Assembly Bill A6136

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Expands retraining opportunities to unemployed citizens of the state

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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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2011-A6136 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S722
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §599, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2131, S2775
2013-2014: A7091, S127
2015-2016: S1254
2017-2018: S467

2011-A6136 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands retraining opportunities to unemployed citizens of the state.

2011-A6136 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6136

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 8, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Labor

AN  ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to expanding eligibility for
  unemployed workers who would  benefit  from  retraining  and  increase
  funding for the provision of extended unemployment insurance benefits

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

  Section 1. Section 599 of the labor law, as amended by chapter 593  of
the laws of 1991, is amended to read as follows:
  S  599.   Career and related training; preservation of eligibility. 1.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this article,  a  claimant  shall
not  become  ineligible  for  benefits because of the claimant's regular
attendance in a program of training which the commissioner has approved.
The commissioner shall give due consideration to existing  and  prospec-
tive  conditions  of  the labor market in the state, taking into account
present and anticipated supply and demand regarding  the  occupation  or
skill to which the training relates, and to any other relevant factor. A
DETERMINATION  OF  POTENTIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS UNDER THIS ARTICLE
SHALL BE ISSUED TO AN UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUAL IF  THE  COMMISSIONER  FINDS
THAT THE TRAINING IS AUTHORIZED BY THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT,
THE DEPARTMENT, THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION, CORRECTION-
AL  SERVICES,  HEALTH,  OR THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, THE EMPIRE STATE
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, OR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITY CENTER. However, in no event shall the commissioner  approve
[such] training for a claimant NOT AUTHORIZED BY SUCH LEGISLATIVE ACT OR
STATE OR QUASI-STATE ENTITY LISTED ABOVE unless:
  (a)  (1)  the  training  will upgrade the claimant's existing skill or
train the claimant for an occupation likely to lead to more regular long
term employment;  ENABLE CLAIMANT TO  OBTAIN  EMPLOYMENT  THAT  ACHIEVES
WAGE PRESERVATION OR MAKES PROGRESS TOWARD A FAMILY-SUSTAINING WAGE; or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02812-01-1

              

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