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Assembly Bill A1497

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes a task force to study how to incentivize individuals in the state of New York to become pilots

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2019-A1497 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S822
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Commissions
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A9777, S7831
2021-2022: A3763
2023-2024: A2679
2025-2026: A8102

2019-A1497 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a task force to study how to incentivize individuals in the state of New York to become pilots; looks at retirement trends, the effect of high-stress scheduling, and the cost among other things.

2019-A1497 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1497
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL, JEAN-PIERRE, D'URSO, LAWRENCE, B. MILLER,
   BLAKE, SEAWRIGHT, RAIA, CROUCH, COOK, MOSLEY, PICHARDO, RIVERA, LUPAR-
   DO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once  and  referred
   to the Committee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN ACT to establish a task force to study how to incentivize individuals
   in the state of New York to become pilots
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. a. A task force is  hereby  established  to  study  how  to
 incentivize individuals in the state of New York to become pilots.
   b. The task force shall study:
   (i)  measures the state of New York has taken or may take to incentiv-
 ize individuals to become pilots;
   (ii) measures airlines within the country have  taken  to  incentivize
 individuals to become pilots;
   (iii)  measures  other states have taken to incentivize individuals to
 become pilots;
   (iv) the effect of high-stress scheduling on pilots;
   (v) why pilots are retiring at high rates despite financial incentives
 to remain in the industry;
   (vi) the cost of education and training for an  individual  to  become
 employed as a pilot; and
   (vii) the effect of a strong aviation industry on state tourism.
   c.  No  later  than one year after the effective date of this act, the
 task force shall report its findings to the governor  and  the  legisla-
 ture, as described under subdivision b of this section.
   § 2. a. The task force shall be comprised of:
   (i) two members appointed by the governor;
   (ii) two members appointed by the temporary president of the senate;
   (iii) two members appointed by the speaker of the assembly; and
   (iv) one member appointed by the commissioner of transportation.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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