Senate Bill S2071

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the department of labor create and maintain a list of available careers and job openings for veterans in the state of New York

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs 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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2025-S2071 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Veterans, Homeland Security And Military Affairs
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §45, Lab L; amd §4, Veterans' Services L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S8783

2025-S2071 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the department of labor create and maintain a list of available careers and job openings for veterans in the state of New York and provide such list to the department of veterans' services; requires such list to be placed on the department of veterans' services website.

2025-S2071 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S2071 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2071
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 15, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on  Veterans,  Home-
   land Security and Military Affairs
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  labor  law  and  the veterans' services law, in
   relation to requiring the department of labor to create and maintain a
   list of available careers and job listings in the state for veterans
 
   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.  CAREER AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERANS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES
 OF THIS SECTION, "VETERAN" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SUCH  TERM  IS
 DEFINED IN SECTION THIRTY-TWO OF THE VETERANS' SERVICES LAW.
   2.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  CREATE  AND MAINTAIN A LIST OF AVAILABLE
 CAREERS AND JOB LISTINGS IN THE STATE OF  NEW  YORK  FOR  VETERANS.  THE
 COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROVIDE  SUCH  LIST  TO THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS'
 SERVICES AND SHALL UPDATE SUCH LIST AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE  SUCH  CAREER
 AND  JOB  LISTINGS ARE CURRENT.  SUCH LIST SHALL BE CONSPICUOUSLY PLACED
 ON THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' SERVICES WEBSITE.
   § 2. Subdivision 13 of section 4 of the  veterans'  services  law,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   13.  To  provide information regarding resources that are available to
 assist veterans in  obtaining  employment  by  maintaining  a  veterans'
 employment  portal  on  the  department's  internet website. Such portal
 shall provide virtual links to appropriate governmental programs on  the
 federal and state level, including, but not limited to the United States
 department  of  labor  and  the New York state department of labor WHICH
 SHALL PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT A LIST OF AVAILABLE CAREER AND JOB LISTINGS
 FOR VETERANS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION FORTY-FIVE  OF
 THE  LABOR LAW. The department may consult with members of the community
 devoted to helping veterans obtain employment. The department shall make
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05778-01-5

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