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                                   5901
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 22, 2023
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 Introduced  by Sen. BRISPORT -- 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 requiring certain entities
   with sports facilities that receive  money  from  the  state  to  only
   contract with companies that pay their employees the minimum wage

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section  224-f  to
 read as follows:
   §  224-F.  WAGE  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  CERTAIN COMPANIES CONTRACTING WITH
 SPORTS FACILITIES. 1. THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO  ALL  FACILITIES  THAT
 HOST  SPORTS  TEAMS  AND  THAT RECEIVE FUNDING FOR THE CREATION, UPKEEP,
 MAINTENANCE, OR UPGRADES OF SUCH FACILITY FROM: (A) ANY  UNIT  OF  LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT  WITHIN  THE STATE OF NEW YORK; OR (B) THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
 INCLUDING FROM ANY AGENCY OR AUTHORITY.
   2. (A) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "FACILITY" SHALL MEAN:
   (I) STADIUMS, ARENAS,  OR  OTHER  STRUCTURES  THAT  HOST  PROFESSIONAL
 SPORTS TEAMS; AND
   (II)  OTHER  PUBLIC  EVENTS  AND PRACTICE FIELDS, OR OTHER AREAS WHERE
 PROFESSIONAL SPORTS  TEAMS  AND  OTHER  SPORTS  TEAMS  MAY  PRACTICE  OR
 PERFORM.
   (III)  THE  FOLLOWING TYPES OF PROPERTY IF SUCH PROPERTY IS RELATED TO
 OR LOCATED NEAR THE FACILITY AS DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPHS (I) AND (II) OF
 THIS PARAGRAPH:
   (1) OFFICES, PARKING LOTS, GARAGES,  MONUMENTS,  RESTAURANTS,  STORES,
 AND  OTHER  FACILITIES  AND BUILDINGS THAT PROVIDE GOODS AND SERVICES TO
 PERSONS ATTENDING EVENTS OF ANY NATURE AT THE FACILITY;
   (2) PRIVATE ROADWAYS USED TO ACCESS ANY PART OF THE FACILITY; AND
   (3) ALL OTHER PROPERTY OR STRUCTURES INCLUDING FIXTURES,  FURNISHINGS,
 AND APPURTENANCES NORMALLY ASSOCIATED WITH SUCH FACILITIES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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   (B) "PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMS," SHALL MEAN TEAMS THAT PLAY IN PROFES-
 SIONAL  LEAGUES,  INCLUDING  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO TEAMS THAT PLAY IN THE
 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION, MAJOR  LEAGUE
 BASEBALL,  AND  THE  NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE, AS WELL AS HORSE RACING AND
 TENNIS FACILITIES.
   3.  NO  CONTRACT  WITH  A  VENDOR  TO PROVIDE FOOD SERVICE, CONCESSION
 SERVICE, OR DRINK SERVICE AT A FACILITY AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF
 THIS SECTION, NOR ANY CONTRACT ENTERED INTO BY A THIRD PARTY  ACTING  IN
 PLACE  OF,  ON  BEHALF OF AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH FACILITY, SHALL BE
 ENTERED INTO UNLESS SUCH VENDOR:
   (A) DEMONSTRATES THAT ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THOSE  EMPLOYED  WITHIN
 THE  FACILITY  AND  THOSE  EMPLOYED  IN  POSITIONS OUTSIDE THE FACILITY,
 INCLUDING THOSE OF SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES, ARE PAID  AT  LEAST  THE  STATE
 MINIMUM WAGE, WITH GRATUITIES IN ADDITION; AND
   (B)  STIPULATES  THAT  ALL EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED AT THE FACILITY THEY ARE
 CONTRACTING TO PROVIDE SERVICES AT SHALL BE  PAID  AT  LEAST  THE  STATE
 MINIMUM WAGE WITH ANY GRATUITIES IN ADDITION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.