Bill Text: NY S00768 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Relates to requiring first consideration of unemployed individuals, low-income individuals, dislocated workers, individuals training for nontraditional employment, as defined in the federal workforce investment act of nineteen hundred ninety-eight (P.L.105-220), veterans, and individuals with disabilities for hiring for positions created as a result of economic development assistance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS [S00768 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S00768-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                           768
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                       (Prefiled)
                                     January 9, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  MONTGOMERY  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
          when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommu-
          nications
        AN ACT to amend the economic development  law,  the  public  authorities
          law,  the  general municipal law and the New York state urban develop-
          ment corporation act, in relation to requiring first consideration  of
          unemployed  individuals,  low-income  individuals, dislocated workers,
          individuals training for nontraditional employment, as defined in  the
          federal  workforce  investment  act  of  nineteen hundred ninety-eight
          (P.L. 105-220), veterans, and individuals with disabilities for hiring
          for positions created as a result of economic development assistance
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1. Subdivision (j) of section 184 of the economic development
     2  law, as added by chapter 32 of the laws of 1987, is amended to  read  as
     3  follows:
     4    (j)  the  extent of the applicant's willingness to make jobs available
     5  to [persons defined as eligible  for  services  under  the  federal  job
     6  training  partnership  act  of  nineteen  hundred eighty-two] unemployed
     7  individuals, low-income  individuals,  dislocated  workers,  individuals
     8  training for non-traditional employment, as defined in the federal work-
     9  force  investment  act  of nineteen hundred ninety-eight (P.L. 105-220),
    10  veterans, and individuals with disabilities and the extent of the appli-
    11  cant's willingness to satisfy affirmative action goals;
    12    § 2. Subdivisions 1 and 5 of section 202 of the  economic  development
    13  law, as added by chapter 839 of the laws of 1987, are amended to read as
    14  follows:
    15    1.  The department shall provide assistance to approved applicants for
    16  the purpose of  offering  skills  training  services  that  will  foster
    17  economic development by creating or preserving jobs. For the purposes of
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01783-01-9

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     1  this section, "applicant" shall mean an educational agency, business, or
     2  industry  group  or  association,  an employee union or organizations, a
     3  community based organization, grant recipient or  administrative  entity
     4  of  the  [service  delivery  area]  local  workforce investment area and
     5  [private industry council] local workforce investment board  as  defined
     6  by  the  federal  [job training partnership act (P.L. 97-300)] workforce
     7  investment act of nineteen hundred ninety-eight (P.L. 105-220), provided
     8  that such groups have demonstrated  effectiveness  in  the  delivery  of
     9  training  services.  Any  assistance  provided shall be matched at least
    10  equally by financing or contribution from  other  sources.  Such  skills
    11  training services shall include:
    12    (a)  training  for entry-level employment and worker skills upgrading;
    13  or
    14    (b) payment of on-the-job training costs for a period  not  to  exceed
    15  twelve weeks or classroom instruction, or a combination thereof.
    16    5.  For  any positions opened as a result of assistance provided under
    17  this section businesses so assisted shall  provide  notice  of  position
    18  openings to the local workforce investment board and shall first consid-
    19  er  [persons eligible to participate in federal job training partnership
    20  act (P.L. 97-300) programs] unemployed individuals, low-income  individ-
    21  uals,  dislocated  workers,  individuals  training  for  non-traditional
    22  employment, as defined in the federal workforce investment act of  nine-
    23  teen hundred ninety-eight (P.L. 105-220), veterans, and individuals with
    24  disabilities  who  shall  be  referred to the business by administrative
    25  entities of [service delivery areas] local  workforce  investment  areas
    26  created  pursuant  to such act or by the [job service division] division
    27  of employment services of the department of labor.
