NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A7673
SPONSOR: Stirpe (MS) TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the New York State urban development
corporation act, in relation to certain grants for assistance to provide
advanced manufacturing employers with a competitive workforce
PURPOSE OF BILL: To provide state funding through New York State urban
development corporation to educational institutions, not-for-profits,
industry public-private partnerships, and individuals for training and
certification needed to enter the field of advanced manufacturing.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of this bill would amend section
16m of section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968, constituting the
New York State urban development corporation act, by adding a new para-
graph, (o).
JUSTIFICATION: The legislation is aimed at filling what many refer to
as a "middle-skills gap," where positions require specific skill set
that you cannot get from a traditional 2 or 4 year degree program.
Unfortunately federal and state funding is not available for noncredit
certificate programs.
Specialty training courses in advanced manufacturing can run upward of
$5,000 each. And many who are looking for a good paying job or to start
a new career are deterred because of the cost, especially those who are
unemployed, under employed or still in high school. Many businesses say
the lack of skilled workers is a growing problem.
The funding for this legislation would come from the Empire State Fund.
The Empire State Development Corporation will determine what will quali-
fy as an "advanced manufacturing" certificate and award the funds, with
preference being given to programs that foster local and regional publ-
ic-private partnerships.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New Bill
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: TBD
EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7673
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 30, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRINDI-
SI, SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Econom-
ic Development
AN ACT to amend the New York State urban development corporation act, in
relation to certain grants for assistance to provide advanced manufac-
turing employers with a competitive workforce
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 16-m of section 1 of chapter 174
2 of the laws of 1968, constituting the New York state urban development
3 corporation act, is amended by adding a new paragraph (o) to read as
4 follows:
5 (o) Grants to educational institutions, not-for-profits, industry
6 public-private partnerships, and individuals for assistance leading to
7 appropriate training and certification to enter the advanced manufactur-
8 ing field and to provide advanced manufacturing employers with a compet-
9 itive workforce. The corporation shall create criteria for eligible
10 applicants including preference for programs that foster local and
11 regional public-private partnerships and offer training in an industry
12 recognized program and/or certification program that demonstrates the
13 prospective employee's readiness, upon completion of the program, to
14 enter the desired field with the required knowledge of advanced manufac-
15 turing equipment and processes.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
17 ments to section 16-m of section 1 of chapter 174 of the laws of 1968,
18 constituting the New York state urban development corporation act, made
19 by section one of this act shall not affect the expiration of such
20 section and shall be deemed to expire therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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