Senate Bill S5149

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to an online farm portal to advertise farm employment opportunities

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Agriculture 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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2021-S5149 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Agriculture
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §16, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S8134

2021-S5149 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commissioner of agriculture and markets to establish and administer an online farm portal to advertise farm employment opportunities; permits persons to apply for such employment through the portal.

2021-S5149 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S5149 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5149
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 25, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and  markets  law,  in  relation  to  an
   online farm portal to advertise farm employment opportunities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 16 of the agriculture and markets law is amended by
 adding a new subdivision 52 to read as follows:
   52. ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER, IN COORDINATION WITH THE  DEPARTMENT  OF
 LABOR, AN ONLINE FARM EMPLOYMENT PORTAL. SUCH PORTAL SHALL BE A LOCATION
 FOR  FARMERS  TO  ADVERTISE  EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND FOR PERSONS TO
 APPLY FOR SUCH EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THE DEPARTMENT, IN COORDINATION
 WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND  ANY  OTHER  APPROPRIATE  ENTITIES  AND
 ASSOCIATIONS,  SHALL  ADVERTISE  THE EXISTENCE AND USE OF SUCH PORTAL TO
 FARMERS IN THE STATE, AND SHALL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO ANY  FARMER  USING
 SUCH PORTAL. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ALSO POST A LINK TO SUCH PORTAL ON ITS
 WEBSITE.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08395-01-1

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