Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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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 |
Assembly Bill A8868
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
FAHY
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S7429 - Passed Assembly
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
Rebecca Seawright
Karines Reyes
Inez E. Dickens
Jonathan Jacobson
2021-A8868 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S7429
- Law Section:
- Labor
2021-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.
2021-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
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