Assembly Actions -
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May 16, 2024 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S9665
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 13th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2023-S9665 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S9665 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S9665 SPONSOR: RAMOS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to the establishment of a wage data clearinghouse PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Require the State Department of Labor (DOL) to issue an RFP to form a partnership with an academic institution with proven experience in analyzing labor market data to establish a research center to serve as the State's clearinghouse for wage data. The clearinghouse would be required to issue reports evaluating workforce preparation, worker training and selected education programs, and to provide data on work- force trends. This would allow the state to benefit from the expertise of academics in conducting important research while keeping the data protected. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
2023-S9665 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9665 I N S E N A T E May 16, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RAMOS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the establishment of a wage data clearinghouse 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. WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSE. 1. THE COMMISSIONER, SUBJECT TO AVAIL- ABLE APPROPRIATIONS AND IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD, SHALL ESTABLISH A WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSE. THE PURPOSE OF THE WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSE SHALL BE TO USE EXISTING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER AND OTHER AVAILABLE LABOR, EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DATA TO EVALUATE THE LONG-TERM EFFECTIVENESS OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND TO IDENTIFY GAPS IN THE AVAILABILITY OF EXISTING AND PROPOSED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING TO MEET EMPLOYMENT NEEDS, IN ADDITION, THE CLEARINGHOUSE SHALL CONDUCT ANY OTHER RESEARCH IT IDENTI- FIES AS CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASING THE ATTAINMENT OF LONG-TERM EMPLOY- MENT OF RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED. 2. THE WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSE SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY AN ACADEMIC INSTITUTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITH PROVEN EXPERTISE IN ANALYZING LABOR DATA AND SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND THE STATE WORK- FORCE INVESTMENT BOARD, THROUGH A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS. CRITE- RIA SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE DEMONSTRATED ABILITY OF THE CHOSEN INSTITUTION TO ANALYZE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND WAGE REPORTING DATA AND TO LEVERAGE AND ATTRACT FEDERAL FUNDS AND NON-GOVERN- MENTAL FUNDS. THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO A SELECTED ACADEMIC INSTITUTION FOR OPERATING A WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSE OF UP TO SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION. ANY UNUSED ALLOCATION MAY BE MADE AVAILABLE IN THE SUBSEQUENT FISCAL YEAR. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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