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Senate Bill S5360

2025-2026 Legislative Session

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

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2025-S5360 (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
2023-2024: S6514

2025-S5360 (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.

2025-S5360 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S5360 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5360
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 20, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. COMRIE, BRISPORT, BROUK, COONEY, GOUNARDES, HINCHEY,
   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.
                                                            LBD09523-01-5

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