    28    § 3. Subdivision 8 of section 224 of the economic development law,  as
    29  added by chapter 291 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
    30    8.  Job  listings.  For any positions opened as a result of assistance
    31  provided under this section businesses so assisted shall provide  notice
    32  of  position  openings to the local workforce investment board and shall
    33  first consider [persons eligible to participate in federal job  training
    34  partnership  act (P.L. 97-300) programs] unemployed individuals, low-in-
    35  come individuals, dislocated workers, individuals training for non-trad-
    36  itional employment, as defined in the federal workforce  investment  act
    37  of  nineteen hundred ninety-eight (P.L. 105-220), veterans, and individ-
    38  uals with disabilities who shall be referred to the business by adminis-
    39  trative entities of [service delivery areas] local workforce  investment
    40  areas  created  pursuant  to  such  act or by the [job service division]
    41  division of employment services of the department of labor.
    42    § 4. Subparagraph 9 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 13 of section 1005
    43  of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 645 of the laws  of
    44  2006, is amended to read as follows:
    45    (9)  the extent of the business' willingness to make jobs available to
    46  [persons defined as eligible for services under the federal job training
    47  partnership act of nineteen hundred eighty-two] unemployed  individuals,
    48  low-income  individuals,  dislocated  workers,  individuals training for
    49  non-traditional employment, as defined in the federal workforce  invest-
    50  ment  act of nineteen hundred ninety-eight (P.L. 105-220), veterans, and
    51  individuals with disabilities and the extent of the  business'  willing-
    52  ness to satisfy affirmative action goals;
    53    §  5.  Subdivision 13-d of section 1804 of the public authorities law,
    54  as amended by chapter 839 of the laws of 1992, is  amended  to  read  as
    55  follows:

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     1    13-d.  To  require  that  any  new employment opportunities created in
     2  connection with industrial or commercial projects financed through loans
     3  or loan guarantees from the authority shall be listed with the New  York
     4  state  department of labor [job service division] division of employment
     5  services  and  with  the  administrative entity of the [service delivery
     6  area] local workforce investment area created pursuant  to  the  federal
     7  [job training partnership act (P.L. 97-300)] workforce investment act of
     8  nineteen  hundred  ninety-eight  (P.L.  105-220) in which the project is
     9  located and shall  first  consider  for  such  employment  opportunities
    10  [persons eligible to participate in federal job training partnership act
    11  programs]  unemployed  individuals,  low-income  individuals, dislocated
    12  workers, individuals training for non-traditional employment, as defined
    13  in the federal workforce investment act of nineteen hundred ninety-eight
    14  (P.L. 105-220), veterans, and individuals with disabilities who shall be
    15  referred to such firms by such administrative entities or  by  the  [job
    16  service  division]  division of employment services of the department of
    17  labor; provided,  however,  that  nothing  contained  [herein]  in  this
    18  section  shall  be  construed  to  require project occupants or business
    19  entities as defined in section eighteen  hundred  twenty-seven  of  this
    20  title,  to  violate  any  existing  collective bargaining agreement with
    21  respect to the hiring of new employees.  Such  listing  shall  be  in  a
    22  manner  and  form  prescribed  by the authority in consultation with the
    23  commissioner of labor and the commissioner of economic development.
    24    § 6. Subdivision 2 of section 1967-a of the public authorities law, as
    25  added by chapter 356 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
    26    2. Except as is otherwise provided by collective bargaining  contracts
    27  or  agreements,  new  employment  opportunities  created  as a result of
    28  projects of the agency shall be listed with the New York  State  Depart-
    29  ment  of  Labor  [Community  Services  Division]  division of employment
    30  services, and with the administrative entity of  the  [service  delivery
    31  area] local workforce investment area created by the federal [job train-
    32  ing  partnership  act  (P.L. No. 97-300)] workforce investment act (P.L.
    33  105-220) in which  the  project  is  located.  Except  as  is  otherwise
    34  provided  by  collective bargaining contracts or agreements, sponsors of
    35  projects shall agree, where  practicable,  to  first  consider  [persons
    36  eligible  to  participate  in federal job training partnership (P.L. No.
    37  97-300) programs] unemployed individuals, low-income individuals, dislo-
    38  cated workers, individuals training for non-traditional  employment,  as
    39  defined  in  the  federal  workforce  investment act of nineteen hundred
    40  ninety-eight (P.L. 105-220), veterans, and individuals with disabilities
    41  who shall be referred by administrative entities  of  [service  delivery
    42  areas]  local workforce investment areas created pursuant to such act or
    43  by [community services division] the division of employment services  of
    44  the department of labor for such new employment opportunities.
