STATE OF NEW YORK
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S. 6794 A. 8515
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
SENATE - ASSEMBLY
June 18, 2017
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. GJONAJ -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Higher Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to employer specific
skill training grant programs
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 3032 of the
2 education law, as amended by chapter 683 of the laws of 1986, is amended
3 to read as follows:
4 (a) Employer specific skill training grant programs shall be designed
5 to support, supplement and contribute to the expansion and maintenance
6 of the economy of the state. Local education agencies shall apply to the
7 commissioner for grants for conducting employer specific skill training
8 programs. Application for funds by local education agencies for training
9 programs shall be in a manner consistent with the application process
10 for business and industry specific training programs under the voca-
11 tional education act of 1963 and the job training partnership act; the
12 sum of such grants per region shall not exceed the total funds allocated
13 or reallocated to the region for such purposes. Such programs shall
14 provide retraining and upgrading to existing or potential personnel in
15 order to improve technology, quality control, production efficiency, or
16 to adapt to other changes in the labor market, or to provide unique
17 training programs to meet the emerging needs and occupations of the
18 state's business and industry or providing training to individuals to
19 promote the successful management and/or operation of [a business
20 purchased by such individuals to provide for their continued employment
21 through the formation of] a worker owned cooperative or an employee
22 stock ownership plan or employee-owned enterprises, as defined in subdi-
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 vision five of section eighteen hundred thirty-six-b of the public
2 authorities law, by such employees. No grant shall exceed fifty per
3 centum of the total program cost. Eligible program cost may include
4 employer wages paid to the employee for time spent in the training
5 program. Applications for a grant by local education agencies shall be
6 in a form prescribed by the commissioner.
7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.