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                                    973
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 6, 2021
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 Introduced by M. of A. WILLIAMS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Labor
 
 AN  ACT to amend a chapter of the laws of 2020 relating to requiring the
   department of labor to produce a report regarding summer youth employ-
   ment programs funded by state, federal and  local  appropriations,  as
   proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1079 and A. 6393, in relation
   to  requiring  the  office  of  temporary and disability assistance to
   produce a report regarding the summer youth employment program and  to
   the effectiveness of the provisions thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Sections 1 and 2 of a chapter of the laws of 2020  relating
 to  requiring  the  department  of  labor  to produce a report regarding
 summer youth employment programs funded  by  state,  federal  and  local
 appropriations, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S.  1079 and A.
 6393, are amended to read as follows:
   Section  1.  [Not  more than 180 days after the effective date of this
 act] ON MAY 1, 2022, the [department of labor] OFFICE OF  TEMPORARY  AND
 DISABILITY  ASSISTANCE,  in  consultation with the education department,
 the [office of temporary and disability assistance] DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
 the  office of children and family services, and any  other  entity  the
 [department  of  labor]  OFFICE  OF  TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE
 deems appropriate, shall produce a report  regarding  THE  summer  youth
 employment [programs] PROGRAM funded by state, federal, and local appro-
 priations.  The report shall:
   a.  Determine the total number of jobs available for youth in all pre-
 existing programs, including the nature of the  jobs[,  the  educational
 and  professional experience under such programs, career paths available
 for such training, and overall experience  by  summer  youth  employment
 program participants] DURING EACH OF THE YEARS FROM 2016 THROUGH 2021;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   b. [Determine the number of desired spots by evaluating] PROVIDE total
 numbers  of  applications  and [other indicia of unmet demand in current
 programs] ANY SURVEY RESULTS OF DEMAND, IF APPLICABLE;
   c.  [Evaluate]  LIST current admission standards, including income and
 geographic restrictions,  FOR  available  programs  [throughout  various
 regions] within the state of New York;
   d.  [Evaluate  whether]  DETAIL  current  funding  streams  [could  be
 increased in order to provide additional  opportunities,  including  any
 additional  federal  or private funding streams available and the effect
 of additional state funds on current opportunities for  applicants]  AND
 NUMBER OF SLOTS FUNDED AT SUCH CURRENT LEVELS;
   e.  [Determine]  SHOW  the effect of current and previous minimum wage
 rates on total placement opportunities [and whether  additional  funding
 to  maintain  spots  in  light  of  minimum wage increases is necessary]
 DURING THE YEARS 2016 THROUGH 2021.
   § 2. The [department of labor]  OFFICE  OF  TEMPORARY  AND  DISABILITY
 ASSISTANCE  shall  send  this  report  to the temporary president of the
 senate, speaker of the assembly, and chairs of the assembly  and  senate
 committees  on  labor,  social  services, and children and families. The
 report shall also be made available on the  website  maintained  by  the
 [department of labor] OFFICE OF TEMPORARY AND DISABILITY ASSISTANCE.
   §  2. Section 3 of a chapter of the laws of 2020 relating to requiring
 the department of labor to  produce  a  report  regarding  summer  youth
 employment  programs  funded by state, federal and local appropriations,
 as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1079 and A. 6393, is amended
 to read as follows:
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed [1 year] 2 YEARS after such date.
   §  3.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
 section one of this act shall take effect on the same date  and  in  the
 same  manner  as a chapter of the laws of 2020 relating to requiring the
 department of labor to produce a report regarding summer  youth  employ-
 ment  programs  funded  by  state,  federal and local appropriations, as
 proposed in legislative bills numbers  S.  1079  and  A.    6393,  takes
 effect.