Assembly Actions -
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May 18, 2022 |
referred to labor delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 16, 2022 |
advanced to third reading |
May 11, 2022 |
2nd report cal. |
May 10, 2022 |
1st report cal.1223 |
May 04, 2022 |
reported and committed to finance |
Jan 18, 2022 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S7899
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 36th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- 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
(D, WF) 41st Senate District
2021-S7899 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S7899 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S7899 SPONSOR: BAILEY TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to enacting the "New York state YouthBuild act"; setting program requirements; authorizing the commissioner of labor to make grants to eligible YouthBuild programs and to establish application requirements; and to expand the number of YouthBuild programs across New York state PURPOSE: Enacting the New York state YouthBuild act", a comprehensive system for supporting YouthBuild programs in the state of New York. The Commission- er of Labor would establish a grant program from amounts provided by appropriation, and would make grants eligible to applicants who operated 'a YouthBuild program compliant with terms established in this bill. Any not-for-profit private agency or public agency operating a YouthBuild program or with a plan to incubate a YouthBuild program would be an eligible agency, provided that such entities are licensed affiliates of YouthBuild USA or otherwise receive grants from the Department of Labor. The Commissioner shall require applicants to include various information
2021-S7899 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7899 I N S E N A T E January 18, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- 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 enacting the "New York state YouthBuild act"; setting program requirements; authorizing the commissioner of labor to make grants to eligible YouthBuild programs and to establish application requirements; and to expand the number of YouthBuild programs across New York state THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "New York state YouthBuild act". § 2. Legislative intent. The legislature seeks to support economically disadvantaged youth, especially youth who have not finished high school, to obtain education and work experience through occupational skills training, personal counseling, leadership development, job placement assistance, and long-term follow-up services necessary for them to achieve permanent economic self-sufficiency, while at the same time providing valuable community service that addresses urgent community needs including the demand for affordable housing and the need for young role models and mentors for younger teenagers and children. The legislature further intends to foster the development of leader- ship skills and a commitment to community development among youth and to ensure maximum educational achievement of program participants through high school diploma or the equivalent attainment and transition to institutions of higher education, where appropriate. The legislature further intends to provide communities the opportunity to establish or rebuild neighborhood stability in economically depressed and low-income areas, as well as historic areas requiring restoration or preservation, while providing economically disadvantaged youth and youth who have not finished high school an opportunity for a meaningful participation in society. The legislature further intends to allow communities to expand the supply of affordable housing for homeless and other low-income individ- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04425-01-1
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