A09059 Summary:

BILL NOA09059
 
SAME ASSAME AS S08451
 
SPONSORWoerner
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §21, Lab L
 
Directs the commissioner of labor to establish an online database identifying regional skills and employment gaps and the skills and training needed to fill open and anticipated jobs.
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A09059 Actions:

BILL NOA09059
 
01/31/2022referred to labor
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A09059 Committee Votes:

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A09059 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A09059 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          9059
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 31, 2022
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Labor
 
        AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation  to  establishing  an  online
          database  identifying  regional  skills  and  employment  gaps and the
          skills and training needed to fill open and anticipated jobs
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section  1.  Section  21  of  the labor law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 16 to read as follows:
     3    16. (i) Shall establish and maintain an online database  using  state-
     4  wide  labor  market  data and other data sources to present data showing
     5  regional labor market shortages and surpluses and regional  skills  gaps
     6  and  other  information  to  enable the public, educators, employers and
     7  training providers to make informed decisions and address regional labor
     8  shortages and anticipated shortages in regional labor markets. The data-
     9  base shall aggregate data on a  regional  basis  and  include  data  for
    10  industries  and occupations consistent with those identified by regional
    11  economic development councils as priority or key  industries,  including
    12  but  not  limited to jobs in healthcare, advanced manufacturing, applied
    13  technologies, information and computer technology, and education.
    14    (ii) The database shall identify available data and the source of such
    15  data for the following:
    16    (a) Specific occupations and clusters of occupations within each iden-
    17  tified industry and the median hourly wages for each  occupation  broken
    18  down by levels of experience.
    19   (b)  The  estimated  annual  labor  market demand and turnover for each
    20  industry and the clusters and occupations within those industries.
    21    (c) The current availability  of  job  openings  and  anticipated  job
    22  openings for each industry and the clusters and occupations within those
    23  industries.
    24    (d) The education and training needed to fill open or anticipated jobs
    25  for  each  industry and the clusters and occupations within those indus-
    26  tries.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14484-01-2

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     1    (e) The annual number of regional degree and  certificate  earners  in
     2  occupations and clusters within the industries identified.
     3    (f)  Estimates  of the deficit or surplus of workers across the region
     4  for each industry, clusters of occupations and specific occupations.
     5    (g) Regional skills gaps for the occupations, clusters and  industries
     6  identified.
     7    (h) Income benchmarks by region and industry, using poverty thresholds
     8  set by the New York state self-sufficiency standard steering committee.
     9    (iii)  The  database  created  pursuant  to  this subdivision shall be
    10  publicly accessible within one year after the  effective  date  of  this
    11  subdivision and shall be updated at least once a month thereafter.
    12    (iv)  As  used  in this subdivision the following terms shall have the
    13  following meanings:
    14    (a) "Region" and "regional" shall refer to  the  economic  development
    15  regions as defined by the department of economic development.
    16    (b)  "Skills  gap" shall mean the gaps between the skills of potential
    17  employees in each region and the skills employers in each region seek in
    18  employees.
    19    (c) "Cluster" shall mean the groups of occupations  within  industries
    20  that are closely associated in the type of work and the skills needed to
    21  accomplish that work.
    22    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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