Bill Text: NY S07644 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced


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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-28 - REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS [S07644 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-S07644-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         7644
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 28, 2010
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       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    S 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
   18  this section, "applicant" shall mean an educational agency, business, or
   19  industry  group  or  association,  an employee union or organizations, a
   20  community based organization, grant recipient or  administrative  entity
   21  of  the  [service  delivery  area]  LOCAL  WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREA and
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1  [private industry council] LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD  as  defined
    2  by  the  federal  [job training partnership act (P.L. 97-300)] WORKFORCE
    3  INVESTMENT ACT OF NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT (P.L. 105-220), provided
    4  that  such  groups  have  demonstrated  effectiveness in the delivery of
    5  training services. Any assistance provided shall  be  matched  at  least
    6  equally  by  financing  or  contribution from other sources. Such skills
    7  training services shall include:
    8    (a) training for entry-level employment and worker  skills  upgrading;
    9  or
   10    (b)  payment  of  on-the-job training costs for a period not to exceed
   11  twelve weeks or classroom instruction, or a combination thereof.
   12    5. For any positions opened as a result of assistance  provided  under
   13  this  section  businesses  so  assisted shall PROVIDE NOTICE OF POSITION
   14  OPENINGS TO THE LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD AND SHALL first consid-
   15  er [persons eligible to participate in federal job training  partnership
   16  act  (P.L. 97-300) programs] UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS, LOW-INCOME INDIVID-
   17  UALS,  DISLOCATED  WORKERS,  INDIVIDUALS  TRAINING  FOR  NON-TRADITIONAL
   18  EMPLOYMENT,  AS DEFINED IN THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF NINE-
   19  TEEN HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT (P.L. 105-220), VETERANS, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH
   20  DISABILITIES who shall be referred to  the  business  by  administrative
   21  entities  of  [service  delivery areas] LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREAS
   22  created pursuant to such act or by the [job service  division]  DIVISION
   23  OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES of the department of labor.
   24    S  3. Subdivision 8 of section 224 of the economic development law, as
   25  added by chapter 291 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
   26    8. Job listings. For any positions opened as a  result  of  assistance
   27  provided  under this section businesses so assisted shall PROVIDE NOTICE
   28  OF POSITION OPENINGS TO THE LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD  AND  SHALL
   29  first  consider [persons eligible to participate in federal job training
   30  partnership act (P.L. 97-300) programs] UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS,  LOW-IN-
   31  COME INDIVIDUALS, DISLOCATED WORKERS, INDIVIDUALS TRAINING FOR NON-TRAD-
   32  ITIONAL  EMPLOYMENT,  AS DEFINED IN THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT
   33  OF NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT (P.L. 105-220), VETERANS, AND  INDIVID-
   34  UALS WITH DISABILITIES who shall be referred to the business by adminis-
   35  trative  entities of [service delivery areas] LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT
