NY State Senate Bill 2021-S3470

Senate Bill S3470

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a program to incentivize unemployed individuals to enter jobs in healthcare

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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 05, 2022	referred to labor returned to senate died in assembly
Mar 01, 2021	referred to labor delivered to assembly passed senate
Feb 22, 2021	advanced to third reading
Feb 10, 2021	2nd report cal.
Feb 09, 2021	1st report cal.365
Jan 29, 2021	referred to labor

Votes

- Mar 1, 2021 - Floor Vote
  S3470
  
  62
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Mar 1, 2021
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brisport
      
      Brooks
      
      Brouk
      
      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
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stec
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      Weik
      
      excused (1)
      
      Sanders Jr.
  Feb 9, 2021 - Labor Committee Vote
  S3470
  
  13
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Labor Committee Vote: Feb 9, 2021
      
      aye (13)
      
      Akshar
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gounardes
      
      Jackson
      
      Mattera
      
      Mayer
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Rath III
      
      Ryan
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Skoufis

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2021-S3470 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Labor
Law Section:: Labor Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §599, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: S8278
2023-2024: S6514

2021-S3470 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of labor, in conjunction with the commissioner of health, to develop a program which incentivizes unemployed individuals to enter jobs in healthcare.

2021-S3470 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S3470

SPONSOR: KENNEDY
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing a program to
incentivize unemployed individuals to enter jobs in healthcare

 
PURPOSE:

This legislation amends the labor law to require the New York State
Departments of Health, Labor, and Education to establish a program that
incentivizes unemployed individuals to enter jobs in healthcare.

 
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:

The legislation would add subdivision 4 to Section 599 of the labor law.

Section one requires the Commissioner of Labor, in consultation with the
commissioner of health, establish a program that incentivizes unemployed
individuals to enter jobs that have a shortage in healthcare, including

but not limited to certified nurse aides.

Section two establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This bill would require Department of Labor, in consultation with the
Department of Health establish a program that incentivizes unemployed
individuals to enter jobs in healthcare.

New York has been deeply impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. In just the
first month, thousands of New Yorkers lost their jobs and we saw how
devastating the healthcare worker shortage can be when an emergency
strikes. New York must prioritize the immediate retraining of workers
for medically-necessary positions, especially as Certified Nursing Aides
which there is already a shortage. This is a vocation that can be
trained in roughly one month under normal circumstances. By providing
this training on an accelerated timeline for positions like this, we can
ensure that our medical system can meet the demand for their services
even in a time of extreme crisis.

New York State's most valuable asset is our workforce, by incentivizing
and accelerating the training for healthcare support staff, New Yorkers
will receive higher quality care. Additionally, this will allow more
unemployed and underemployed individuals to enter critical, high demand
positions in our workforce.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2020: Passed Senate

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To be determined.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take immediately.

2021-S3470 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3470
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  KENNEDY, GOUNARDES, MAY -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing a program  to
   incentivize unemployed individuals to enter jobs in healthcare
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 599 of the labor law is amended  by  adding  a  new
 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  ESTABLISHING  ELIGIBLE  TRAINING  PROGRAMS  AND RECRUITMENT IN THE
 HEALTHCARE FIELD. (A) THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMIS-
 SIONER OF HEALTH, SHALL MAINTAIN A LIST OF POSITIONS IN  THE  HEALTHCARE
 FIELD  IN  WHICH THERE ARE SUBSTANTIAL STAFF SHORTAGES STATEWIDE AND PER
 REGION OF THE STATE, THAT IS UPDATED AT LEAST ONCE EVERY CALENDAR  YEAR.
 SUCH  LIST  SHALL BE ESTABLISHED WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE
 OF THIS SUBDIVISION AND SHALL BE PUBLISHED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE.
   (B) THE COMMISSIONER, IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH,
 SHALL ESTABLISH A PROGRAM ELIGIBLE  UNDER  THIS  SECTION  THAT  PROVIDES
 EXPEDITED  TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROCESSES FOR THE HEALTHCARE POSI-
 TIONS ON THE LIST ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
 SION THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO CLAIMANTS ELIGIBLE UNDER  THIS  SECTION.
 THE  DEPARTMENT  SHALL  MAKE INFORMATION ABOUT SUCH PROGRAM AVAILABLE ON
 ITS WEBSITE. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE ESTABLISHED WITHIN ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY
 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05958-02-1

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