Assembly Bill A8572

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring first consideration of persons defined in the federal workforce investment act programs for hiring for positions created as a result of economic development assistance

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2015-A8572 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S966
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§184, 202 & 224, Ec Dev L; amd §§1005, 1804, 1967-a, 2329 & 3102-a, Pub Auth L; amd §858-b, Gen Muni L; amd §§9-b, 16-b, 16-c, 16-e, 16-h & 16-m, UDC Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4095, S7644
2011-2012: A1546, S250
2013-2014: A1786, S1324
2017-2018: A1507, S4263
2019-2020: A1426, S768
2021-2022: A2209

2015-A8572 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring first consideration of unemployed individuals, low-income individuals, dislocated workers, individuals training for nontraditional employment, as defined in the federal workforce investment act of nineteen hundred ninety-eight (P.L.105-220), veterans, and individuals with disabilities for hiring for positions created as a result of economic development assistance.

2015-A8572 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  8572

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            November 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SIMON,  GOTTFRIED,  MOSLEY  -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Labor

AN ACT to amend the economic development  law,  the  public  authorities
  law,  the  general municipal law and the New York state urban develop-
  ment corporation act, in relation to requiring first consideration  of
  unemployed  individuals,  low-income  individuals, dislocated workers,
  individuals training for nontraditional employment, as defined in  the
  federal  workforce  investment  act  of  nineteen hundred ninety-eight
  (P.L. 105-220), veterans, and individuals with disabilities for hiring
  for positions created as a result of economic development assistance

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

  Section  1. Subdivision (j) of section 184 of the economic development
law, as added by chapter 32 of the laws of 1987, is amended to  read  as
follows:
  (j)  the  extent of the applicant's willingness to make jobs available
to [persons defined as eligible  for  services  under  the  federal  job
training  partnership  act  of  nineteen  hundred eighty-two] UNEMPLOYED
INDIVIDUALS, LOW-INCOME  INDIVIDUALS,  DISLOCATED  WORKERS,  INDIVIDUALS
TRAINING FOR NON-TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT, AS DEFINED IN THE FEDERAL WORK-
FORCE  INVESTMENT  ACT  OF NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT (P.L. 105-220),
VETERANS, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES and the extent of the appli-
cant's willingness to satisfy affirmative action goals;
  S 2. Subdivisions 1 and 5 of section 202 of the  economic  development
law, as added by chapter 839 of the laws of 1987, are amended to read as
follows:
  1.  The department shall provide assistance to approved applicants for
the purpose of  offering  skills  training  services  that  will  foster
economic development by creating or preserving jobs. For the purposes of
this section, "applicant" shall mean an educational agency, business, or
industry  group  or  association,  an employee union or organizations, a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02225-01-5
              

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