Assembly Bill A1644A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires human service providers that contract with the state to pay their employees a certain minimum wage

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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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2023-A1644 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4930
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §224-f, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9538

2023-A1644 - Summary

Requires that all human services contracts between any public entity and a human services provider stipulate that the public entity will pay no less than 150% of the higher of: the otherwise applicable minimum wage in the state or any otherwise applicable wage rule or order and that the necessary amounts have been appropriated to ensure payment of such minimum wage.

2023-A1644 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1644
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 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-f  to
 read as follows:
   §  224-F. 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.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04314-01-3
 A. 1644                             2
 
              

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2023-A1644A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4930
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §224-f, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9538

2023-A1644A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that all human services contracts between any public entity and a human services provider stipulate that the public entity will pay no less than 150% of the higher of: the otherwise applicable minimum wage in the state or any otherwise applicable wage rule or order and that the necessary amounts have been appropriated to ensure payment of such minimum wage.

2023-A1644A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1644--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JOYNER,  ALVAREZ,  DICKENS  -- read once and
   referred to the Committee  on  Labor  --  committee  discharged,  bill
   amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
   tee
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to  requiring  human  service
   providers  that  contract  with  the  state  to  pay their employees a
   certain minimum wage
 
   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-f to
 read as follows:
   § 224-F. 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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04314-02-3
              

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