Bill Text: NY A04676 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates a temporary commission to conduct a comprehensive study on the current utilization of paid family leave, make recommendations on how to increase access and the visibility of the program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2023-11-17 - tabled [A04676 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A04676-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4676

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 22, 2023
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        Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Labor

        AN ACT in relation to creating  a  temporary  commission  to  conduct  a
          comprehensive  study  on the current utilization of paid family leave,
          make recommendations on how to increase access and the  visibility  of
          the  program;  and  providing  for  the repeal of such provisions upon
          expiration thereof

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. A temporary state commission is hereby created to conduct a
     2  comprehensive  study, and prepare a report on the current utilization of
     3  paid family leave under article 9 of the workers' compensation law.
     4    § 2.   (a) The commission shall  consist  of  ten  members,  six  such
     5  members  each  to  serve  for  a term of one year and to be appointed as
     6  follows: two shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate
     7  and one by the minority leader of the senate; two shall be appointed  by
     8  the speaker of the assembly and one by the minority leader of the assem-
     9  bly.   The  commissioner  of  labor,  the  superintendent  of  financial
    10  services, the chair of the Business Council of the State of New York and
    11  the chair of the workers' compensation board shall  also  serve  on  the
    12  commission.  The chair of the workers' compensation board shall serve as
    13  the chair of the commission. Vacancies in the membership of the  commis-
    14  sion  and  among its officers shall be filled in the manner provided for
    15  original appointments.
    16    (b) The members of the commission shall receive  no  compensation  for
    17  their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
    18  incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder.
    19    §  3.  The  study shall examine the current utilization of paid family
    20  leave under article 9 of the workers' compensation  law,  including  but
    21  not limited to:

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    (a) demographic information of persons receiving such benefits includ-
     2  ing but not limited to:
     3    (i) gender;
     4    (ii) race;
     5    (iii) age;
     6    (iv) geographic region of the state of New York; and
     7    (v) industry or type of employment;
     8    (b) the average amount of benefits received and length of leave taken;
     9    (c) the type of leave taken;
    10    (d) employers' experiences on the use of paid family leave, including:
    11    (i) ease of use; and
    12    (ii) responsiveness of the department to questions; and
    13    (e)  unintended  barriers that employees face in utilizing paid family
    14  leave including  but  not  limited  to:
    15    (i) understanding of benefits;
    16    (ii) knowledge of eligibility; and
    17    (iii) knowledge of the existence of paid family leave.
    18    § 4. Not later than one year after the effective date of this act, the
    19  commission shall prepare and submit to the governor, the temporary pres-
    20  ident of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly  a  report  of  the
    21  study's  findings, together with specific recommendations for increasing
    22  the access of demographic groups underutilizing paid family leave  bene-
    23  fits, and removing or lessening unintended barriers to use of paid fami-
    24  ly leave identified in the study.
    25    §  5.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
    26  deemed repealed two years after it shall have become a law.