Assembly Bill A2561

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring a company receiving funding under the economic development law to disclose the number of its employees having been issued an H1-B visa

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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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2017-A2561 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Economic Development Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §100, Ec Dev L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A6514
2019-2020: A5868
2021-2022: A5959

2017-A2561 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring companies receiving funding under the economic development law to disclose the number of its employees having been issued an H1-B visa.

2017-A2561 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2561
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. LALOR, MONTESANO, RAIA, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored
   by -- M. of A.  McLAUGHLIN -- read once and referred to the  Committee
   on Economic Development
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the economic development law, in relation to company
   disclosure of employees having H1-B visas

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision 47 of section 100 of the economic development
 law, as renumbered by chapter 427 of the laws  of  2008,  is  renumbered
 subdivision 48 and a new subdivision 47 is added to read as follows:
   47.  THE  COMMISSIONER  SHALL  REQUIRE  ANY  COMPANY RECEIVING FUNDING
 PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER TO DISCLOSE THE NUMBER OF ITS  TOTAL  EMPLOYEES
 ISSUED  AN  H1-B  VISA  BY  UNITED  STATES  CITIZENSHIP  AND IMMIGRATION
 SERVICES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07025-01-7

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