Senate Bill S6514

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a program to incentivize unemployed individuals to enter jobs in healthcare

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S6514 (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
2021-2022: S3470

2023-S6514 (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.

2023-S6514 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6514 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6514
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 25, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by  Sens.  KENNEDY,  BRISPORT,  BROUK,  COONEY,  GOUNARDES,
   HINCHEY, MANNION, MAY, PARKER, SEPULVEDA --  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.
                                                            LBD04998-01-3

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