Senate Bill S839A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Enacts the "New York state YouthBuild act"

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  • 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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2019-S839 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9587
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §42-a, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8073
2021-2022: S5397, S7899, A3343
2023-2024: S2370, A4260

2019-S839 - Summary

Enacts the "New York state YouthBuild act"; sets program requirements; authorizes grants to eligible YouthBuild participants and establishes application requirements.

2019-S839 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S839 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    839
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- 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  enacting  the  "New  York
   state  YouthBuild  act"; setting program requirements; authorizing the
   commissioner of labor to make grants to eligible  YouthBuild  programs
   and to establish application requirements; and expanding the number of
   YouthBuild programs in New York state
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "New York state YouthBuild act".
   § 2. Legislative intent. The legislature seeks to support economically
 disadvantaged youth, especially youth who have not finished high school,
 to obtain the education, work experience skills training, personal coun-
 seling,  leadership  development  skills training, job placement assist-
 ance, and long-term follow-up services necessary  for  them  to  achieve
 permanent  economic  self-sufficiency,  while at the same time providing
 valuable community service that addresses urgent community needs includ-
 ing the demand for affordable housing and the need for young role models
 and mentors for younger teenagers and children.
   The legislature further intends to foster the development  of  leader-
 ship skills and a commitment to community development among youth and to
 ensure  maximum  educational achievement of program participants through
 high school diploma or  the  equivalent  attainment  and  transition  to
 institutions of higher education, where appropriate.
   The legislature further intends to provide communities the opportunity
 to establish or rebuild neighborhood stability in economically depressed
 and low-income areas, as well as historic areas requiring restoration or
 preservation, while providing economically disadvantaged youth and youth
 who  have  not  finished  high  school  an  opportunity for a meaningful
 participation in society.

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

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2019-S839A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9587
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §42-a, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S8073
2021-2022: S5397, S7899, A3343
2023-2024: S2370, A4260

2019-S839A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "New York state YouthBuild act"; sets program requirements; authorizes grants to eligible YouthBuild participants and establishes application requirements.

2019-S839A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S839A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  839--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MONTGOMERY, BENJAMIN, BRESLIN, JACKSON, LIU, MARTI-
   NEZ, PARKER, PERSAUD, SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor --  recommitted
   to  the Committee on Labor in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   reported favorably from said committee and committed to the  Committee
   on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the labor law, in relation to enacting the "New York
   state YouthBuild act"; setting program requirements;  authorizing  the
   commissioner  of  labor to make grants to eligible YouthBuild programs
   and to establish application requirements; and to expand the number of
   YouthBuild programs across New York state
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "New York state YouthBuild act".
   § 2. Legislative intent. The legislature seeks to support economically
 disadvantaged youth, especially youth who have not finished high school,
 to obtain education and  work  experience  through  occupational  skills
 training,  personal  counseling,  leadership  development, job placement
 assistance, and long-term  follow-up  services  necessary  for  them  to
 achieve  permanent  economic  self-sufficiency,  while  at the same time
 providing valuable community service  that  addresses  urgent  community
 needs including the demand for affordable housing and the need for young
 role models and mentors for younger teenagers and children.
   The  legislature  further intends to foster the development of leader-
 ship skills and a commitment to community development among youth and to
 ensure maximum educational achievement of program  participants  through
 high  school  diploma  or  the  equivalent  attainment and transition to
 institutions of higher education, where appropriate.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00026-02-0
              

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