    45    §  7.  Subdivision 2 of section 2329 of the public authorities law, as
    46  added by chapter 356 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
    47    2. Except as is otherwise provided by collective bargaining  contracts
    48  or  agreements,  new  employment  opportunities  created  as a result of
    49  projects of the agency shall be listed with the New York  state  depart-
    50  ment  of  labor  [community  services  division]  division of employment
    51  services, and with the administrative entity of  the  [service  delivery
    52  area] local workforce investment area created by the federal [job train-
    53  ing  partnership  act  (P.L. No. 97-300)] workforce investment act (P.L.
    54  105-220) in which  the  project  is  located.  Except  as  is  otherwise
    55  provided  by  collective bargaining contracts or agreements, sponsors of
    56  projects shall agree, where  practicable,  to  first  consider  [persons

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     1  eligible  to  participate  in federal job training partnership (P.L. No.
     2  97-300) programs] unemployed individuals, low-income individuals, dislo-
     3  cated workers, individuals training for non-traditional  employment,  as
     4  defined  in  the  federal   workforce investment act of nineteen hundred
     5  ninety-eight (P.L. 105-220), veterans, and individuals with disabilities
     6  who shall be referred by administrative entities  of  [service  delivery
     7  areas]  local workforce investment areas created pursuant to such act or
     8  by the [community services division] division of employment services  of
     9  the department of labor for such new employment opportunities.
    10    §  8.  Subdivision 10 of section 3102-a of the public authorities law,
    11  as added by chapter 291 of the laws of  1990,  is  amended  to  read  as
    12  follows:
    13    10. For any positions opened as a result of a project conducted pursu-
    14  ant to this section businesses so assisted shall provide notice of posi-
    15  tion  openings  to  the local workforce investment board and shall first
    16  consider [persons eligible to participate in federal job training  part-
    17  nership  act  (P.L. 97-300) programs] unemployed individuals, low-income
    18  individuals, dislocated workers, individuals training for non-tradition-
    19  al employment, as defined in the federal  workforce  investment  act  of
    20  nineteen  hundred ninety-eight (P.L. 105-220), veterans, and individuals
    21  with disabilities who shall be referred to the business  by  administra-
    22  tive  entities  of  [service  delivery areas] local workforce investment
    23  areas created pursuant to such act or  by  the  [job  service  division]
    24  division of employment services of the department of labor.
    25    §  9.  Subdivision 2 of section 858-b of the general municipal law, as
    26  added by chapter 356 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
    27    2. Except as is otherwise provided by collective bargaining  contracts
    28  or  agreements,  new  employment  opportunities  created  as a result of
    29  projects of the agency shall be listed with the New York  state  depart-
    30  ment  of  labor  [community  services  division]  division of employment
    31  services, and with the administrative entity of  the  [service  delivery
    32  area] local workforce investment area created by the federal [job train-
    33  ing  partnership  act  (P.L. No. 97-300)] workforce investment act (P.L.
    34  105-220) in which  the  project  is  located.  Except  as  is  otherwise
    35  provided  by  collective bargaining contracts or agreements, sponsors of
    36  projects shall agree, where  practicable,  to  first  consider  [persons
    37  eligible  to  participate  in the federal job training partnership (P.L.
    38  No. 97-300) programs] unemployed  individuals,  low-income  individuals,
    39  dislocated workers, individuals training for non-traditional employment,
    40  as  defined  in the federal workforce investment act of nineteen hundred
    41  ninety-eight (P.L. 105-220), veterans, and individuals with disabilities
    42  who shall be referred by administrative entities  of  [service  delivery
    43  areas]  local workforce investment areas created pursuant to such act or
    44  by the [community services division] division of employment services  of
    45  the department of labor for such [such] new employment opportunities.
