Assembly Bill A13A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts the "New York state YouthBuild act"

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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-A13 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8073
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §42-a, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A483
2011-2012: A22
2013-2014: A1068
2015-2016: A835
2019-2020: A165, S839
2021-2022: S5397, S7899
2023-2024: S2370

2017-A13 - Summary

Enacts the "New York state YouthBuild act"; sets program requirements; authorizes grants to eligible YouthBuild participants and establishes application requirements.

2017-A13 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    13
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY,
   COOK, CYMBROWITZ,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  FARRELL,  GANTT,  GOTTFRIED,  JAFFEE,
   KAVANAGH,  LUPARDO,  MAGNARELLI, ORTIZ, PEOPLES-STOKES, RIVERA, RODRI-
   GUEZ, SKARTADOS, TITUS -- read once and referred to the  Committee  on
   Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to enacting the "New York
   state  YouthBuild  act"; setting program requirements; authorizing the
   commissioner of  education  to  make  grants  to  eligible  YouthBuild
   programs  and  to  establish  application  requirements; expanding the
   number of YouthBuild programs in New York state; and making an  appro-
   priation therefor
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "New York state YouthBuild act".
   § 2. Legislative intent. The legislature seeks to support economically
 disadvantaged youth, especially youth who have not finished high school,
 to obtain the education, work experience skills training, personal coun-
 seling,  leadership  development  skills training, job placement assist-
 ance, and long-term follow-up services necessary  for  them  to  achieve
 permanent  economic  self-sufficiency,  while at the same time providing
 valuable community service that addresses urgent community needs includ-
 ing the demand for affordable housing and the need for young role models
 and mentors for younger teenagers and children.
   The legislature further intends to foster the development  of  leader-
 ship skills and a commitment to community development among youth and to
 ensure  maximum  educational achievement of program participants through
 high school diploma or  the  equivalent  attainment  and  transition  to
 institutions of higher education, where appropriate.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

multi-Sponsors

2017-A13A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8073
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §42-a, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A483
2011-2012: A22
2013-2014: A1068
2015-2016: A835
2019-2020: A165, S839
2021-2022: S5397, S7899
2023-2024: S2370

2017-A13A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "New York state YouthBuild act"; sets program requirements; authorizes grants to eligible YouthBuild participants and establishes application requirements.

2017-A13A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   13--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. AUBRY,
   COOK, CYMBROWITZ,  ENGLEBRIGHT,  GANTT,  GOTTFRIED,  JAFFEE,  LUPARDO,
   MAGNARELLI,  ORTIZ,  PEOPLES-STOKES,  RIVERA, RODRIGUEZ, TITUS -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Education -- recommitted to  the
   Committee  on  Education in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the labor law, in relation to enacting the "New York
   state YouthBuild act"; setting program requirements;  authorizing  the
   commissioner  of  labor to make grants to eligible YouthBuild programs
   and to establish application requirements; and expanding the number of
   YouthBuild programs in New York state
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "New York state YouthBuild act".
   § 2. Legislative intent. The legislature seeks to support economically
 disadvantaged youth, especially youth who have not finished high school,
 to obtain the education, work experience skills training, personal coun-
 seling, leadership development skills training,  job  placement  assist-
 ance,  and  long-term  follow-up  services necessary for them to achieve
 permanent economic self-sufficiency, while at the  same  time  providing
 valuable community service that addresses urgent community needs includ-
 ing the demand for affordable housing and the need for young role models
 and mentors for younger teenagers and children.
   The  legislature  further intends to foster the development of leader-
 ship skills and a commitment to community development among youth and to
 ensure maximum educational achievement of program  participants  through
 high  school  diploma  or  the  equivalent  attainment and transition to
 institutions of higher education, where appropriate.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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