   36  AREAS created pursuant to such act or  by  the  [job  service  division]
   37  DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES of the department of labor.
   38    S 4. Subparagraph 9 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 13 of section 1005
   39  of  the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 645 of the laws of
   40  2006, is amended to read as follows:
   41    (9) the extent of the business' willingness to make jobs available  to
   42  [persons defined as eligible for services under the federal job training
   43  partnership  act of nineteen hundred eighty-two] UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS,
   44  LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, DISLOCATED  WORKERS,  INDIVIDUALS  TRAINING  FOR
   45  NON-TRADITIONAL  EMPLOYMENT, AS DEFINED IN THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE INVEST-
   46  MENT ACT OF NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT (P.L. 105-220), VETERANS,  AND
   47  INDIVIDUALS  WITH  DISABILITIES and the extent of the business' willing-
   48  ness to satisfy affirmative action goals;
   49    S 5. Subdivision 13-d of section 1804 of the public  authorities  law,
   50  as  amended  by  chapter  839 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as
   51  follows:
   52    13-d. To require that any  new  employment  opportunities  created  in
   53  connection with industrial or commercial projects financed through loans
   54  or  loan guarantees from the authority shall be listed with the New York
   55  state department of labor [job service division] DIVISION OF  EMPLOYMENT
   56  SERVICES  and  with  the  administrative entity of the [service delivery
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    1  area] LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREA created pursuant  to  the  federal
    2  [job training partnership act (P.L. 97-300)] WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF
    3  NINETEEN  HUNDRED  NINETY-EIGHT  (P.L.  105-220) in which the project is
    4  located  and  shall  first  consider  for  such employment opportunities
    5  [persons eligible to participate in federal job training partnership act
    6  programs] UNEMPLOYED  INDIVIDUALS,  LOW-INCOME  INDIVIDUALS,  DISLOCATED
    7  WORKERS, INDIVIDUALS TRAINING FOR NON-TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT, AS DEFINED
    8  IN THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT
    9  (P.L. 105-220), VETERANS, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES who shall be
   10  referred  to  such  firms by such administrative entities or by the [job
   11  service division] DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES of the  department  of
   12  labor;  provided,  however,  that  nothing  contained  [herein]  IN THIS
   13  SECTION shall be construed to  require  project  occupants  or  business
   14  entities  as  defined  in  section eighteen hundred twenty-seven of this
   15  title, to violate any  existing  collective  bargaining  agreement  with
   16  respect  to  the  hiring  of  new  employees. Such listing shall be in a
   17  manner and form prescribed by the authority  in  consultation  with  the
   18  commissioner of labor and the commissioner of economic development.
   19    S 6. Subdivision 2 of section 1967-a of the public authorities law, as
   20  added by chapter 356 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
   21    2.  Except as is otherwise provided by collective bargaining contracts
   22  or agreements, new employment  opportunities  created  as  a  result  of
   23  projects  of  the agency shall be listed with the New York State Depart-
   24  ment of Labor  [Community  Services  Division]  DIVISION  OF  EMPLOYMENT
   25  SERVICES,  and  with  the administrative entity of the [service delivery
   26  area] LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREA created by the federal [job train-
   27  ing partnership act (P.L. No. 97-300)] WORKFORCE  INVESTMENT  ACT  (P.L.
   28  105-220)  in  which  the  project  is  located.  Except  as is otherwise
   29  provided by collective bargaining contracts or agreements,  sponsors  of
   30  projects  shall  agree,  where  practicable,  to first consider [persons
   31  eligible to participate in federal job training  partnership  (P.L.  No.
   32  97-300) programs] UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS, LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, DISLO-
   33  CATED  WORKERS,  INDIVIDUALS TRAINING FOR NON-TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT, AS
   34  DEFINED IN THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE  INVESTMENT  ACT  OF  NINETEEN  HUNDRED
   35  NINETY-EIGHT (P.L. 105-220), VETERANS, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
   36  who  shall  be  referred by administrative entities of [service delivery
   37  areas] LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREAS created pursuant to such act  or
   38  by  [community services division] THE DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES of
   39  the department of labor for such new employment opportunities.
   40    S 7. Subdivision 2 of section 2329 of the public authorities  law,  as
   41  added by chapter 356 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
   42    2.  Except as is otherwise provided by collective bargaining contracts
   43  or agreements, new employment  opportunities  created  as  a  result  of
   44  projects  of  the agency shall be listed with the New York state depart-
   45  ment of labor  [community  services  division]  DIVISION  OF  EMPLOYMENT
   46  SERVICES,  and  with  the administrative entity of the [service delivery
   47  area] LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREA created by the federal [job train-
   48  ing partnership act (P.L. No. 97-300)] WORKFORCE  INVESTMENT  ACT  (P.L.
   49  105-220)  in  which  the  project  is  located.  Except  as is otherwise
   50  provided by collective bargaining contracts or agreements,  sponsors  of
   51  projects  shall  agree,  where  practicable,  to first consider [persons
   52  eligible to participate in federal job training  partnership  (P.L.  No.
   53  97-300) programs] UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS, LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS, DISLO-
   54  CATED  WORKERS,  INDIVIDUALS TRAINING FOR NON-TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT, AS
   55  DEFINED IN THE FEDERAL   WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT  OF  NINETEEN  HUNDRED
   56  NINETY-EIGHT (P.L. 105-220), VETERANS, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
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    1  who  shall  be  referred by administrative entities of [service delivery
    2  areas] LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREAS created pursuant to such act  or
    3  by  the [community services division] DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES of
    4  the department of labor for such new employment opportunities.
