Bill Text: NY S03098 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Establishes the New York state advisory council on coronavirus economic recovery and workforce development which will work to promote economic development and collaboration opportunities.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-02-15 - referred to economic development [S03098 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          3098

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 27, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sen.  KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic  Devel-
          opment and Small Business

        AN  ACT to amend the economic development law, in relation to establish-
          ing the New York state advisory council on coronavirus economic recov-
          ery and workforce development; 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. The economic development law is amended  by  adding  a  new
     2  article 23 to read as follows:
     3                                 ARTICLE 23
     4           NEW YORK STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON CORONAVIRUS ECONOMIC
     5                     RECOVERY AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
     6  Section 455. New  York  state  advisory  council on coronavirus economic
     7                 recovery and workforce development established.
     8    § 455. New York state advisory council on coronavirus economic  recov-
     9  ery  and  workforce  development established. 1. There is hereby created
    10  within the department the New York state advisory council on coronavirus
    11  economic recovery and workforce development for advising the  department
    12  as  provided  in  this  section.   The council shall concentrate both on
    13  coronavirus economic recovery as well as issues impacting business  post
    14  recovery.
    15    2.  (a)  The  council  shall  consist of twelve members: three members
    16  appointed by the  temporary  president  of  the  senate,  three  members
    17  appointed  by the speaker of the assembly, and the six remaining members
    18  appointed by the governor, at least two of which shall be small business
    19  owners in the state who employ fifty or less employees.
    20    (b) The appointed council members shall represent  various  geographic
    21  areas  of  the  state  and shall be knowledgeable in at least one of the
    22  following areas:

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD06008-03-1

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     1    (i) business;
     2    (ii) education;
     3    (iii) workforce development; or
     4    (iv) public-private partnerships for economic recovery.
     5    3.  The  council  shall  make  recommendations  to the commissioner on
     6  certain subjects including, but not limited to:
     7    (a) opportunities for collaboration between employers and  educational
     8  institutions;
     9    (b) strategies to address any skills gaps;
    10    (c) strategies to create sustainable pathways into careers; and
    11    (d) strategies for workplace learning and skills application.
    12    4.  The  council shall meet as frequently as its business may require.
    13  The presence of a majority of the members shall constitute a quorum. The
    14  members of the council shall receive no compensation for their  services
    15  as members.
    16    5.  The  commission,  upon  request of the council, shall designate an
    17  officer or employee of the office to act as secretary of the council and
    18  shall assign from time to time such other employees as the  council  may
    19  require.
    20    6.  The council shall develop and submit a report to the governor, the
    21  speaker of the assembly, and the temporary president of  the  senate  no
    22  later  than  one  year  from the effective date of this act and annually
    23  thereafter. Such report shall include recommendations required  by  this
    24  section  and  recommendations  to  effectively  implement any initiative
    25  identified by the council.
    26    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall  expire  and  be
    27  deemed repealed four years after it shall have become a law.
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