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                                   6052
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 31, 2023
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 Introduced  by  M.  of A. BRONSON, JACOBSON -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend  the  economic  development  law,  in  relation  to  the
   creation  of  an  online,  searchable  database to catalogue workforce
   development programs in the state

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 49 of section 100 of the economic development
 law, as renumbered by chapter 728 of the laws  of  2021,  is  renumbered
 subdivision 50 and a new subdivision 49 is added to read as follows:
   49. (A) TO, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, ESTABLISH AND
 MAINTAIN AN ONLINE, SEARCHABLE DATABASE TO CATALOGUE AND  MAKE AVAILABLE
 INFORMATION  ON  WORKFORCE  DEVELOPMENT FUNDING PROGRAMS AND MAY PUBLISH
 ANY ANALYSIS OR REPORTS CONDUCTED OR AUTHORIZED BY  THE  DEPARTMENT,  OR
 OTHER  STATE AGENCIES OR ENTITIES, ON ANY SUCH DATA, REPORTS OR INFORMA-
 TION. SUCH AN ONLINE, SEARCHABLE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DATABASE    SHALL
 BE MADE AVAILABLE BY THE DEPARTMENT BY JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWEN-
 TY-FOUR AND UPDATED AT LEAST QUARTERLY, THEREAFTER. THE WORKFORCE DEVEL-
 OPMENT  ONLINE,  SEARCHABLE  DATABASE  SHALL PROVIDE PROGRAM INFORMATION
 RELATED TO FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING AND PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE  TARGETED
 EDUCATIONAL,  OCCUPATIONAL  OR  TRAINING  SERVICES  FOR  THE  PURPOSE OF
 EFFECTING THE EMPLOYABILITY OF THE  PARTICIPANT,  PROVIDES  TRAINING  OR
 EMPLOYMENT  SERVICES,  SUPPORTS  AN  ECONOMIC  DEVELOPMENT  ACTIVITY  BY
 ENHANCING THE SKILLS OF THE STATE'S WORKFORCE, PREPARES INDIVIDUALS  FOR
 EMPLOYMENT,  IMPROVES  OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO BECOME EMPLOYED,
 OR PROMOTES UNDERSTANDING  OF  THE  STATE  LABOR  FORCE  MARKET  THROUGH
 STATISTICAL  STUDIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PROGRAMS THAT FUND OR
 PROVIDE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AND ADULT LITERACY. FOR EACH  WORK-
 FORCE DEVELOPMENT FUNDING PROGRAM, THE ONLINE, SEARCHABLE DATABASE SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR EACH FUND-
 ING PROGRAM:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09082-02-3
              

 A. 6052                             2
 
   (I) THE NAME OF THE FUNDING PROGRAM AND THE FEDERAL OR STATE AGENCY OR
 ENTITY ADMINISTERING THE FUNDING PROGRAM;
   (II) A DESCRIPTION OF THE PURPOSE OF THE FUNDING PROGRAM;
   (III) A SPECIFIC PROGRAM UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR ("URL"), IF ANY;
   (IV) THE YEAR THE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED;
   (V) A CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE NUMBERS, IF ANY;
   (VI) THE LEGAL AUTHORITY, INCLUDING STATUTE AND REGULATION CITATIONS;
   (VII)  THE  PROGRAM  AND  FISCAL  CONTACT INFORMATION INCLUDING AGENCY
 NAME, TELEPHONE NUMBER, AND EMAIL ADDRESS;
   (VIII) ALL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS;
   (IX) ANY PROGRAM AND SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS;
   (X) ANY ACTION OR ACTIONS REQUIRED TO RECEIVE AID;
   (XI) A DESCRIPTION OF AID WHICH SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED  TO,
 THE  FLOW  OF  FUNDS BETWEEN ENTITIES, THE TYPE OF AID FORMULA USED, ANY
 MATCHING REQUIREMENTS AND ANY MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT;
   (XII) ALL AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED IN THE MOST RECENT THREE YEARS,  BROKEN
 DOWN  BY  FISCAL  YEAR  AND  CATEGORIZED BY FEDERAL FUNDS, STATE GENERAL
 FUNDS AND STATE SPECIAL REVENUE;
   (XIII) ALL AMOUNTS DISBURSED FOR THE PRIOR  TWO  FISCAL  YEARS  BROKEN
 DOWN  BY  FEDERAL  FUNDS, STATE GENERAL FUNDS AND STATE SPECIAL REVENUE;
 AND
   (XIV) ALL RELEVANT DATA ON THE  OUTCOMES  AND  EFFECTIVENESS  OF  SUCH
 FUNDING PROGRAM AND THE NUMBER OF PERSONS SERVED BY SUCH FUNDING.
   (B)  ANY STATE AGENCY OR ENTITY THAT ADMINISTERS OR OVERSEES WORKFORCE
 DEVELOPMENT FUNDING, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, OR OTHER  DATABASES
 OR  CATALOGUES  SHALL: (I) PROVIDE A LINK ON THEIR WEBSITES TO THE WORK-
 FORCE DEVELOPMENT DATABASE MAINTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT; AND (II) REPORT
 TO THE COMMISSIONER, WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS OF THE END OF THE APPLICABLE
 FISCAL YEAR FOR THE FUNDING PROGRAM, THE INFORMATION SPECIFIED IN  PARA-
 GRAPH  (A)  OF THIS SUBDIVISION, TOGETHER WITH SUCH OTHER INFORMATION AS
 THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS MATERIAL  AND  NECESSARY  FOR  INCLUSION  IN  THE
 ONLINE,  SEARCHABLE  DATABASE.  THE STATE AGENCY OR ENTITY SHALL PROVIDE
 INFORMATION THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC  REPORTING  SYSTEM  AVAILABLE  ON  THE
 DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.