Bill Text: NY S03098 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended
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]
Download: New_York-2021-S03098-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3098--D Cal. No. 216 2021-2022 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 27, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. KAPLAN, HINCHEY, MARTUCCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first report, amended on first report, ordered to a second report and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report -- recommitted to the Committee on Commerce, Economic Develop- ment and Small Business in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported favorably from said commit- tee, ordered to first report, amended on first report, ordered to a second report and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of second report 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. 8 § 455. New York state advisory council on coronavirus economic recov- 9 ery and workforce development. 1. There is hereby created within the 10 department the New York state advisory council on coronavirus economic 11 recovery and workforce development for advising the department as EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06008-07-2S. 3098--D 2 1 provided in this section. The council shall concentrate both on corona- 2 virus economic recovery as well as issues impacting business post recov- 3 ery. 4 2. (a) The council shall consist of sixteen members: three members 5 appointed by the temporary president of the senate, three members 6 appointed by the speaker of the assembly, one member appointed by the 7 minority leader of the senate, one member appointed by the minority 8 leader of the assembly, and the eight remaining members appointed by the 9 governor, at least two of which shall be small business owners in the 10 state who employ fifty or less employees. 11 (b) The appointed council members shall represent various geographic 12 areas of the state and shall be knowledgeable in at least one of the 13 following areas: 14 (i) business; 15 (ii) education; 16 (iii) workforce development; or 17 (iv) public-private partnerships for economic recovery. 18 3. The council shall make recommendations to the commissioner on 19 certain subjects including, but not limited to: 20 (a) opportunities for collaboration between employers and educational 21 institutions; 22 (b) strategies to address any skills gaps; 23 (c) strategies to create sustainable pathways into careers; and 24 (d) strategies for workplace learning and skills application. 25 4. The council shall meet as frequently as its business may require, 26 but not less than twice a year. The presence of a majority of the 27 members shall constitute a quorum. The members of the council shall 28 receive no compensation for their services as members. 29 5. The commissioner, upon request of the council, shall designate an 30 officer or employee of the office to act as secretary of the council and 31 shall assign from time to time such other employees as the council may 32 require. 33 6. The council shall develop and submit a report to the governor, the 34 speaker of the assembly, the temporary president of the senate, the 35 chair of the senate committee on commerce, economic development, and 36 small business, the ranking minority member of the senate committee on 37 commerce, economic development and small business, the chair of the 38 assembly committee on economic development, job creation, commerce and 39 industry and the ranking minority member of the assembly committee on 40 economic development, job creation, commerce and industry no later than 41 one year from the effective date of this act and annually thereafter. 42 Such report shall include recommendations required by this section and 43 recommendations to effectively implement any initiative identified by 44 the council. 45 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be 46 deemed repealed four years after it shall have become a law.