Assembly Bill A9538

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires human service providers that contract with the state to pay their employees a minimum wage of twenty-one dollars per hour

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

co-Sponsors

2021-A9538 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8749
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §224-e, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A1644, A8932

2021-A9538 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that the rate of pay for all human services contracts between any state or local agency and a nonprofit human services provider stipulate that the provider will pay its employees no less than twenty-one dollars per hour and that the necessary amounts have been appropriated to ensure payment of such minimum wage.

2021-A9538 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9538
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 16, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. JOYNER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Labor
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the labor law, in relation to requiring human service
   providers that contract with the state to pay their employees a  mini-
   mum wage of twenty-one dollars per hour
 
   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  224-e  to
 read as follows:
   §  224-E. WAGE REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN HUMAN SERVICES WORKERS. 1. FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) "HUMAN SERVICES" SHALL MEAN ANY SERVICE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS OR
 GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING  OR  ENHANCING  SUCH
 INDIVIDUALS'  HEALTH  AND/OR  WELFARE,  BY  ADDRESSING  SOCIAL  PROBLEMS
 INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED  TO:  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE,  TEENAGE  PREGNANCY,
 MIGRANT HEALTH PROBLEMS, CHILD ABUSE, NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES, SUICIDE,
 HUNGER,  UNEMPLOYMENT, LACK OF SUITABLE SHELTER, CRIME, DRUG AND ALCOHOL
 ABUSE AND POVERTY.
   (B) "HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDER" SHALL MEAN ANY:  (I)  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  OR
 CHARITABLE  ORGANIZATION,  OR  (II) LOCAL AGENCY AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH
 (C) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THAT (1) CONTRACTS WITH  ANY  STATE  AGENCY  OR
 OTHER  PUBLIC ENTITY, AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (E) OF THIS SUBDIVISION TO
 PROVIDE HUMAN SERVICES AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS  SUBDIVISION,
 OR  (2)  DIRECTLY  OR INDIRECTLY RECEIVES ANY PUBLIC FUNDS TO PROVIDE OR
 CONTRACT WITH THIRD PERSONS TO PROVIDE HUMAN SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF
 THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR SPECIFIC CLIENT GROUPS.
   (C) "LOCAL AGENCY" SHALL INCLUDE ALL COUNTY, CITY,  TOWN  AND  VILLAGE
 GOVERNING  BODIES,  ALL OTHER PUBLIC CORPORATIONS, SPECIAL DISTRICTS AND
 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE.
   (D) "STATE AGENCY" SHALL  INCLUDE  ANY  DEPARTMENT,  DIVISION,  BOARD,
 BUREAU,  COMMISSION,  OFFICE, AGENCY, AUTHORITY OR PUBLIC CORPORATION OF
 THE STATE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14495-01-2
 A. 9538                             2
              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.