Senate Bill S2236

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes the summer employment program

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  • 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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2009-S2236 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5764
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 25-B §§862 - 862-e, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A4429

2009-S2236 - Summary

Establishes the summer employment program for youths between the ages of fourteen and twenty-one to be administered by the labor department; provides that local community-based organizations and government entities shall be eligible to receive funds under this program with job positions to be from the public and non-profit sectors.

2009-S2236 - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2236 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2236

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  PERKINS,  DIAZ,  DILAN,  DUANE, HASSELL-THOMPSON,
  C. JOHNSON, KLEIN, KRUGER, MONTGOMERY, ONORATO,  OPPENHEIMER,  PARKER,
  SAMPSON,  SAVINO, SCHNEIDERMAN, SERRANO, STACHOWSKI, THOMPSON, VALESKY
  -- 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  establishing  the  summer
  employment program

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative findings and declaration. The legislature finds
and declares that summer employment is an important  formative  activity
for  youth  as  they make transitions between middle and high school and
into employment or post-secondary education. The legislature also  finds
that  the  summer  months provide an ideal time frame during which youth
can earn money and experience the world of work without placing  limita-
tions  on  the  time  that  can,  and should, be spent preparing for and
attending classes.
  The legislature also finds that employment for youth can be valued not
only in terms of the work performed but also in relation to the enhanced
self-esteem of participants that comes, in part, from earned income.
  The legislature also finds that employment provides an opportunity for
young people to gain interpersonal and employability  skills,  including
team building, conflict resolution and problem solving, that are comple-
mentary  to  academic activity and that will serve employers well in the
future when they have a pool of job candidates who are experienced  with
workplace expectations.
  Therefore  the  legislature  declares that a summer employment program
would have significant benefit for both participants and employers.
  S 2. The labor law is amended by adding a new article 25-B to read  as
follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04446-01-9

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2009-S2236A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5764
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 25-B §§862 - 862-e, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A4429

2009-S2236A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the summer employment program for youths between the ages of fourteen and twenty-one to be administered by the labor department; provides that local community-based organizations and government entities shall be eligible to receive funds under this program with job positions to be from the public and non-profit sectors.

2009-S2236A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2236A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2236--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 13, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  PERKINS,  DIAZ,  DILAN,  DUANE, HASSELL-THOMPSON,
  C. JOHNSON, KLEIN, KRUGER, MONTGOMERY, ONORATO,  OPPENHEIMER,  PARKER,
  SAMPSON,  SAVINO, SCHNEIDERMAN, SERRANO, STACHOWSKI, THOMPSON, VALESKY
  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
  the Committee on Labor -- recommitted to the  Committee  on  Labor  in
  accordance  with  Senate  Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN  ACT  to  amend the labor law, in relation to establishing the summer
  employment program

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Legislative findings and declaration. The legislature finds
and  declares  that summer employment is an important formative activity
for youth as they make transitions between middle and  high  school  and
into  employment or post-secondary education. The legislature also finds
that the summer months provide an ideal time frame  during  which  youth
can  earn money and experience the world of work without placing limita-
tions on the time that can, and  should,  be  spent  preparing  for  and
attending classes.
  The legislature also finds that employment for youth can be valued not
only in terms of the work performed but also in relation to the enhanced
self-esteem of participants that comes, in part, from earned income.
  The legislature also finds that employment provides an opportunity for
young  people  to gain interpersonal and employability skills, including
team building, conflict resolution and problem solving, that are comple-
mentary to academic activity and that will serve employers well  in  the
future  when they have a pool of job candidates who are experienced with
workplace expectations.
  Therefore the legislature declares that a  summer  employment  program
would have significant benefit for both participants and employers.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04446-02-0

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