S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3923
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 29, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. SALKA -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to eliminating the delivery
of fossil fuel from those building services for which municipalities
are required to pay prevailing wage
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 230 of the labor law, as amended
by chapter 387 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
1. "Building service employee" or "service employee" means any person
performing work in connection with the care or maintenance of an exist-
ing building, or in connection with the transportation of office furni-
ture or equipment to or from such building, [or in connection with the
transportation and delivery of fossil fuel to such building,] for a
contractor under a contract with a public agency which is in excess of
one thousand five hundred dollars and the principal purpose of which is
to furnish services through the use of building service employees.
"Building service employee" or "service employee" includes, but is not
limited, to, watchman, guard, doorman, building cleaner, porter, handy-
man, janitor, gardener, groundskeeper, stationary fireman, elevator
operator and starter, window cleaner, and occupations relating to the
collection of garbage or refuse, and to the transportation of office
furniture and equipment, [and to the transportation and delivery of
fossil fuel] but does not include clerical, sales, professional, techni-
cian and related occupations.
"Building service employee" or "service employee" also does not
include any employee to whom the provisions of articles eight and
[eight-a] EIGHT-A of this chapter are applicable.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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