    46    §  10.  Section  9-b  of  section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968
    47  constituting the New York state urban development  corporation  act,  as
    48  added by chapter 839 of the laws of 1987, is amended to read as follows:
    49    § 9-b. Positions opened as a result of assistance provided pursuant to
    50  section  nine-a  of  this  act.  For any positions opened as a result of
    51  assistance provided pursuant to section nine-a of this  act,  industrial
    52  firms so assisted shall provide notice of position openings to the local
    53  workforce investment board and shall first consider [persons eligible to
    54  participate  in  federal  job  training  partnership  act  (P.L. 97-300)
    55  programs] unemployed  individuals,  low-income  individuals,  dislocated
    56  workers, individuals training for non-traditional employment, as defined

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     1  in the federal workforce investment act of nineteen hundred ninety-eight
     2  (P.L. 105-220), veterans, and individuals with disabilities who shall be
     3  referred  to  the industrial firm by administrative entities of [service
     4  delivery  areas]  local  workforce  investment areas created pursuant to
     5  such act or  by  the  [job  service  division]  division  of  employment
     6  services of the department of labor.
     7    §  11.  Paragraph (g) of subdivision 2 of section 16-b of section 1 of
     8  chapter 174 of the laws of 1968 constituting the New  York  state  urban
     9  development  corporation  act,  as  added  by chapter 169 of the laws of
    10  1994, is amended to read as follows:
    11    (g) require companies receiving assistance pursuant  to  this  section
    12  [to  first consider], for any new position opened as a result of assist-
    13  ance, [persons eligible to participate in federal job training  partner-
    14  ship  act  programs (P.L. 97-3400) (29 U.S.C.A. SS 801 seq.)] to provide
    15  notice of the position opening to the local workforce  investment  board
    16  and  to  first  consider unemployed individuals, low-income individuals,
    17  dislocated workers, individuals training for non-traditional employment,
    18  as defined in the federal workforce investment act of  nineteen  hundred
    19  ninety-eight (P.L. 105-220), veterans, and individuals with disabilities
    20  who  shall  be  referred  to  the  company by administrative entities of
    21  [service delivery areas] local workforce investment areas created pursu-
    22  ant to such act by the [job service  division]  division  of  employment
    23  services of the department of labor.
    24    § 12. Subdivision 9 of section 16-c of section 1 of chapter 174 of the
    25  laws  of  1968  constituting the New York state urban development corpo-
    26  ration act, as added by chapter 169 of the laws of 1994, is  amended  to
    27  read as follows:
    28    (9)  Priorities.  The  corporation shall give priority to applications
    29  for assistance pursuant to this section in which  the  business  seeking
    30  such  assistance  indicates  a  commitment to provide notice of position
    31  openings to the local workforce investment board and to  first  consider
    32  [persons eligible to participate in federal job training partnership act
    33  (P.L.  97-300) programs] unemployed individuals, low-income individuals,
    34  dislocated workers, individuals training for non-traditional employment,
    35  as defined in the federal workforce investment act of  nineteen  hundred
    36  ninety-eight (P.L. 105-220), veterans, and individuals with disabilities
    37  who  shall be referred to the business by administrative entities of the
    38  local workforce investment areas created pursuant to such act or by  the
    39  division of employment services of the department of labor.
    40    §  13.  Subdivisions 18 and 19 of section 16-e of section 1 of chapter
    41  174 of the laws of 1968 constituting the New York state  urban  develop-
    42  ment  corporation  act, as added by chapter 169 of the laws of 1994, are
    43  amended to read as follows:
    44    (18) Priority. In approving loans or grants authorized pursuant to the
    45  provisions of this section, the corporation shall give priority  consid-
    46  eration to whether a project is located in an area of economic distress.
    47  Other factors to be considered by the corporation shall include:
    48    (a) The number of jobs created or retained;
    49    (b)  The  number  of  jobs  created for [persons eligible for benefits
    50  under  the  provisions  of  the  job  training  partnership  act   (P.L.
