Senate Bill S8134A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a painters apprenticeship program for public housing residents

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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-S8134 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9272
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §819-a, Lab L

2023-S8134 - Summary

Establishes a New York state public housing painters apprenticeship program for municipal housing authority residents.

2023-S8134 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8134 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8134
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 8, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Housing, Construction  and
   Community Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the public housing law in relation to establishing a New
   York  city  public  housing  painters'  apprenticeship program; and to
   amend the labor law, in relation to  establishing  a  New  York  state
   public housing painters' apprenticeship program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public housing law is amended by adding a  new  section
 402-h to read as follows:
   §  402-H.  NEW  YORK  CITY  PUBLIC  HOUSING  PAINTERS'  APPRENTICESHIP
 PROGRAM. 1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED A NEW YORK CITY  PUBLIC  HOUSING
 PAINTERS'  APPRENTICESHIP  PROGRAM. SUCH PROGRAM WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY
 THE NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY.
   2. (A) APPLICATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM  MAY
 BE  SUBMITTED  TO  THE  NEW YORK CITY HOUSING AUTHORITY IN SUCH FORM AND
 MANNER AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED BY THE AUTHORITY.
   (B) ELIGIBILITY FOR THE NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC HOUSING PAINTERS' APPREN-
 TICESHIP PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE  LIMITED  TO,  THE  FOLLOWING
 CONSIDERATIONS:
   (I)  PARTICIPANTS  IN  THE  PROGRAM  SHALL BE LIMITED TO NEW YORK CITY
 HOUSING AUTHORITY RESIDENTS.
   (II) APPLICANTS FOR THE PROGRAM SHALL NOT BE DEEMED  INELIGIBLE  BASED
 ON CRIMINAL HISTORY.
   3.  SKILLS LEARNED AS PART OF THE NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC HOUSING APPREN-
 TICESHIP PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A) WORKPLACE SAFETY SKILLS AND PROCEDURES, INCLUDING BUT NOT  LIMITED
 TO:
   (I) USE AND MAINTENANCE OF HAND AND POWER TOOLS;
   (II) SIGNALING, RIGGING, AND HOISTING;
   (III) LEAD AND ASBESTOS ABATEMENT;
   (IV) LADDER, SCAFFOLD, AND FORKLIFT SAFETY;
   (V) FIRST AID; AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

co-Sponsors

2023-S8134A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9272
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add §819-a, Lab L

2023-S8134A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a New York state public housing painters apprenticeship program for municipal housing authority residents.

2023-S8134A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8134A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8134--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 8, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. PARKER, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Housing,
   Construction  and  Community Development -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the labor law, in relation to establishing a New York
   state public housing painters apprenticeship program
 
   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 819-a to
 read as follows:
   §  819-A.  NEW  YORK  STATE  PUBLIC  HOUSING  PAINTERS  APPRENTICESHIP
 PROGRAM.  1. THERE IS HEREBY ESTABLISHED A NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC HOUSING
 PAINTERS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. SUCH PROGRAM WILL  BE  ADMINISTERED  BY
 THE  DEPARTMENT,  IN COORDINATION WITH THE MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITIES
 ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTEEN OF THE PUBLIC HOUSING LAW.
   2. (A) APPLICATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN SUCH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM  MAY
 BE  SUBMITTED  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  IN  SUCH  FORM  AND MANNER AS MAY BE
 PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER.
   (B) ELIGIBILITY FOR THE NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC HOUSING PAINTERS APPREN-
 TICESHIP PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE  LIMITED  TO,  THE  FOLLOWING
 CONSIDERATIONS:
   (I)  PARTICIPANTS  IN  THE  PROGRAM SHALL BE LIMITED TO RESIDENTS OF A
 MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITY ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE THIRTEEN  OF
 THE PUBLIC HOUSING LAW.
   (II)  APPLICANTS  FOR THE PROGRAM SHALL NOT BE DEEMED INELIGIBLE BASED
 ON CRIMINAL HISTORY.
   3. SKILLS LEARNED AS PART OF THE NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC  HOUSING  PAIN-
 TERS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A)  WORKPLACE SAFETY SKILLS AND PROCEDURES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO:
   (I) USE AND MAINTENANCE OF HAND AND POWER TOOLS;
   (II) SIGNALING, RIGGING, AND HOISTING;
   (III) LEAD AND ASBESTOS ABATEMENT;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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