NY State Senate Bill 2021-S7746B

Senate Bill S7746B

Signed By Governor

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Directs the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities to establish a voluntary training and certification program for employers that have taken the EmployAbility Pledge

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8915 - Signed by Governor

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Oct 04, 2022	signed chap.564 delivered to governor
Jun 01, 2022	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1653 substituted for s7746b
Jun 01, 2022	substituted by a8915b
May 31, 2022	ordered to third reading cal.1653 committee discharged and committed to rules
Apr 27, 2022	print number 7746b
Apr 27, 2022	amend (t) and recommit to finance
Mar 28, 2022	print number 7746a
Mar 28, 2022	amend (t) and recommit to finance
Jan 10, 2022	referred to finance

Votes

- Jun 1, 2022 - Floor Vote
  A8915
  
  63
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 1, 2022
      
      aye (63)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Bailey
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brooks
      
      Brouk
      
      Cleare
      
      Comrie
      
      Cooney
      
      Felder
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Griffo
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hinchey
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mannion
      
      Martucci
      
      Mattera
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Oberacker
      
      Ortt
      
      Palumbo
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rath III
      
      Reichlin-Melnick
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Ryan
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Weik
  May 31, 2022 - Rules Committee Vote
  S7746B
  
  20
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  1
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: May 31, 2022
      
      aye (20)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Bailey
      
      Biaggi
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      Lanza
      
      Liu
      
      Mayer
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Ritchie
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      absent (1)
      
      O'Mara

Bill Amendments

Original

B (Active)

2021-S7746 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8915
Law Section:: Mental Hygiene
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S7746, A8915

2021-S7746 - Summary

Directs the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities to establish a voluntary training and certification program for employers that have taken the EmployAbility Pledge.

2021-S7746 - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7746

SPONSOR: MANNION
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to directing the New York State Office for People
With Developmental Disabilities, in conjunction with New York State
Industries for the Disabled, to establish a voluntary training and
certification program for employers that have taken the EmployAbility
Pledge; and making an appropriation therefor

 
PURPOSE A OF BILL:

Creation of a voluntary pledge and badge for businesses hiring individ-
uals with disabilities.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1(a): establishes a pilot program between the Office for People
with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and the New York State Indus-
tries for the Disabled, Inc. (NYSID) to establish a voluntary training
program that shall promote techniques and strategies employers can

implement to increase diversity to the employers workforce through the
hiring of individuals with disabilities.

Section 1(b): OPWDD will contract with NYSID to develop the content of
and manage the Program.

Section 2: Establishes appropriations of two hundred fifty thousand
dollars ($250,000) for the pilot program.

Section 3: sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:;

According to a report issued in December 2021 by the Rockefeller Insti-
tute of Government, New York State has 2.2 million people or 11.6
percent of the population living with a disability. 1.1 million are 18
to 64-year olds. 29.3 percent of New York State's 18- to 64-year-old
residents with a disability were living below the poverty threshold,
compared with 11.7 percent of New Yorkers without a disability in the
same age bracket. New York State ranks 41st nationwide when comparing
poverty rates among populations with disabilities.

New York employers need training and a better understanding on how to
hire and retain individuals with disabilities. This bill will develop an
employer training program in hiring individuals with disabilities.

Establishing the pilot program between the Office for People with Devel-
opmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and the New York State Industries for the
Disabled, Inc. (NYSID) will create jobs, pay for itself and generate
both cost savings and tax revenue for the people of New York State.
Studies have shown that for every hour an individual with a disability
is working, there is a positive local economic impact of $108. When the
pilot program is able to create 2,500 work hours, it would essentially
pay for itself. This is possible within one year with 63 full time, 40
hour a week jobs.


This is a program that will get people to work, will save money by
decreasing reliance on the social safety net and has the potential to
pay for itself within one year, or possibly sooner. This pilot program
is an easy start to jumpstart the existing OPWDD EmployAbility Pledge
Program, and get people to work and generate positive revenue economic
activity in New York.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

$250,000 appropriation.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Thirtieth day after it becomes law.

2021-S7746 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7746
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT in relation to directing the New York  State  Office  for  People
   With  Developmental  Disabilities,  in conjunction with New York State
   Industries for the Disabled, to establish  a  voluntary  training  and
   certification  program for employers that have taken the EmployAbility
   Pledge; and making an appropriation therefor
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. a. The New York State Office for People With Developmental
 Disabilities (OPWDD), in conjunction with New York State Industries  for
 the  Disabled  (NYSID), shall establish a voluntary training and certif-
 ication program for employers that have taken the  EmployAbility  Pledge
 and that support an inclusive workplace. The program shall promote tech-
 niques  and  strategies employers can implement to increase diversity in
 the employer's workforce through the hiring of individuals with disabil-
 ities and to increase diversity  in  the  selection  of  the  employer's
 supply  chains  by  working  with companies that employ individuals with
 disabilities.
   b. OPWDD will contract with  NYSID  to  develop  the  content  of  the
 program  and  to  manage  the  program. In developing the content of the
 program, NYSID shall work  with  vendors  who  provide  services  to  or
 employee  individuals  with  disabilities  including, but not limited to
 multimedia company Our Ability. As  part  of  the  program,  NYSID  will
 develop  a  series of online/virtual training programs for employers for
 key components related to training employers on topics including:
   (i) sensitivity training on disability disclosure;
   (ii) providing reasonable accommodations to employees  with  disabili-
 ties;
   (iii) tax credits for employers who employee individuals with disabil-
 ities;
   (iv) website accessibility;
   (v)  interviewing  individuals  with  disabilities and appropriate job
 opening advertisements;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD14043-01-1
 S. 7746                             2
 
