senate Bill S1055

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the New York state youth in agriculture and entrepreneurship summer employment program

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee


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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 25, 2023 reported and committed to finance
Jan 09, 2023 referred to agriculture

Votes

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Jan 25, 2023 - Agriculture committee Vote

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Agriculture Committee Vote: Jan 25, 2023

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S1055 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5123
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Agriculture and Markets Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 29-A §§525 - 528, Ag & Mkts L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S7678, A9262

S1055 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the New York state youth in agriculture and entrepreneurship summer employment program to provide students with the opportunity to be educated on the agricultural industry and alternative career paths and to provide agricultural work experience and entrepreneurship work experience.

S1055 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S1055 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1055
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. HINCHEY, MAY -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law, in relation  to  estab-
   lishing  the  New York state youth in agriculture and entrepreneurship
   summer employment program

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The agriculture and markets law is amended by adding a new
 article 29-A to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 29-A
      NEW YORK STATE YOUTH IN AGRICULTURE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMER
                            EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
 SECTION 525. LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND FINDINGS.
         526. DEFINITIONS.
         527. NEW YORK STATE YOUTH IN  AGRICULTURE  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP
                SUMMER EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM.
         528. COMMISSIONER'S POWER AND DUTIES.
   §  525.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND FINDINGS. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY FINDS
 THAT DIVERSIFYING THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY  ADDRESSES  ISSUES  OF  FOOD
 INSECURITY  AND  FOOD ACCESS IN THE STATE. THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER FINDS
 THAT THERE ARE CERTAIN CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT FOODS  IN  THE  STATE  AND
 SEEKS  TO  ENCOURAGE  THE CONTINUANCE OF PRODUCTION OF SUCH FOODS AND TO
 GENERATE AN INTEREST IN THE PRODUCTION OF SUCH FOODS  BY  FUTURE  GENER-
 ATIONS  OF PERSONS WORKING IN AGRICULTURE. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY ESTAB-
 LISHES THE NEW YORK STATE  YOUTH  IN  AGRICULTURE  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP
 SUMMER  EMPLOYMENT  PROGRAM  TO  ALLOW  STUDENTS  THE  OPPORTUNITY TO BE
 EDUCATED ON THE AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY AND ALTERNATIVE CAREER  PATHS  AND
 TO  ATTAIN  ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE. THE LEGISLATURE ALSO ESTABLISHES
 THIS PROGRAM TO  SUBSIDIZE  YOUTH  EMPLOYMENT  FOR  FARMS  AND  FARMERS'
 MARKETS  THAT  COULD  OTHERWISE  PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM IF THE WAGES
 WERE NOT A HARDSHIP.  IT IS THE INTENTION OF THE  LEGISLATION  THAT  THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04207-01-3

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