Bill Text: NY S06285 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

NOTE: There are more recent revisions of this legislation. Read Latest Draft

---

Bill Title: Requires the department of labor, in consultation with the education department, the office of temporary and disability assistance, the office of children and family services, and any other entity the department deems appropriate, to produce a report regarding summer youth employment programs funded by state, federal and local appropriations.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-06-15 - referred to labor [S06285 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S06285-Introduced.html

---

                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
                                          6285
                    IN SENATE
                                       (Prefiled)
                                     January 6, 2016
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
        AN ACT requiring the department of labor to produce a  report  regarding
          summer  youth  employment  programs funded by state, federal and local
          appropriations; making an appropriation therefor;  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. Not more than 180 days after the  effective  date  of  this
     2  act, the department of labor, in consultation with the education depart-
     3  ment,  the office of temporary and disability assistance, the  office of
     4  children and families, and any other  entity  the  department  of  labor
     5  deems appropriate, shall produce a report regarding summer youth employ-
     6  ment  programs  funded by state, federal, and local appropriations.  The
     7  report shall:
     8    a. Determine the total number of jobs available for youth in all  pre-
     9  existing programs, including the nature of the jobs, the educational and
    10  professional  experience under such programs, career paths available for
    11  such training, and overall experience by summer youth employment program
    12  participants;
    13    b. Determine the number of desired spots by evaluating  total  numbers
    14  of applications and other indicia of unmet demand in current programs;
    15    c.   Evaluate   current  admission  standards,  including  income  and
    16  geographic restrictions, available programs throughout  various  regions
    17  within the state of New York;
    18    d.  Evaluate  whether  current  funding  streams could be increased in
    19  order to provide  additional  opportunities,  including  any  additional
    20  federal  or  private  funding  streams available and the effect of addi-
    21  tional state funds on current opportunities for applicants;
    22    e. Determine the effect of current and previous minimum wage rates  on
    23  total placement opportunities and whether additional funding to maintain
    24  spots in light of minimum wage increases is necessary.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD13317-01-5