Assembly Bill A8037

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to permitting persons who have filed for asylum to work in New York state

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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-A8037 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7660
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §22, Lab L

2023-A8037 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to permitting persons who have filed for asylum to work in New York State.

2023-A8037 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8037
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                            September 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Labor
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the labor law, in relation to permitting persons who
   have filed for asylum to work in New York state
 
   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 22 to read
 as follows:
   § 22. EMPLOYMENT OF ASYLUM SEEKERS. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED AND
 DIRECTED  TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO PERMIT A PERSON WHO HAS
 APPLIED FOR ASYLUM PURSUANT TO THE IMMIGRATION AND  NATIONALITY  ACT  (8
 U.S.C. 1158) TO BE ELIGIBLE TO WORK IN NEW YORK STATE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13204-01-3

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