Assembly Bill A617

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the creation of the strategic investment in workforce development program

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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-A617 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
New York State Urban Development Corporation Act
Laws Affected:
Add §53, UDC Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8107
2021-2022: A1011
2023-2024: A336

2019-A617 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the creation of the strategic investment in workforce development program.

2019-A617 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    617
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in
   relation to the creation of  the  strategic  investment  in  workforce
   development program

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968,  constituting
 the  New  York  state  urban  development corporation act, is amended by
 adding a new section 53 to read as follows:
   § 53. STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.  1.  PURSUANT  TO
 THIS  SECTION  THERE  IS  HEREBY ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE CORPORATION, THE
 STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM  TO  IDENTIFY  AND
 ADDRESS  WORKFORCE  NEEDS  THROUGHOUT  THE  STATE. THE CORPORATION SHALL
 COLLABORATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF  ECONOMIC
 DEVELOPMENT,  THE  STATE  UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF
 NEW YORK, AND THE STATE  EDUCATION  DEPARTMENT  TO  PROVIDE  SUPPORT  TO
 ELIGIBLE  APPLICANTS  WITHIN AMOUNTS AVAILABLE FOR THE STRATEGIC INVEST-
 MENTS IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND SHALL IDENTIFY  THE  TRAINING
 NEEDS  OF EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES AND PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES; IDENTIFY AREAS
 OF THE STATE OR SPECIFIC INDUSTRIES WHERE A SHORTAGE OF A SKILLED  WORK-
 FORCE IS IMPACTING THE ABILITY OF THOSE AREAS OF THE STATE OR INDUSTRIES
 TO  REMAIN  COMPETITIVE  AND  INNOVATIVE; IDENTIFY METHODS AND MODELS TO
 TRAIN AND EMPLOY YOUTH WORKERS; AND IDENTIFY WAYS TO  SERVE  PROSPECTIVE
 EMPLOYEES  THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED. THE STRATEGIC
 INVESTMENT IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SHALL UTILIZE  THE  INFORMA-
 TION  GATHERED  TO  TARGET  WORKFORCE  TRAINING  ACTIVITIES,  EMPLOYMENT
 CREDENTIALS OR CERTIFICATE OPPORTUNITIES, AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
 TO MEET THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS AND TO PROVIDE NECESSARY TRAINING AND SKILL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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