NY State Senate Bill S7429

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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
Mar 29, 2022	referred to labor delivered to assembly passed senate
Mar 02, 2022	advanced to third reading
Mar 01, 2022	2nd report cal.
Feb 28, 2022	1st report cal.559
Jan 05, 2022	referred to labor
Oct 12, 2021	referred to rules

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Mar 29, 2022 - floor Vote

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Feb 28, 2022 - Labor committee Vote

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S7429 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8868
Law Section:: Labor

S7429 (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.

S7429 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S7429

SPONSOR: GOUNARDES
 
TITLE OF BILL:

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 expira-
tion thereof

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

Creates a commission to conduct a study analyzing the current state of
immigrant and refugee participation in adult education and the work-
force, as well as develop recommendations for bettering their partic-
ipation.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1.1 defines the commissioners to conduct the study.
Section 1.2 enumerates the goals of the study.

Section 1.3 establishes the requirement of the study to develop recom-
mendations with the input of relevant stakeholders.
Section 1.4 requires the commissioners to prepare a report on the find-
ings of the study to the relevant parties.
Section 2 states the effective date and the repeal date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:

New York has always been committed to being an inclusive and welcoming
state for immigrants and refugees. While the situation in Afghanistan
unfolds, we are willing to welcome asylum seekers and refugees from
Afghanistan and stand ready to support them when they are here.
Although new arrivals to the U.S,. including refugees and immigrants,
bring their skills, education, and professional paths with them, the
process of re-credentialing in the U.S. often is not just onerous, but
in many cases, impossible. The goal of this bill is to better understand
the current state of immigrant and refugee participation in adult educa-
tion and the workforce, and determine how to better that process for
these individuals.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

New bill

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

TBD

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be deemed
repealed 2 years after it shall have become a law.

S7429 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7429
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             October 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  GOUNARDES,  MAY,  RYAN  -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 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;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD13081-02-1

 S. 7429                             2
 
   (d)  identify the top occupations that refugees and immigrants seek to
 work in and any barriers that prevent them from  using  work  experience
 and  education  gained outside of the United States to obtain employment
 in such occupations; and
   (e)  identify  any other issues the commissioners deem relevant to the
 purposes of this act.
   3. In  conducting  such  study  and  developing  recommendations,  the
 commissioners  shall seek the input of relevant governmental and non-go-
 vernmental stakeholders from across the state,  including  refugees  and
 immigrants.
   4.  Not  later than one year after the effective date of this act, the
 commissioners shall prepare and submit to the  governor,  the  temporary
 president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly a report of the
 study's  findings, together with specific recommendations for minimizing
 existing barriers and maximizing opportunities for  refugees  and  immi-
 grants  to  gain access to education and enter the workforce in New York
 State.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
 deemed repealed 2 years after it shall have become a law.

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Mar 29, 2022 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Mar 29, 2022

Feb 28, 2022 - Labor committee Vote

Labor Committee Vote: Feb 28, 2022

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S7429 (ACTIVE) - Details

S7429 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S7429 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S7429 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Mar 29, 2022 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Mar 29, 2022

Feb 28, 2022 - Labor committee Vote

Labor Committee Vote: Feb 28, 2022

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Jeremy A. Cooney

Rachel May

Gustavo Rivera

Sean M. Ryan

S7429 (ACTIVE) - Details

S7429 (ACTIVE) - Summary

S7429 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S7429 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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