   (vi) workplace inclusion of individuals with disabilities;
   (vii) supply chain diversity;
   (viii) the role of job coaches in assisting employers; and
   (ix)  corporate  partnership  training  for  employers for purposes of
 qualifying for preferred source procurement status.
   c. NYSID may institute a reasonable fee for the training in an  amount
 to be agreed upon by NYSID and OPWDD.
   § 2. The sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) is here-
 by  appropriated  to  the New York State Office for People With Develop-
 mental Disabilities out of any moneys  in  the  state  treasury  in  the
 general  fund to the credit of the state purposes account, not otherwise
 appropriated, and made immediately available, for the purpose of  carry-
 ing  out the provisions of this act. Such moneys shall be payable on the
 audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers certified  or  approved
 by  the  head of the New York State Office for People With Developmental
 Disabilities in the manner prescribed by law.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.

2021-S7746A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8915
Law Section:: Mental Hygiene
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S7746, A8915

2021-S7746A - Summary

Directs the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities to establish a voluntary training and certification program for employers that have taken the EmployAbility Pledge.

2021-S7746A - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7746A

SPONSOR: MANNION
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to directing the New York State Office for People
With Developmental Disabilities to establish a voluntary training and
certification program for employers that have taken the EmployAbility
Pledge; and making an appropriation therefor

 
PURPOSE A OF BILL:

Creation of a voluntary pledge and badge for businesses hiring individ-
uals with disabilities.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1(a): establishes a pilot program between the Office for People
with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) to establish a voluntary train-
ing program that shall promote techniques and strategies employers can
implement to increase diversity to the employers workforce through the
hiring of individuals with disabilities.

Section 2: Establishes appropriations of two hundred fifty thousand
dollars ($250,000) for the pilot program.

Section 3: sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

According to a report issued in December 2021 by the Rockefeller Insti-
tute of Government, New York State has 2.2 million people or 11.6
percent of the population living with a disability. 1.1 million are 18
to 64-year olds. 29.3 percent of New York State's 18- to 64-year-old
residents with a disability were living below the poverty threshold,
compared with 11.7 percent of New Yorkers without a disability in the
same age bracket. New York State ranks 41st nationwide when comparing
poverty rates among populations with disabilities.  New York employers
need training and a better understanding on how to hire and retain indi-
viduals with disabilities. This bill will develop an employer training
program in hiring individuals with disabilities.

Establishing the pilot program within the Office for People with Devel-
opmental Disabilities (OPWDD) will create jobs, pay for itself and
generate both cost savings and tax revenue for the people of New York
State. Studies have shown that for every hour an individual with a disa-
bility is working, there is a positive local economic impact of $108.
When the pilot program is able to create 2,500 work hours, it would
essentially pay for itself. This is possible within one year with 63
full time, 40 hour a week jobs.

This is a program that will get people to work, will save money by
decreasing reliance on the social safety net and has the potential to
pay for itself within one year, or possibly sooner. This pilot program
is an easy start to jumpstart the existing OPWDD EmployAbility Pledge
Program, and get people to work and generate positive revenue economic
activity in New York.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

$250,000 appropriation.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Thirtieth day after it becomes law.

2021-S7746A - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7746--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Finance  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  in  relation  to directing the New York State Office for People
   With Developmental Disabilities to establish a voluntary training  and
   certification  program for employers that have taken the EmployAbility
   Pledge; and making an appropriation therefor
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. a. The New York State Office for People With Developmental
 Disabilities (OPWDD) shall establish a voluntary  training  and  certif-
 ication  program  for employers that have taken the EmployAbility Pledge
 and that support an inclusive workplace. The program shall promote tech-
 niques and strategies employers can implement to increase  diversity  in
 the employer's workforce through the hiring of individuals with disabil-
 ities  and  to  increase  diversity  in  the selection of the employer's
 supply chains by working with companies  that  employ  individuals  with
 disabilities.
   b. OPWDD will develop and manage the program.  As part of the program,
 OPWDD  will  develop  a  series  of online/virtual training programs for
 employers for key components related to  training  employers  on  topics
 including:
   (i) sensitivity training on disability disclosure;
   (ii)  providing  reasonable accommodations to employees with disabili-
 ties;
   (iii) tax credits for employers who employee individuals with disabil-
 ities;
   (iv) website accessibility;
   (v) interviewing individuals with  disabilities  and  appropriate  job
 opening advertisements;
   (vi) workplace inclusion of individuals with disabilities;
   (vii) supply chain diversity;
   (viii) the role of job coaches in assisting employers; and
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD14043-03-2
 S. 7746--A                          2
 