    5    S  8.  Subdivision 10 of section 3102-a of the public authorities law,
    6  as added by chapter 291 of the laws of  1990,  is  amended  to  read  as
    7  follows:
    8    10. For any positions opened as a result of a project conducted pursu-
    9  ant to this section businesses so assisted shall PROVIDE NOTICE OF POSI-
   10  TION  OPENINGS  TO  THE LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD AND SHALL first
   11  consider [persons eligible to participate in federal job training  part-
   12  nership  act  (P.L. 97-300) programs] UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS, LOW-INCOME
   13  INDIVIDUALS, DISLOCATED WORKERS, INDIVIDUALS TRAINING FOR NON-TRADITION-
   14  AL EMPLOYMENT, AS DEFINED IN THE FEDERAL  WORKFORCE  INVESTMENT  ACT  OF
   15  NINETEEN  HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT (P.L. 105-220), VETERANS, AND INDIVIDUALS
   16  WITH DISABILITIES who shall be referred to the business  by  administra-
   17  tive  entities  of  [service  delivery areas] LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT
   18  AREAS created pursuant to such act or  by  the  [job  service  division]
   19  DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES of the department of labor.
   20    S  9.  Subdivision 2 of section 858-b of the general municipal law, as
   21  added by chapter 356 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
   22    2. Except as is otherwise provided by collective bargaining  contracts
   23  or  agreements,  new  employment  opportunities  created  as a result of
   24  projects of the agency shall be listed with the New York  state  depart-
   25  ment  of  labor  [community  services  division]  DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT
   26  SERVICES, and with the administrative entity of  the  [service  delivery
   27  area] LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREA created by the federal [job train-
   28  ing  partnership  act  (P.L. No. 97-300)] WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT (P.L.
   29  105-220) in which  the  project  is  located.  Except  as  is  otherwise
   30  provided  by  collective bargaining contracts or agreements, sponsors of
   31  projects shall agree, where  practicable,  to  first  consider  [persons
   32  eligible  to  participate  in the federal job training partnership (P.L.
   33  No. 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 by administrative entities  of  [service  delivery
   38  areas]  LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREAS created pursuant to such act or
   39  by the [community services division] DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES  of
   40  the department of labor for such [such] new employment opportunities.
   41    S  10.  Section  9-b  of  section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968
   42  constituting the New York state urban development  corporation  act,  as
   43  added by chapter 839 of the laws of 1987, is amended to read as follows:
   44    S  9-b.  For  any  positions opened as a result of assistance provided
   45  pursuant to section nine-a of this act,  industrial  firms  so  assisted
   46  shall PROVIDE NOTICE OF POSITION OPENINGS TO THE LOCAL WORKFORCE INVEST-
   47  MENT  BOARD AND SHALL first consider [persons eligible to participate in
   48  federal job training partnership act (P.L. 97-300) programs]  UNEMPLOYED
   49  INDIVIDUALS,  LOW-INCOME  INDIVIDUALS,  DISLOCATED  WORKERS, INDIVIDUALS
   50  TRAINING FOR NON-TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT, AS DEFINED IN THE FEDERAL WORK-
   51  FORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF NINETEEN HUNDRED  NINETY-EIGHT  (P.L.  105-220),
   52  VETERANS, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES who shall be referred to the
   53  industrial  firm  by administrative entities of [service delivery areas]
   54  LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREAS created pursuant to such act or by  the
   55  [job service division] DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES of the department
   56  of labor.
