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Senate Bill S4716
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) 26th Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, WF) 18th Senate District
2019-S4716 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-S4716 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Includes information about bystander intervention training in the department of labor's model sexual harassment prevention policy that includes information and practical guidance on how to enable bystanders to recognize potentially problematic behaviors and to motivate bystanders to take action when such bystanders observe problematic behaviors.
2019-S4716 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4716
SPONSOR: BIAGGI
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to bystan-
der intervention training
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 201-g of the
labor 2 law to include bystander intervention training in the model
sexual harassment prevention training program.
Section 2 provides the effective date.
JUSTIFICATION:
It is critical that our state implements effective prevention strategies
to address the pervasive problem of sexual harassment. Violence and
harassment in the workplace can have detrimental effects on both targets
and their coworkers, leading to higher rates of turnover and absentee-
ism.
2019-S4716 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
4716
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 21, 2019
___________
Introduced by Sen. BIAGGI -- 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 bystander intervention
training
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 201-g of the labor
law, as added by section 1 of subpart E of part KK of chapter 57 of the
laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
a. Such model sexual harassment prevention training program shall be
interactive and include: (i) an explanation of sexual harassment
consistent with guidance issued by the department in consultation with
the division of human rights; (ii) examples of conduct that would
constitute unlawful sexual harassment; (iii) information concerning the
federal and state statutory provisions concerning sexual harassment and
remedies available to victims of sexual harassment; [and] (iv) informa-
tion concerning employees' rights of redress and all available forums
for adjudicating complaints; AND (V) BYSTANDER INTERVENTION TRAINING
THAT INCLUDES INFORMATION AND PRACTICAL GUIDANCE ON HOW TO ENABLE
BYSTANDERS TO RECOGNIZE POTENTIALLY PROBLEMATIC BEHAVIORS AND TO MOTI-
VATE SUCH BYSTANDERS TO TAKE ACTION WHEN OBSERVING PROBLEMATIC
BEHAVIORS.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend-
ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen-
tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and
completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10257-01-9
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