Assembly Bill A10609

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires the department of labor create and maintain a list of available careers and job openings for veterans in the state of New York

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Current 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

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2023-A10609 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8783
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §45, Lab L; amd §4, Veterans' Services L

2023-A10609 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of labor create and maintain a list of available careers and job openings for veterans in the state of New York and provide such list to the department of veterans' services; requires such list to be placed on the department of veterans' services website.

2023-A10609 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10609
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 20, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Hunter) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the  labor  law  and  the  veterans'  services  law,  in
   relation to requiring the department of labor to create and maintain a
   list of available careers and job listings in the state for veterans

   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 45 to read
 as follows:
   § 45. CAREER AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERANS. 1. FOR  THE  PURPOSES
 OF  THIS  SECTION, "VETERAN" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH TERM IS
 DEFINED IN SECTION THIRTY-TWO OF THE VETERANS' SERVICES LAW.
   2. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL CREATE AND  MAINTAIN  A  LIST  OF  AVAILABLE
 CAREERS  AND  JOB  LISTINGS  IN  THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR VETERANS. THE
 COMMISSIONER SHALL PROVIDE SUCH LIST  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  VETERANS'
 SERVICES  AND  SHALL UPDATE SUCH LIST AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE SUCH CAREER
 AND JOB LISTINGS ARE CURRENT.  SUCH LIST SHALL BE  CONSPICUOUSLY  PLACED
 ON THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES WEBSITE.
   §  2.  Subdivision  13  of section 4 of the veterans' services law, is
 amended to read as follows:
   13. To provide information regarding resources that are  available  to
 assist  veterans  in  obtaining  employment  by  maintaining a veterans'
 employment portal on the  department's  internet  website.  Such  portal
 shall  provide virtual links to appropriate governmental programs on the
 federal and state level, including, but not limited to the United States
 department of labor and the New York state  department  of  labor  WHICH
 SHALL PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT A LIST OF AVAILABLE CAREER AND JOB LISTINGS
 FOR  VETERANS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION FORTY-FIVE OF
 THE LABOR LAW. The department may consult with members of the  community
 devoted to helping veterans obtain employment. The department shall make
 reference  to  this  information pursuant to subdivisions five, six, and
 seven of this section and the annual report  to  the  governor  and  the
 legislature  as  provided in subdivision seventeen of this section. Such
 information required under this  subdivision  shall  be  maintained  and
 updated  annually. The information may also be made available in printed
 form.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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