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    1    S  11.  Paragraph (g) of subdivision 2 of section 16-b of section 1 of
    2  chapter 174 of the laws of 1968 constituting the New  York  state  urban
    3  development  corporation  act,  as  added  by chapter 169 of the laws of
    4  1994, is amended to read as follows:
    5    (g)  require  companies  receiving assistance pursuant to this section
    6  [to first consider], for any new position opened as a result of  assist-
    7  ance,  [persons eligible to participate in federal job training partner-
    8  ship act programs (P.L. 97-3400) (29 U.S.C.A. SS 801 seq.)]  TO  PROVIDE
    9  NOTICE  OF  THE POSITION OPENING TO THE LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD
   10  AND TO FIRST CONSIDER UNEMPLOYED  INDIVIDUALS,  LOW-INCOME  INDIVIDUALS,
   11  DISLOCATED WORKERS, INDIVIDUALS TRAINING FOR NON-TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT,
   12  AS  DEFINED  IN THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF NINETEEN HUNDRED
   13  NINETY-EIGHT (P.L. 105-220), VETERANS, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
   14  who shall be referred to  the  company  by  administrative  entities  of
   15  [service delivery areas] LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREAS created pursu-
   16  ant  to  such  act  by the [job service division] DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT
   17  SERVICES of the department of labor.
   18    S 12. Subdivision 9 of section 16-c of section 1 of chapter 174 of the
   19  laws of 1968 constituting the New York state  urban  development  corpo-
   20  ration  act,  as added by chapter 169 of the laws of 1994, is amended to
   21  read as follows:
   22    (9) Priorities. The corporation shall give  priority  to  applications
   23  for  assistance  pursuant  to this section in which the business seeking
   24  such assistance indicates a commitment to  PROVIDE  NOTICE  OF  POSITION
   25  OPENINGS  TO  THE LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD AND TO first consider
   26  [persons eligible to participate in federal job training partnership act
   27  (P.L. 97-300) programs] UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS, LOW-INCOME  INDIVIDUALS,
   28  DISLOCATED WORKERS, INDIVIDUALS TRAINING FOR NON-TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT,
   29  AS  DEFINED  IN THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF NINETEEN HUNDRED
   30  NINETY-EIGHT (P.L. 105-220), VETERANS, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
   31  WHO SHALL BE REFERRED TO THE BUSINESS BY ADMINISTRATIVE ENTITIES OF  THE
   32  LOCAL  WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREAS CREATED PURSUANT TO SUCH ACT OR BY THE
   33  DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
   34    S 13. Subdivisions 18 and 19 of section 16-e of section 1  of  chapter
   35  174  of  the laws of 1968 constituting the New York state urban develop-
   36  ment corporation act, as added by chapter 169 of the laws of  1994,  are
   37  amended to read as follows:
   38    (18) Priority. In approving loans or grants authorized pursuant to the
   39  provisions  of this section, the corporation shall give priority consid-
   40  eration to whether a project is located in an area of economic distress.
   41  Other factors to be considered by the corporation shall include:
   42    (a) The number of jobs created or retained;
   43    (b) The number of jobs created  for  [persons  eligible  for  benefits
   44  under   the  provisions  of  the  job  training  partnership  act  (P.L.
   45  97-3400)(29 U.S.C.A. S 801 et seq.)] UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS,  LOW-INCOME
   46  INDIVIDUALS, DISLOCATED WORKERS, INDIVIDUALS TRAINING FOR NON-TRADITION-
   47  AL  EMPLOYMENT,  AS  DEFINED  IN THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF
   48  NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT (P.L. 105-220), VETERANS, AND  INDIVIDUALS
   49  WITH DISABILITIES;
   50    (c) The priority accorded the proposed project by the regional econom-
   51  ic development council;
   52    (d) The participation of minority- and women-owned businesses;
   53    (e) The impact of the project on the employment and economic condition
   54  of the community;
   55    (f) The cost per job created or retained based on total project cost;
   56    (g) The amount of private investment leveraged;
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    1    (h) The level of local public support; and
    2    (i) The likelihood of accomplishing the project in a timely fashion.
    3    In  the event that the corporation does not follow the priorities of a
    4  regional economic development council, it shall make a finding, in writ-
    5  ing, as to why the council priority was not followed.
    6    (19) Preference. For any positions opened  as  a  result  of  business
    7  development  project  loans,  entities  assisted shall PROVIDE NOTICE OF
    8  POSITION OPENINGS TO THE LOCAL  WORKFORCE  INVESTMENT  BOARD  AND  SHALL
    9  first  consider [persons eligible to participate in federal job training
   10  partnership act programs (P.L. 97-3400) (29  U.S.C.A.  S801  et.  seq.)]
