NY State Senate Bill S3470

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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

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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

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.

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.

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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