Bill Text: NY A02094 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires the commissioner of labor, in conjunction and in collaboration with the office for new Americans, to establish criteria for English language courses and programs which upon successful completion shall lead to the issuance of a basic or an advanced certificate of English language acquisition completion; requires such a certificate to be offered to any immigrant who successfully completes an approved course, program or level of such course or program as determined by the commissioner of labor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to labor [A02094 Detail]
Download: New_York-2021-A02094-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2094 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 14, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. REYES, RICHARDSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law and the executive law, in relation to certificates of English language acquisition completion for immigrants The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 45 to read 2 as follows: 3 § 45. Certificates of English language acquisition completion. 1. The 4 commissioner, in conjunction and in collaboration with the office for 5 new Americans, shall establish criteria for English language courses and 6 programs which upon successful completion shall lead to the issuance of 7 a certificate of English language acquisition completion. Such courses 8 and programs shall be offered to immigrants, as such term is defined in 9 subdivision two of section ninety-four-b of the executive law, and may 10 be offered in person or via a website, application, or cell phone. 11 2. The commissioner shall issue a certificate of English language 12 acquisition completion to any immigrant who successfully completes an 13 approved English language course or program as determined by the commis- 14 sioner. 15 3. The commissioner, in conjunction and in collaboration with the 16 office for new Americans shall design and make available the following 17 certificates: 18 (a) Certificates of English language acquisition completion to certify 19 successful completion of a first or basic level English language course 20 or program. 21 (b) Advanced certificates of English language acquisition completion 22 to certify successful completion of an advanced level English language 23 course or program. 24 4. Each certificate of English language acquisition completion shall 25 indicate that the enrollee or participant successfully completed the EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD00096-02-1A. 2094 2 1 applicable course, program or level of such course or program. Such 2 certificates shall bear the logos of the department and the office for 3 new Americans, the New York state seal, and shall be signed, in person 4 or electronically, by the commissioner and the secretary of state. 5 § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 94-b of the executive law is amended by 6 adding a new paragraph (o) to read as follows: 7 (o) Assist the commissioner of labor in establishing criteria for 8 English language courses and programs and carrying out the responsibil- 9 ities set forth in section forty-five of the labor law. 10 § 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after 11 it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amend- 12 ment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implemen- 13 tation of this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and 14 completed on or before such effective date.