   11  UNEMPLOYED  INDIVIDUALS,  LOW-INCOME  INDIVIDUALS,  DISLOCATED  WORKERS,
   12  INDIVIDUALS TRAINING FOR NON-TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT, AS DEFINED  IN  THE
   13  FEDERAL  WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT (P.L.
   14  105-220), VETERANS, AND INDIVIDUALS  WITH  DISABILITIES,  who  shall  be
   15  referred to the business by administrative entities of [service delivery
   16  areas]  LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREAS created pursuant to such act by
   17  the [job service  division]  DIVISION  OF  EMPLOYMENT  SERVICES  of  the
   18  department of labor.
   19    S 14. Subdivision 3 of section 16-h of section 1 of chapter 174 of the
   20  laws  of  1968  constituting the New York state urban development corpo-
   21  ration act, as amended by section 3-c of part A of  chapter  58  of  the
   22  laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
   23    3.  Applications  for  assistance  pursuant  to  this section shall be
   24  reviewed and evaluated in consultation with local  government  officials
   25  and  regional  economic  development  offices  pursuant  to  eligibility
   26  requirements and criteria set forth in rules and regulations promulgated
   27  by the corporation. The corporation shall develop  and  use  a  standard
   28  application  project  form.    IN ADDITION TO SUCH OTHER CRITERIA AS THE
   29  CORPORATION MAY ADOPT, THE CORPORATION SHALL GIVE PRIORITY  TO  APPLICA-
   30  TIONS  FOR  ASSISTANCE IN WHICH THE BUSINESS INDICATES A COMMITMENT, FOR
   31  NEW POSITIONS OPENED AS A  RESULT  OF  ASSISTANCE  PROVIDED  UNDER  THIS
   32  SECTION,  TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF SUCH POSITION OPENINGS TO THE LOCAL WORK-
   33  FORCE INVESTMENT BOARD AND TO  FIRST  CONSIDER  UNEMPLOYED  INDIVIDUALS,
   34  LOW-INCOME  INDIVIDUALS,  DISLOCATED  WORKERS,  INDIVIDUALS TRAINING FOR
   35  NON-TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT, AS DEFINED IN THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE  INVEST-
   36  MENT  ACT OF NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT (P.L. 105-220), VETERANS, AND
   37  INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO SHALL BE REFERRED TO THE  BUSINESS  BY
   38  ADMINISTRATIVE  ENTITIES  OF  LOCAL  WORKFORCE  INVESTMENT AREAS CREATED
   39  PURSUANT TO SUCH ACT OR BY THE DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT  SERVICES  OF  THE
   40  DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
   41    S  15.  Section  16-m  of section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968
   42  constituting the New York state urban  development  corporation  act  is
   43  amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   44    2-A.  FOR  ANY  POSITIONS  OPENED  AS  A RESULT OF A PROJECT CONDUCTED
   45  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION BUSINESSES SO ASSISTED SHALL PROVIDE NOTICE  OF
   46  POSITION  OPENINGS  TO  THE  LOCAL  WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD AND SHALL
   47  FIRST CONSIDER UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS,  LOW-INCOME  INDIVIDUALS,  DISLO-
   48  CATED  WORKERS,  INDIVIDUALS TRAINING FOR NON-TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT, AS
   49  DEFINED IN THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE  INVESTMENT  ACT  OF  NINETEEN  HUNDRED
   50  NINETY-EIGHT (P.L. 105-220), VETERANS, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
   51  WHO  SHALL BE REFERRED TO THE INDUSTRIAL FIRM BY ADMINISTRATIVE ENTITIES
   52  OF LOCAL WORKFORCE INVESTMENT AREAS CREATED PURSUANT TO SUCH ACT  OR  BY
   53  THE DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
   54    S  16. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
   55  the amendments to subdivision 8 of section 224 of the economic  develop-
   56  ment law made by section three of this act shall take effect on the same
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    1  date  and  in the same manner as section 3 of chapter 291 of the laws of
    2  1990 takes effect; and provided, further, that the amendments to section
    3  16-m of the New York state urban development  corporation  act  made  by
    4  section  fifteen  of  this  act  shall not affect the expiration of such
    5  section and shall be deemed to expire therewith.
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