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                                   8134
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 8, 2024
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the public housing law in relation to establishing a New
   York  city  public  housing  painters'  apprenticeship program; and to
   amend the labor law, in relation to  establishing  a  New  York  state
   public housing painters' apprenticeship program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a  new  section
 402-h to read as follows:
   §  402-H.  NEW  YORK  CITY  PUBLIC  HOUSING  PAINTERS'  APPRENTICESHIP
 PROGRAM. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED A NEW YORK CITY  PUBLIC  HOUSING
 PAINTERS'  APPRENTICESHIP  PROGRAM. SUCH PROGRAM WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY
 THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY.
   2. (A) APPLICATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM  MAY
 BE  SUBMITTED  TO  THE  NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY IN SUCH FORM AND
 MANNER AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED BY THE AUTHORITY.
   (B) ELIGIBILITY FOR THE NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC HOUSING PAINTERS' APPREN-
 TICESHIP PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE  LIMITED  TO,  THE  FOLLOWING
 CONSIDERATIONS:
   (I)  PARTICIPANTS  IN  THE  PROGRAM  SHALL BE LIMITED TO NEW YORK CITY
 HOUSING AUTHORITY RESIDENTS.
   (II) APPLICANTS FOR THE PROGRAM SHALL NOT BE DEEMED  INELIGIBLE  BASED
 ON CRIMINAL HISTORY.
   3.  SKILLS LEARNED AS PART OF THE NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC HOUSING APPREN-
 TICESHIP PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A) WORKPLACE SAFETY SKILLS AND PROCEDURES, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED
 TO:
   (I) USE AND MAINTENANCE OF HAND AND POWER TOOLS;
   (II) SIGNALING, RIGGING, AND HOISTING;
   (III) LEAD AND ASBESTOS ABATEMENT;
   (IV) LADDER, SCAFFOLD, AND FORKLIFT SAFETY;
   (V) FIRST AID; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (VI) PROPER USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;
   (B) TRADE SKILLS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (I) READING BLUEPRINTS;
   (II)  IDENTIFYING  THE  APPROPRIATE  MATERIAL  FOR  VARIOUS  PAINT AND
 SURFACE APPLICATIONS;
   (III) TYPES AND PROPERTIES OF  MATERIALS,  INCLUDING  PAINTS,  STAINS,
 VARNISHES, SHELLAC, POLYURETHANES, AND CLEAR COATS;
   (IV) SAFELY STORING, DISPOSING, AND RECYCLING TRADE CHEMICALS;
   (V) MIXING PAINTS;
   (VI) MATCHING COLORS;
   (VII) SURFACE PREPARATION;
   (VIII) WOOD FINISHING;
   (IX) APPLYING WALLPAPER;
   (X)  PREPARING  A  WORKSPACE FOR INTERIOR PAINTING, INCLUDING REMOVING
 OLD PAINT, REMOVING FIXTURES, AND APPLYING MILDEW REMOVER;
   (XI) PREPARING A WORKSPACE FOR EXTERIOR PAINTING,  INCLUDING  REMOVING
 RUST, POWER WASHING AND SANDBLASTING, AND BURNING OFF OLD PAINT; AND
   (XII) SPRAY PAINTING; AND
   (C) OTHER WORKPLACE SKILLS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (I) ESTIMATING COSTS AND MATERIALS;
   (II) COMMUNICATION SKILLS;
   (III) SCHEDULING; AND
   (IV) RECORD KEEPING.
   4. THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY SHALL PUBLISH INFORMATION ABOUT
 THE  NEW  YORK  CITY  PUBLIC  HOUSING  PAINTERS' APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM,
 INCLUDING HOW TO APPLY FOR SUCH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, ON THE  AUTHORI-
 TY'S WEBSITE.
   5.  THE  NEW  YORK  CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE
 SUCH RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  AS  DEEMED  NECESSARY  TO  EFFECTUATE  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 819-a to read as
 follows:
   §  819-A.  NEW  YORK  STATE  PUBLIC HOUSING APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. 1.
 THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED A NEW YORK STATE  PUBLIC  HOUSING  PAINTERS'
 APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. SUCH PROGRAM WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPART-
 MENT, IN COORDINATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHOR-
 ITIES  ESTABLISHED  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE THIRTEEN OF THE PUBLIC HOUSING
 LAW.
   2. (A) APPLICATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM  MAY
 BE  SUBMITTED  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  IN  SUCH  FORM  AND MANNER AS MAY BE
 PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   (B) ELIGIBILITY FOR THE NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC HOUSING PAINTERS' APPREN-
 TICESHIP PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE  LIMITED  TO,  THE  FOLLOWING
 CONSIDERATIONS:
   (I)  PARTICIPANTS  IN  THE  PROGRAM SHALL BE LIMITED TO RESIDENTS OF A
 MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTEEN  OF
 THE PUBLIC HOUSING LAW.
   (II)  APPLICANTS  FOR THE PROGRAM SHALL NOT BE DEEMED INELIGIBLE BASED
 ON CRIMINAL HISTORY.
   3. SKILLS LEARNED AS PART OF THE NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC HOUSING APPREN-
 TICESHIP PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A) WORKPLACE SAFETY SKILLS AND PROCEDURES, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED
 TO:
   (I) USE AND MAINTENANCE OF HAND AND POWER TOOLS;
   (II) SIGNALING, RIGGING, AND HOISTING;
   (III) LEAD AND ASBESTOS ABATEMENT;
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   (IV) LADDER, SCAFFOLD, AND FORKLIFT SAFETY;
   (V) FIRST AID; AND
   (VI) PROPER USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;
   (B) TRADE SKILLS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (I) READING BLUEPRINTS;
   (II)  IDENTIFYING  THE  APPROPRIATE  MATERIAL  FOR  VARIOUS  PAINT AND
 SURFACE APPLICATIONS;
   (III) TYPES AND PROPERTIES OF  MATERIALS,  INCLUDING  PAINTS,  STAINS,
 VARNISHES, SHELLAC, POLYURETHANES, AND CLEAR COATS;
   (IV) SAFELY STORING, DISPOSING, AND RECYCLING TRADE CHEMICALS;
   (V) MIXING PAINTS;
   (VI) MATCHING COLORS;
   (VII) SURFACE PREPARATION;
   (VIII) WOOD FINISHING;
   (IX) APPLYING WALLPAPER;
   (X)  PREPARING  A  WORKSPACE FOR INTERIOR PAINTING, INCLUDING REMOVING
 OLD PAINT, REMOVING FIXTURES, AND APPLYING MILDEW REMOVER;
   (XI) PREPARING A WORKSPACE FOR EXTERIOR PAINTING,  INCLUDING  REMOVING
 RUST, POWER WASHING AND SANDBLASTING, AND BURNING OFF OLD PAINT; AND
   (XII) SPRAY PAINTING; AND
   (C) OTHER WORKPLACE SKILLS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (I) ESTIMATING COSTS AND MATERIALS;
   (II) COMMUNICATION SKILLS;
   (III) SCHEDULING; AND
   (IV) RECORD KEEPING.
   4. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL PUBLISH INFORMATION ABOUT THE NEW YORK STATE
 PUBLIC  HOUSING PAINTERS' APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, INCLUDING HOW TO APPLY
 FOR SUCH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   5. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROMULGATE SUCH RULES  AND  REGU-
 LATIONS  AS  DEEMED  NECESSARY  TO  EFFECTUATE  THE  PROVISIONS  OF THIS
 SECTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.