assembly Bill A8868

Vetoed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of labor to conduct a study on immigrant and refugee participation in adult education and the workforce

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  • Introduced
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    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Nov 23, 2022 vetoed memo.79
Nov 22, 2022 delivered to governor
May 17, 2022 returned to senate
passed assembly
May 09, 2022 ordered to third reading cal.618
substituted for a8868
May 09, 2022 substituted by s7429
May 05, 2022 advanced to third reading cal.618
May 03, 2022 reported
Apr 26, 2022 reported referred to ways and means
Jan 19, 2022 referred to labor

Votes

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Mar 29, 2022 - floor Vote

S7429
47
16
floor
47
Aye
16
Nay
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Mar 29, 2022

aye (47)
nay (16)

Feb 28, 2022 - Labor committee Vote

S7429
11
0
committee
11
Aye
0
Nay
2
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Committee Vote: Feb 28, 2022

aye (11)
aye wr (2)

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A8868 (ACTIVE) - Details

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S7429
Law Section:
Labor

A8868 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioners of labor, the office of temporary and disability assistance, education, and the New York state office for new Americans to conduct a study on immigrant and refugee participation in adult education and the workforce and issue a report with recommendations for increasing opportunities for such participation.

A8868 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8868
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 19, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Labor
 
 AN ACT directing the commissioner of labor to  conduct  a  comprehensive
   study  on  immigrant  and refugee participation in adult education and
   the workforce; and providing for the repeal of  such  provisions  upon
   expiration thereof
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. 1. The commissioner of  labor,  in  consultation  with  the
 commissioner  of  the office of temporary and disability assistance, the
 commissioner of education, and the New York state office for new  Ameri-
 cans  (hereinafter  referred  to  as "the commissioners") in conjunction
 with any other department, division, board, bureau, commission,  agency,
 or  public  authority  of the state or any political subdivision thereof
 deemed necessary by the commissioners,  shall  conduct  a  comprehensive
 study  and  prepare  a  report on immigrant and refugee participation in
 adult education and the workforce.   The data collected  shall  only  be
 utilized as authorized under state and federal law to inform the state's
 efforts to advance economic stability and integration for immigrants and
 refugees. The state shall never use or share the data solely for the use
 of civil immigration enforcement.
   2. The study shall:
   (a)  identify any barriers that refugees and immigrants face to enter-
 ing the workforce, including but  not  limited  to  licensing,  language
 access, and transportation;
   (b)  assess  participation by and obstacles to refugees and immigrants
 in adult education and workforce training programs;
   (c) compare, to the extent  practicable,  the  current  employment  of
 refugees  and immigrants to that of their employment prior to resettling
 in the  United  States,  including  any  occupational  and  professional
 licenses, certifications, credentials and academic degrees earned;
   (d)  identify the top occupations that refugees and immigrants seek to
 work in and any barriers that prevent them from  using  work  experience

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13081-02-1