Assembly Bill A4036

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires that an organization applying for grant funding shall provide to arts agencies a certification that it will enter into a labor peace agreement with at least one bona fide labor organization

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    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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Bill Amendments

2025-A4036 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3.01 & 3.19, Arts & Cul L; add Art 8-B §§228 - 228-h, Lab L

2025-A4036 - Summary

Requires that an organization applying for grant funding shall provide to arts agencies a certification that it will enter into a labor peace agreement with at least one bona fide labor organization either where such bona fide labor organization is actively representing employees providing services covered by the organization seeking such grant funding or upon notice by a bona fide labor organization that is attempting to represent employees who will provide services to the organization seeking such grant funding; relates to prevailing wage requirements for not-for-profit theaters and payment of their employees on productions funded by the New York state council on the arts or arts agencies of localities.

2025-A4036 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4036
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law and the arts and cultural affairs law,  in
   relation  to  prevailing wages for certain employees of not-for-profit
   theaters
 
   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 article 9-A to
 read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 9-A
           PREVAILING WAGE FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT THEATER EMPLOYEES
 SECTION 239-B. DEFINITIONS.
         239-C. RECORD KEEPING.
         239-D. POWERS OF THE FISCAL OFFICER.
         239-E. INVESTIGATION AND HEARING.
         239-F. FAILURE TO PROTEST UNDERPAYMENTS.
         239-G. STATEMENTS SHOWING AMOUNTS DUE FOR WAGES.
         239-H. PENALTIES.
         239-I. PROVISIONS IN  CONTRACTS  PROHIBITING  DISCRIMINATION  ON
                  ACCOUNT  OF  RACE,  CREED, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE,
                  GENDER IDENTITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, SEX OR DISABILITY.
         239-J. ENFORCEMENT OF ARTICLE.
         239-K. SEVERABILITY.
   § 239-B. DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS  ARTICLE  THE  FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1.  "ARTS AGENCY" SHALL MEAN ANY PUBLIC AGENCY OF NEW YORK STATE OR OF
 A LOCALITY WITHIN NEW YORK STATE THAT PROVIDES GRANTS TO PRODUCTIONS  AT
 NOT-FOR-PROFIT THEATERS.
   2.  "CONTRACT"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY AGREEMENT BETWEEN A PRODUCTION AND AN
 ARTS AGENCY TO GRANT FUNDS TO SUCH PRODUCTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05274-01-5
 A. 4036                             2
              

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2025-A4036A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§3.01 & 3.19, Arts & Cul L; add Art 8-B §§228 - 228-h, Lab L

2025-A4036A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that an organization applying for grant funding shall provide to arts agencies a certification that it will enter into a labor peace agreement with at least one bona fide labor organization either where such bona fide labor organization is actively representing employees providing services covered by the organization seeking such grant funding or upon notice by a bona fide labor organization that is attempting to represent employees who will provide services to the organization seeking such grant funding; relates to prevailing wage requirements for not-for-profit theaters and payment of their employees on productions funded by the New York state council on the arts or arts agencies of localities.

2025-A4036A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4036--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 30, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Labor -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the labor law, in relation to prevailing wage require-
   ment for not-for-profit theaters and payment  of  their  employees  on
   productions  funded  by the New York state council on the arts or arts
   agencies of localities; and to amend the  arts  and  cultural  affairs
   law,  in relation to requiring that an organization applying for grant
   funding shall provide to arts agencies a certification  that it   will
   enter  into  a labor peace agreement with at least one bona fide labor
   organization under certain circumstances
 
   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 article 8-B to
 read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 8-B
          PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENT FOR NOT-FOR-PROFIT THEATERS
 SECTION 228.   DEFINITIONS.
         228-A. PREVAILING WAGE REQUIREMENT FOR  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  THEATERS
                  AND PAYMENT OF THEIR EMPLOYEES ON PRODUCTIONS FUNDED BY
                  THE NEW YORK STATE COUNCIL ON THE ARTS OR ARTS AGENCIES
                  OF LOCALITIES; RECORD KEEPING.
         228-B. POWERS OF THE FISCAL OFFICER.
         228-C. INVESTIGATION AND HEARING.
         228-D. FAILURE TO PROTEST UNDERPAYMENTS.
         228-E. STATEMENTS SHOWING AMOUNTS DUE FOR WAGES.
         228-F. PROVISIONS  IN  CONTRACTS  PROHIBITING  DISCRIMINATION ON
                  ACCOUNT OF RACE, CREED, COLOR,  NATIONAL  ORIGIN,  AGE,
                  SEX OR DISABILITY.
         228-G. PENALTIES.
         228-H. ENFORCEMENT OF ARTICLE.
   § 228. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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