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Assembly Bill A756B

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to certain construction projects

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2025-A756 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1672
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3602-g, Ed L

2025-A756 - Summary

Defines the term "construction projects" to mean the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or improvement of any school building where a district receives any apportionment for debt service or building aid and the school building is sited within the Long Island region; provides that each contract involving the award of a construction project shall require the use of a project labor agreement for all contractors and subcontractors on such project.

2025-A756 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    756
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  certain  construction
   projects
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section  3602  of  the  education  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph nn to read as follows:
   NN.   "CONSTRUCTION  PROJECT"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  CONSTRUCTION,  RECON-
 STRUCTION, REHABILITATION OR IMPROVEMENT OF ANY SCHOOL BUILDING WHERE  A
 DISTRICT  RECEIVES  ANY APPORTIONMENT FOR CAPITAL OUTLAYS, DEBT SERVICE,
 OR BUILDING AID UNDER SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS  SECTION  AND  THE  SCHOOL
 BUILDING  IS  SITED WITHIN THE LONG ISLAND REGION AS DEFINED IN SUBPARA-
 GRAPH TWO OF PARAGRAPH A OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 6 of section 3602 of the education law
 is amended by adding a new subparagraph 13 to read as follows:
   (13) EACH CONTRACT INVOLVING THE AWARDING OF  A  CONSTRUCTION  PROJECT
 SHALL REQUIRE THE USE OF A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT, AS DEFINED IN SUBDI-
 VISION  ONE  OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO OF THE LABOR LAW, FOR ALL
 CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS ON THE PROJECT, CONSISTENT WITH PARAGRAPH
 (A) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO  OF  THE  LABOR
 LAW.
   §  3.  This  law shall take effect January 1, 2027, and shall apply to
 all construction projects for which the commissioner  of  education  has
 not  approved  plans  and  specifications pursuant to section 408 of the
 education law as of such effective date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00375-01-5

co-Sponsors

2025-A756A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1672
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3602-g, Ed L

2025-A756A - Summary

Defines the term "construction projects" to mean the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or improvement of any school building where a district receives any apportionment for debt service or building aid and the school building is sited within the Long Island region; provides that each contract involving the award of a construction project shall require the use of a project labor agreement for all contractors and subcontractors on such project.

2025-A756A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  756--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SOLAGES,  DURSO,  GRIFFIN, SCHIAVONI, STERN,
   BURROUGHS, KASSAY, O'PHARROW, RAMOS, GANDOLFO, DeSTEFANO, FITZPATRICK,
   MIKULIN, K. BROWN, RA, KIM, COLTON,  GIGLIO,  SANTABARBARA,  BRABENEC,
   SMITH  --  read  once  and  referred  to the Committee on Education --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to certain construction
   projects
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  3602 of the education law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph nn to read as follows:
   NN.  "CONSTRUCTION  PROJECT"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  CONSTRUCTION,   RECON-
 STRUCTION,  REHABILITATION OR IMPROVEMENT OF ANY SCHOOL BUILDING WHERE A
 DISTRICT RECEIVES ANY APPORTIONMENT FOR CAPITAL OUTLAYS,  DEBT  SERVICE,
 OR  BUILDING  AID  UNDER  SUBDIVISION SIX OF THIS SECTION AND THE SCHOOL
 BUILDING IS SITED WITHIN THE LONG ISLAND REGION AS DEFINED  IN  SUBPARA-
 GRAPH  TWO  OF  PARAGRAPH  A OF SUBDIVISION FOUR OF THIS SECTION AND THE
 TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF THE CONTRACT OR CONTRACTS FOR THE PROJECT IS ONE
 MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE.
   § 2. Paragraph a of subdivision 6 of section 3602 of the education law
 is amended by adding a new subparagraph 13 to read as follows:
   (13) EACH CONTRACT INVOLVING THE AWARDING OF  A  CONSTRUCTION  PROJECT
 SHALL REQUIRE THE USE OF A PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT, AS DEFINED IN SUBDI-
 VISION  ONE  OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO OF THE LABOR LAW, FOR ALL
 CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS ON THE PROJECT, CONSISTENT WITH PARAGRAPH
 (A) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO  OF  THE  LABOR
 LAW.
   §  3.  This  act shall take effect January 1, 2026, and shall apply to
 all construction projects for which the commissioner  of  education  has
 not  approved  plans  and  specifications pursuant to section 408 of the
 education law as of such effective date.

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2025-A756B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1672
Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3602-g, Ed L

2025-A756B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Defines the term "construction projects" to mean the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation or improvement of any school building where a district receives any apportionment for debt service or building aid and the school building is sited within the Long Island region; provides that each contract involving the award of a construction project shall require the use of a project labor agreement for all contractors and subcontractors on such project.

2025-A756B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  756--B
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SOLAGES,  DURSO,  GRIFFIN, SCHIAVONI, STERN,
   BURROUGHS, KASSAY, O'PHARROW, RAMOS, GANDOLFO, DeSTEFANO, FITZPATRICK,
   MIKULIN, K. BROWN, RA, KIM, COLTON,  GIGLIO,  SANTABARBARA,  BRABENEC,
   SMITH,  SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and  recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said commit-
   tee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and  recommitted  to
   said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the education law, in relation to certain construction
   projects
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3602-g
 to read as follows:
   §   3602-G.   APPORTIONMENT   OF  PUBLIC  MONEYS  TO  SCHOOL  DISTRICT
 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN LONG ISLAND. 1.  FOR PURPOSES OF THIS  SECTION,
 "CONSTRUCTION  PROJECT"  SHALL  MEAN  THE  CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION,
 REHABILITATION OR IMPROVEMENT OF ANY SCHOOL BUILDING  WHERE  A  DISTRICT
 RECEIVES ANY APPORTIONMENT FOR DEBT SERVICE OR BUILDING AID UNDER SUBDI-
 VISION SIX OF SECTION THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED TWO OF THIS PART AND THE SCHOOL
 BUILDING  IS  SITED WITHIN THE LONG ISLAND REGION AS DEFINED IN SUBPARA-
 GRAPH TWO OF PARAGRAPH A  OF  SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF  SECTION  THIRTY-SIX
 HUNDRED TWO OF THIS PART AND THE TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF THE CONTRACT OR
 CONTRACTS FOR THE PROJECT IS ONE MILLION DOLLARS OR MORE.
   2.  EACH  CONTRACT  INVOLVING  THE  AWARDING OF A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT
 SHALL ONLY BE UNDERTAKEN  PURSUANT  TO  A  PROJECT  LABOR  AGREEMENT  IN
 ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO OF THE LABOR LAW, FOR ALL
 CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS ON THE PROJECT, CONSISTENT WITH PARAGRAPH
 (A)  OF  SUBDIVISION  TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-TWO OF THE LABOR
 LAW. ANY CONTRACT, SUBCONTRACT, LEASE, GRANT, BOND,  COVENANT  OR  OTHER
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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