   (ix)  corporate  partnership  training  for  employers for purposes of
 qualifying for preferred source procurement status.
   § 2. The sum of two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) is here-
 by  appropriated  to  the New York State Office for People With Develop-
 mental Disabilities out of any moneys  in  the  state  treasury  in  the
 general  fund to the credit of the state purposes account, not otherwise
 appropriated, and made immediately available, for the purpose of  carry-
 ing  out the provisions of this act. Such moneys shall be payable on the
 audit and warrant of the comptroller on vouchers certified  or  approved
 by  the  head of the New York State Office for People With Developmental
 Disabilities in the manner prescribed by law.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.

2021-S7746B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8915
Law Section:: Mental Hygiene
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:: S7746, A8915

2021-S7746B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities to establish a voluntary training and certification program for employers that have taken the EmployAbility Pledge.

2021-S7746B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 
BILL NUMBER: S7746B

SPONSOR: MANNION
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act in relation to directing the New York State Office for People
With Developmental Disabilities to establish a voluntary training and
certification program for employers that have taken the EmployAbility
Pledge

 
PURPOSE A OF BILL:

Creation of a voluntary pledge and badge for businesses hiring individ-
uals with disabilities.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1(a): establishes a pilot program between the Office for People
with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) to establish a voluntary train-
ing program that shall promote techniques and strategies employers can
implement to increase diversity to the employers workforce through the
hiring of individuals with disabilities.

Section 2: Establishes appropriations of two hundred fifty thousand
dollars ($250,000) for the pilot program.

Section 3: sets the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

According to a report issued in December 2021 by the Rockefeller Insti-
tute of Government, New York State has 2.2 million people or 11.6
percent of the population living with a disability. 1.1 million are 18
to 64-year olds. 29.3 percent of New York State's 18- to 64-year-old
residents with a disability were living below the poverty threshold,
compared with 11.7 percent of New Yorkers without a disability in the
same age bracket. New York State ranks 41st nationwide when comparing
poverty rates among populations with disabilities.  New York employers
need training and a better understanding on how to hire and retain indi-
viduals with disabilities. This bill will develop an employer training
program in hiring individuals with disabilities.  Establishing the pilot
program within the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
(OPWDD) will create jobs, pay for itself and generate both cost savings
and tax revenue for the people of New York State. Studies have shown
that for every hour an individual with a disability is working, there is
a positive local economic impact of $108. When the pilot program is able
to create 2,500 work hours, it would essentially pay for itself. This is
possible within one year with 63 full time, 40 hour a week jobs.

This is a program that will get people to work, will save money by
decreasing reliance on the social safety net and has the potential to
pay for itself within one year, or possibly sooner. This pilot program
is an easy start to jumpstart the existing OPWDD EmployAbility Pledge
Program, and get people to work and generate positive revenue economic
activity in New York.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New Bill
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

TBD

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Thirtieth day after it becomes law.

2021-S7746B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7746--B
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. MANNION -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to  the  Committee  on  Finance  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT in relation to directing the New York  State  Office  for  People
   With  Developmental Disabilities to establish a voluntary training and
   certification program for employers that have taken the  EmployAbility
   Pledge
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. a. The New York State Office for People With  Developmental
 Disabilities  (OPWDD)  shall  establish a voluntary training and certif-
 ication program for employers that have taken the  EmployAbility  Pledge
 and that support an inclusive workplace. The program shall promote tech-
 niques  and  strategies employers can implement to increase diversity in
 the employer's workforce through the hiring of individuals with disabil-
 ities and to increase diversity  in  the  selection  of  the  employer's
 supply  chains  by  working  with companies that employ individuals with
 disabilities.
   b. OPWDD will develop and manage the program.  As part of the program,
 OPWDD will develop a series  of  online/virtual  training  programs  for
 employers  for  key  components  related to training employers on topics
 including:
   (i) sensitivity training on disability disclosure;
   (ii) providing reasonable accommodations to employees  with  disabili-
 ties;
   (iii) tax credits for employers who employee individuals with disabil-
 ities;
   (iv) website accessibility;
   (v)  interviewing  individuals  with  disabilities and appropriate job
 opening advertisements;
   (vi) workplace inclusion of individuals with disabilities;
   (vii) supply chain diversity;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD14043-05-2
 S. 7746--B                          2
 
   (viii) the role of job coaches in assisting employers; and
   (ix)  corporate  partnership  training  for  employers for purposes of
 qualifying for preferred source procurement status.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8915 - Signed by Governor

Bill Amendments

2021-S7746 - Details

2021-S7746 - Summary

2021-S7746 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7746 - Bill Text download pdf

2021-S7746A - Details

2021-S7746A - Summary

2021-S7746A - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7746A - Bill Text download pdf

2021-S7746B (ACTIVE) - Details

2021-S7746B (ACTIVE) - Summary

2021-S7746B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7746B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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