Assembly Bill A9044

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   9044
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2022
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 Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law,  in  relation  to  cataloguing  workforce
   development funding programs
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 15 of section 21 of the labor law,  as  amended
 by chapter 40 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   15.  (A)  Shall establish and maintain an online database to catalogue
 and make available information on workforce development funding programs
 and may publish any analysis conducted by the department on  such  data.
 For  purposes of this subdivision, the term "workforce development fund-
 ing program" shall mean a program that funds or provides targeted educa-
 tional, occupational or training services for the purpose  of  effecting
 the  employability  of  the participant, provides training or employment
 services, supports an economic development  activity  by  enhancing  the
 skills  of  the  state's workforce, prepares individuals for employment,
 improves opportunities for individuals to become employed,  or  promotes
 understanding  of  the  state  labor  force  market  through statistical
 studies, including but not limited to  programs  that  fund  or  provide
 English  as  a  second  language  and adult literacy. For each workforce
 development funding program, the online database shall include, but  not
 be limited to, the following information for each funding program:
   (i)  the  name of the funding program and the agency administering the
 funding program;
   (ii) a description of the purpose of the funding program;
   (iii) a specific program Uniform Resource Locator ("URL"), if any;
   (iv) the year the program was established;
   (v) a catalog of federal domestic assistance numbers, if any;
   (vi) the legal authority, including statute and regulation citations;
   (vii) the program and  fiscal  contact  information  including  agency
 name, telephone number, and email address;
   (viii) all eligibility requirements;
   (ix) any program and special restrictions;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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   (x) any action or actions required to receive aid; [and]
   (xi)  a description of aid which shall include, but not be limited to,
 the flow of funds between entities, the type of aid  formula  used,  any
 matching requirements and any maintenance of effort[.];
   (XII)  ALL AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED IN THE MOST RECENT THREE YEARS, BROKEN
 DOWN BY FISCAL YEAR AND CATEGORIZED  BY  FEDERAL  FUNDS,  STATE  GENERAL
 FUNDS AND STATE SPECIAL REVENUE;
   (XIII)  ALL  AMOUNTS  DISBURSED FOR THE PRIOR TWO FISCAL YEARS, BROKEN
 DOWN BY FEDERAL FUNDS AND STATE GENERAL FUNDS; AND
   (XIV) ALL RELEVANT DATA ON THE  OUTCOMES  AND  EFFECTIVENESS  OF  SUCH
 FUNDING PROGRAM AND THE NUMBER OF PERSONS SERVED BY SUCH FUNDING.
   (B) SHALL SUBMIT ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO,
 AND  ANNUALLY  THEREAFTER,  A WRITTEN CATALOGUE OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
 FUNDING TO THE GOVERNOR,  TEMPORARY  PRESIDENT  OF  THE SENATE,  SPEAKER
 OF THE ASSEMBLY, CHAIR OF THE SENATE FINANCE  COMMITTEE,  CHAIR  OF  THE
 ASSEMBLY WAYS AND MEANS  COMMITTEE, CHAIR OF THE SENATE LABOR COMMITTEE,
 CHAIR  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY LABOR COMMITTEE,   AND CHAIR OF THE LEGISLATIVE
 COMMISSION ON SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER EDUCATION.   SUCH  CATALOGUE
 SHALL BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   §  2. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 27-e to read as
 follows:
   § 27-E. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUNDING  PROGRAM  REPORTING.  ANY  STATE
 AGENCY  OR  INSTRUMENTALITY THEREOF THAT ADMINISTERS OR OVERSEES A WORK-
 FORCE DEVELOPMENT FUNDING PROGRAM, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FIFTEEN  OF
 SECTION  TWENTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE, SHALL REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONER OF
 LABOR, WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS OF THE END OF THE APPLICABLE  FISCAL  YEAR
 FOR  SUCH  FUNDING,  THE INFORMATION SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION FIFTEEN OF
 SECTION TWENTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE, TOGETHER WITH SUCH OTHER INFORMATION
 AS THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS MATERIAL AND NECESSARY FOR  INCLUSION  IN  THE
 ONLINE  DATABASE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SUCH SUBDIVISION. THIS INFORMA-
 TION SHALL BE REPORTED THROUGH AN ELECTRONIC REPORTING SYSTEM  DEVELOPED
 BY THE DEPARTMENT.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.