S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7341
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 31, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN, ABBATE, PEOPLES, MENG, JAFFEE, TITUS,
COOK, CASTRO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GOTTFRIED, WEISENBERG
-- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to maintenance of division of
employment services offices
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The opening paragraph of section 14 of the labor law is
designated subdivision 1 and a new subdivision 2 is added to read as
follows:
2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL MAINTAIN DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES
OFFICES WHICH SHALL PROVIDE SERVICES TO THOSE PERSONS WITH
EMPLOYMENT-RELATED NEEDS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ACCEPTING
APPLICATION FOR OR ASSISTING IN THE CONTINUING MAINTENANCE OF UNEMPLOY-
MENT INSURANCE BENEFITS. THERE SHALL BE AT LEAST ONE SUCH OFFICE IN EACH
BOROUGH OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK AND EACH COUNTY IN THE STATE WITH A
POPULATION OF GREATER THAN 150,000 AS DETERMINED BY THE MOST RECENT
FEDERAL CENSUS.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10197-01-9