Assembly Bill A1056

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the establishment of a wage data clearinghouse

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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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2019-A1056 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Ways And Means
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §44, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9933
2017-2018: A2164
2021-2022: A2542
2023-2024: A359

2019-A1056 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the establishment of a wage data clearinghouse.

2019-A1056 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1056
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to  the  establishment  of  a
   wage data clearinghouse
 
   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. WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSE. 1.  THE COMMISSIONER, SUBJECT TO AVAIL-
 ABLE APPROPRIATIONS AND IN CONSULTATION WITH  THE  COMMISSIONER  OF  THE
 EDUCATION  DEPARTMENT  AND  THE  STATE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD, SHALL
 ESTABLISH A WAGE DATA CLEARINGHOUSE.   THE  PURPOSE  OF  THE  WAGE  DATA
 CLEARINGHOUSE  SHALL  BE  TO USE EXISTING UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE DATA AS
 DESCRIBED IN SECTION FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER AND OTHER
 AVAILABLE LABOR, EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT  DATA  TO  EVALUATE
 THE  LONG-TERM  EFFECTIVENESS  OF  WORKFORCE  DEVELOPMENT  AND EDUCATION
 PROGRAMS AND TO IDENTIFY  GAPS  IN  THE  AVAILABILITY  OF  EXISTING  AND
 PROPOSED  WORKFORCE  DEVELOPMENT  TRAINING  TO MEET EMPLOYMENT NEEDS, IN
 ADDITION, THE CLEARINGHOUSE SHALL CONDUCT ANY OTHER RESEARCH IT  IDENTI-
 FIES  AS  CONTRIBUTING TO INCREASING THE ATTAINMENT OF LONG-TERM EMPLOY-
 MENT OF RESIDENTS OF THIS STATE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED  OR
 UNDEREMPLOYED.
   2.  THE  WAGE  DATA CLEARINGHOUSE SHALL BE ADMINISTERED BY AN ACADEMIC
 INSTITUTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITH PROVEN EXPERTISE IN  ANALYZING
 LABOR  DATA  AND  SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION
 WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AND  THE  STATE  WORK-
 FORCE  INVESTMENT BOARD, THROUGH A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS. CRITE-
 RIA SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE  DEMONSTRATED  ABILITY  OF
 THE  CHOSEN  INSTITUTION  TO  ANALYZE  UNEMPLOYMENT  INSURANCE  AND WAGE
 REPORTING DATA AND TO LEVERAGE AND ATTRACT FEDERAL FUNDS AND NON-GOVERN-
 MENTAL FUNDS.  THE COMMISSIONER IS AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE  FUNDING  TO  A
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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