Bill Text: NY S09167 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Creates a temporary commission to conduct a comprehensive study on the current utilization of paid family leave, make recommendations on how to increase access and the visibility of the program.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-06-01 - SUBSTITUTED BY A10224A [S09167 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-S09167-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                         9167--A

                    IN SENATE

                                      May 11, 2022
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        Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Labor  --  committee
          discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
          to said committee

        AN  ACT  in  relation  to  creating  a temporary commission to conduct a
          comprehensive study on the current utilization of paid  family  leave,
          make  recommendations  on how to increase access and the visibility of
          the program; 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. A temporary state commission is hereby created to conduct a
     2  comprehensive study, and prepare a report on the current utilization  of
     3  paid family leave under article 9 of the workers' compensation law.
     4    §  2.    (a)  The  commission  shall consist of nine members, six such
     5  members each to serve for a term of one year  and  to  be  appointed  as
     6  follows: two shall be appointed by the temporary president of the senate
     7  and  one by the minority leader of the senate; two shall be appointed by
     8  the speaker of the assembly and one by the minority leader of the assem-
     9  bly.  The  commissioner  of  labor,  the  superintendent  of   financial
    10  services,  and  the  chair of the workers' compensation board shall also
    11  serve on the commission. The chair of the  workers'  compensation  board
    12  shall  serve as the chair of the commission. Vacancies in the membership
    13  of the commission and among its officers shall be filled in  the  manner
    14  provided for original appointments.
    15    (b)  The  members  of the commission shall receive no compensation for
    16  their services, but shall be allowed their actual and necessary expenses
    17  incurred in the performance of their duties hereunder.
    18    § 3. The study shall examine the current utilization  of  paid  family
    19  leave  under  article  9 of the workers' compensation law, including but
    20  not limited to:
    21    (a) demographic information of persons receiving such benefits includ-
    22  ing but not limited to:
    23    (i) gender;

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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     1    (ii) race;
     2    (iii) age;
     3    (iv) geographic region of the state of New York; and
     4    (v) industry or type of employment;
     5    (b) the average amount of benefits received and length of leave taken;
     6    (c) the type of leave taken;
     7    (d) employers' experiences on the use of paid family leave, including:
     8    (i) ease of use; and
     9    (ii) responsiveness of the department to questions; and
    10    (e)  unintended  barriers that employees face in utilizing paid family
    11  leave including  but  not  limited  to:
    12    (i) understanding of benefits;
    13    (ii) knowledge of eligibility; and
    14    (iii) knowledge of the existence of paid family leave.
    15    § 4. Not later than one year after the effective date of this act, the
    16  commission shall prepare and submit to the governor, the temporary pres-
    17  ident of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly  a  report  of  the
    18  study's  findings, together with specific recommendations for increasing
    19  the access of demographic groups underutilizing paid family leave  bene-
    20  fits, and removing or lessening unintended barriers to use of paid fami-
    21  ly leave identified in the study.
    22    §  5.  This  act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
    23  deemed repealed two years after it shall have become a law.