Senate Bill S7078

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York state service corps, relates to the New York state service corps - health services track; repealer

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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-S7078 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8201
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §44, Lab L; amd §3.23, Pks & Rec L; rpld & add Art 2 Title 2-B §§231 & 232, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6302
2019-2020: S2370, A1317
2021-2022: S2893, A2389
2023-2024: S2979

2017-S7078 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York state service corps; relates to the New York state service corps - health services track.

2017-S7078 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S7078 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7078
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 3, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. KAVANAGH -- 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 New  York
   state service corps; to amend the parks, recreation and historic pres-
   ervation  law  and  the public health law, in relation to the New York
   state service corps - health services track; and to repeal  title  2-B
   of  article 2 of the public health law, relating to the New York state
   health service corps
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 44 to read
 as follows:
   §  44.  NEW YORK STATE SERVICE CORPS. 1. THERE IS HEREBY CREATED A NEW
 YORK STATE SERVICE CORPS, ADMINISTERED BY THE NEW YORK STATE  DEPARTMENT
 OF  LABOR  IN CONJUNCTION AND COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,
 RECREATION AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
   2. THE NEW YORK STATE SERVICE CORPS  SHALL  PROVIDE  SERVICE  OPPORTU-
 NITIES  FOR INTERESTED APPLICANTS, INCLUDING YOUTH, YOUNG UNEMPLOYED MEN
 AND WOMEN, RECENT HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE, AND POST-SECONDARY GRADUATES, AS
 WELL AS RECENT RETIREES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE RECENTLY  COMPLETED  OR
 ARE  PURSUING  A  HIGH  SCHOOL  EQUIVALENCY EXAMINATION OR PROGRAM. SUCH
 SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, (I) RESIDEN-
 TIAL AND NON-RESIDENTIAL CORPS OPPORTUNITIES;  (II)  ONE-  AND  TWO-YEAR
 FELLOWSHIP   PROGRAMS;  (III)  INTERNSHIP  OPPORTUNITIES  FOR  CURRENTLY
 ENROLLED STUDENTS; (IV) PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED UNDER ANY OTHER  SECTION  OF
 LAW  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT LIMITED TO NEW YORK STATE SERVICE CORPS - GREEN
 JOBS, CONSERVATION, AND REVITALIZATION TRACKS AND NEW YORK STATE SERVICE
 CORPS - HEALTH SERVICES TRACK.
   3. ALL FELLOWSHIP  AND  INTERNSHIP  OPPORTUNITIES  MAINTAINED  BY  THE
 COMMISSION UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE EDUCATIONAL IN NATURE, FOCUSED ON
 PROVIDING  UNIQUE  OPPORTUNITIES  TO  YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS, GRADUATES AND
 RETIREES, AND SHALL NOT WHOLLY REPLACE WORK CURRENTLY PERFORMED  BY  ANY
 CIVIL SERVICE TITLE.
 
              

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