    51  97-3400)(29  U.S.C.A. § 801 et seq.)] unemployed individuals, low-income
    52  individuals, dislocated workers, individuals training for non-tradition-
    53  al employment, as defined in the federal  workforce  investment  act  of
    54  nineteen  hundred ninety-eight (P.L. 105-220), veterans, and individuals
    55  with disabilities;

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     1    (c) The priority accorded the proposed project by the regional econom-
     2  ic development council;
     3    (d) The participation of minority- and women-owned businesses;
     4    (e) The impact of the project on the employment and economic condition
     5  of the community;
     6    (f) The cost per job created or retained based on total project cost;
     7    (g) The amount of private investment leveraged;
     8    (h) The level of local public support; and
     9    (i) The likelihood of accomplishing the project in a timely fashion.
    10    In  the event that the corporation does not follow the priorities of a
    11  regional economic development council, it shall make a finding, in writ-
    12  ing, as to why the council priority was not followed.
    13    (19) Preference. For any positions opened  as  a  result  of  business
    14  development  project  loans,  entities  assisted shall provide notice of
    15  position openings to the local  workforce  investment  board  and  shall
    16  first  consider [persons eligible to participate in federal job training
    17  partnership act programs (P.L. 97-3400) (29  U.S.C.A.  §801  et.  seq.)]
    18  unemployed  individuals,  low-income  individuals,  dislocated  workers,
    19  individuals training for non-traditional employment, as defined  in  the
    20  federal  workforce investment act of nineteen hundred ninety-eight (P.L.
    21  105-220), veterans, and individuals  with  disabilities,  who  shall  be
    22  referred to the business by administrative entities of [service delivery
    23  areas]  local workforce investment areas created pursuant to such act by
    24  the [job service  division]  division  of  employment  services  of  the
    25  department of labor.
    26    § 14. Subdivision 3 of section 16-h of section 1 of chapter 174 of the
    27  laws  of  1968  constituting the New York state urban development corpo-
    28  ration act, as amended by section 3-c of part A of  chapter  58  of  the
    29  laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
    30    3.  Applications  for  assistance  pursuant  to  this section shall be
    31  reviewed and evaluated in consultation with local  government  officials
    32  and  regional  economic  development  offices  pursuant  to  eligibility
    33  requirements and criteria set forth in rules and regulations promulgated
    34  by the corporation. The corporation shall develop  and  use  a  standard
    35  application  project  form.    In addition to such other criteria as the
    36  corporation may adopt, the corporation shall give priority  to  applica-
    37  tions  for  assistance in which the business indicates a commitment, for
    38  new positions opened as a  result  of  assistance  provided  under  this
    39  section,  to provide notice of such position openings to the local work-
    40  force investment board and to  first  consider  unemployed  individuals,
    41  low-income  individuals,  dislocated  workers,  individuals training for
    42  non-traditional employment, as defined in the federal workforce  invest-
    43  ment  act of nineteen hundred ninety-eight (P.L. 105-220), veterans, and
    44  individuals with disabilities who shall be referred to the  business  by
    45  administrative  entities  of  local  workforce  investment areas created
    46  pursuant to such act or by the division of employment  services  of  the
    47  department of labor.
    48    §  15.  Section  16-m  of section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968
    49  constituting the New York state urban  development  corporation  act  is
    50  amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
    51    2-a.  For  any  positions  opened  as  a result of a project conducted
    52  pursuant to this section businesses so assisted shall provide notice  of
    53  position  openings  to  the  local  workforce investment board and shall
    54  first consider unemployed individuals,  low-income  individuals,  dislo-
    55  cated  workers,  individuals training for non-traditional employment, as
    56  defined in the federal workforce  investment  act  of  nineteen  hundred

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     1  ninety-eight (P.L. 105-220), veterans, and individuals with disabilities
     2  who  shall be referred to the industrial firm by administrative entities
     3  of local workforce investment areas created pursuant to such act  or  by
     4  the division of employment services of the department of labor.
     5    §  16. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
     6  the amendments to subdivision 8 of section 224 of the economic  develop-
     7  ment law made by section three of this act shall take effect on the same
     8  date  and  in the same manner as section 3 of chapter 291 of the laws of
     9  1990 takes effect; and provided, further, that the amendments to section
    10  16-m of the New York state urban development  corporation  act  made  by
    11  section  fifteen  of  this  act  shall not affect the expiration of such
    12  section and shall be deemed to expire therewith.
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