by Sen. PHILLIPS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to general powers and duties
of the commissioner of labor; and to amend a chapter of the laws of
2017, amending the labor law, relating to general powers and duties of
the commission of labor, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.
3789 and A. 1956, in relation to the effectiveness thereof
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 15 of section 21 of the labor law, as added by
a chapter of the laws of 2017, amending the labor law, relating to
general powers and duties of the commissioner of labor, as proposed in
legislative bills numbers S. 3789 and A. 1956, is amended to read as
follows:
15. [Catalogue of] SHALL ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN AN ONLINE DATABASE TO
CATALOGUE AND MAKE AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON workforce development fund-
ing PROGRAMS AND MAY PUBLISH ANY ANALYSIS CONDUCTED BY THE DEPARTMENT ON
SUCH DATA. [(a) The department shall publish by October first, two thou-
sand seventeen and update annually, 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;
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(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;
(21) tuition assistance; and
(22) apprenticeships.
The catalogue] FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE TERM "WORKFORCE
DEVELOPMENT FUNDING PROGRAM" SHALL MEAN A PROGRAM THAT FUNDS OR PROVIDES
TARGETED EDUCATIONAL, OCCUPATIONAL OR TRAINING SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSE
OF EFFECTING THE EMPLOYABILITY OF THE PARTICIPANT, PROVIDES TRAINING OR
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, SUPPORTS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY BY
ENHANCING THE SKILLS OF THE STATE'S WORKFORCE, PREPARES INDIVIDUALS FOR
EMPLOYMENT, IMPROVES OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO BECOME EMPLOYED,
OR PROMOTES UNDERSTANDING OF THE STATE LABOR FORCE MARKET THROUGH
STATISTICAL STUDIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROGRAMS THAT FUND OR
PROVIDE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AND ADULT LITERACY. FOR EACH WORK-
FORCE DEVELOPMENT FUNDING PROGRAM, THE ONLINE DATABASE shall include,
but not be limited to, the following information for each funding
program:
(i) the name of the funding program and the agency administering the
funding program;
(ii) a description of the purpose of the funding program;
(iii) a specific program Uniform Resource Locator ("URL"), if any;
(iv) the year the program was established;
(v) a catalog of federal domestic assistance numbers, if any;
(vi) the legal authority, including statute and regulation citations;
(vii) the program and fiscal contact information including agency
name, telephone number, and email address;
(viii) all eligibility requirements;
(ix) any program and special restrictions;
(x) any action or actions required to receive aid; AND
(xi) a description of aid which shall include, but not be limited to,
the flow of funds between entities, the type of aid formula used, any
matching requirements and any maintenance of effort[;
(xii) all amounts appropriated in the most recent three years, broken
down by fiscal year and categorized by federal funds, state general
funds and state special revenue;
(xiii) all amounts disbursed for the prior two fiscal years broken
down by federal funds, state general funds and state special revenue;
and
(xiv) all relevant data on the outcomes and effectiveness of such
funding program and the number of persons served by such funding.
(b) The department shall submit by the first of October, two thousand
seventeen and annually thereafter, a report of the catalogue of work-
force development funding to the governor, the temporary president of
the senate, the speaker of the assembly, the minority leader of the
senate and the minority leader of the assembly and make it available on
the department's website for public review by such date].
§ 2. Section 2 of a chapter of the laws of 2017, amending the labor
law, relating to general powers and duties of the commissioner of labor,
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as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3789 and A. 1956, is amended
to read as follows:
§ 2. ANY STATE AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY THEREOF THAT ADMINISTERS OR
OVERSEES WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUNDING PROGRAMS SHALL REPORT TO THE
COMMISSIONER OF LABOR, WITHIN 45 DAYS OF THE END OF THE APPLICABLE
FISCAL YEAR FOR THE FUNDING PROGRAM, THE INFORMATION SPECIFIED IN SUBDI-
VISION 15 OF SECTION 21 OF THE LABOR LAW, TOGETHER WITH SUCH OTHER
INFORMATION AS THE COMMISSIONER OF LABOR DEEMS MATERIAL AND NECESSARY
FOR INCLUSION IN THE ONLINE DATABASE. THIS INFORMATION SHALL BE REPORTED
THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC REPORTING SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
LABOR.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately; PROVIDED HOWEVER THAT
SECTION TWO OF THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT ON THE FIRST OF OCTOBER NEXT
SUCCEEDING THE DATE ON WHICH IT SHALL HAVE BECOME A LAW.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided however that
section one of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the
same manner as a chapter of the laws 2017, amending the labor law,
relating to general powers and duties of the commissioner of labor, as
proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 3789 and A. 1956, takes effect.