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A01286 Summary:

BILL NOA01286
 
SAME ASSAME AS S06041
 
SPONSORRajkumar
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Add §22, Lab L
 
Permits persons who have filed for asylum to work in New York State.
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A01286 Text:




 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          1286
 
                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     January 9, 2025
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced by M. of A. RAJKUMAR -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Labor
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the labor law, in relation to permitting persons who
          have filed for asylum to work in New York state
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 22 to read
     2  as follows:
     3    § 22. Employment of asylum seekers. The commissioner is authorized and
     4  directed  to promulgate rules and regulations to permit a person who has
     5  applied for asylum pursuant to the Immigration and  Nationality  Act  (8
     6  U.S.C. 1158) to be eligible to work in New York state.
     7    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD04116-01-5
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