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A02164 Summary:

A02164 Actions:

A02164 Committee Votes:

Committee:LABOR   Chair:Titus      
DATE:05/23/2017AYE/NAY:20/6  Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means        
Titus
Aye
Brabenec
Aye
Abbate
Aye
Crouch
Nay
Perry
Absent
Fitzpatrick
Nay
Ortiz
Aye
Curran
Nay
Colton
Aye
DiPietro
Nay
Benedetto
Aye
Castorina
Nay
Hevesi
Absent
Byrne
Aye
Zebrowski
Aye
Morinello
Nay
Miller
Aye
Bronson
Aye
Rodriguez
Aye
Moya
Aye
DenDekker
Aye
Mayer
Excused
Skoufis
Aye
Rozic
Aye
Simon
Aye
Steck
Aye
Joyner
Aye
Barnwell
Aye
Carroll
Aye

Committee:WAYS AND MEANS   Chair:Farrell      
DATE:06/05/2017AYE/NAY:21/11  Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules        
Farrell
Aye
Oaks
Nay
Lentol
Aye
Crouch
Nay
Schimminger
Nay
Barclay
Nay
Gantt
Aye
Fitzpatrick
Nay
Weinstein
Aye
Hawley
Nay
Glick
Aye
Malliotakis
Nay
Nolan
Aye
Walter
Nay
Pretlow
Aye
Montesano
Nay
Perry
Aye
Curran
Nay
Colton
Excused
Ra
Nay
Cook
Aye
Cahill
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Hooper
Aye
Thiele
Aye
Cusick
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Benedetto
Aye
Moya
Excused
Weprin
Aye
Rodriguez
Excused
Ramos
Aye
Braunstein
Aye
McDonald
Aye
Rozic
Aye

Committee:RULES   Chair:Heastie      
DATE:06/07/2017AYE/NAY:28/0  Action: Favorable         
Heastie
Aye
Kolb
Excused
Gottfried
Aye
Oaks
Aye
Lentol
Aye
Butler
Aye
Farrell
Aye
Crouch
Aye
Gantt
Aye
Finch
Aye
Nolan
Aye
Barclay
Aye
Weinstein
Aye
Raia
Aye
Hooper
Excused
Hawley
Aye
Ortiz
Aye
Pretlow
Aye
Cook
Aye
Glick
Aye
Morelle
Aye
Aubry
Aye
Englebright
Aye
Dinowitz
Aye
Colton
Aye
Magnarelli
Excused
Perry
Aye
Galef
Aye
Paulin
Aye
Titus
Aye
Peoples-Stokes
Aye

A02164 Floor Votes:

A02164 Text:

 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         2164--C
                                                                Cal. No. 163
 
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 17, 2017
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Labor -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted
          as  amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred
          to the Committee on Ways and Means -- reported  and  referred  to  the
          Committee  on  Rules -- amended on the special order of third reading,
          ordered reprinted as amended, retaining its place on the special order
          of third reading -- ordered to a third reading,  amended  and  ordered
          reprinted, retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the labor law, in relation to the establishment of a
          wage data clearinghouse
 
          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 44 to read
     2  as follows:
     3    § 44. Wage data clearinghouse. 1.  The commissioner, subject to avail-
     4  able  appropriations  and  in  consultation with the commissioner of the
     5  education department and the state  workforce  investment  board,  shall
     6  establish  a  wage  data  clearinghouse.    The purpose of the wage data
     7  clearinghouse shall be to use existing unemployment  insurance  data  as
     8  described in section five hundred thirty-seven of this chapter and other
     9  available  labor,  education  and workforce development data to evaluate
    10  the long-term  effectiveness  of  workforce  development  and  education
    11  programs  and  to  identify  gaps  in  the  availability of existing and
    12  proposed workforce development training to  meet  employment  needs,  in
    13  addition,  the clearinghouse shall conduct any other research it identi-
    14  fies as contributing to increasing the attainment of  long-term  employ-
    15  ment  of residents of this state, especially those who are unemployed or
    16  underemployed.
    17    2. The wage data clearinghouse shall be administered  by  an  academic
    18  institution  in the state of New York with proven expertise in analyzing
    19  labor data and shall be selected by the  commissioner,  in  consultation
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07591-11-8
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     1  with  the  commissioner  of the education department and the state work-
     2  force investment board, through a request for proposals process.  Crite-
     3  ria  shall  include,  but not be limited to, the demonstrated ability of
     4  the  chosen  institution  to  analyze  unemployment  insurance  and wage
     5  reporting data and to leverage and attract federal funds and non-govern-
     6  mental funds.  The commissioner is authorized to provide  funding  to  a
     7  selected academic institution for operating a wage data clearinghouse of
     8  up  to  six  hundred  thousand  dollars, subject to appropriation.   Any
     9  unused allocation may be made available in the subsequent fiscal year.
    10    3. The department shall provide the wage data clearinghouse  with  all
    11  state and federal unemployment insurance and wage and employment related
    12  data  it has available, including but not limited to unemployment insur-
    13  ance data as described in section  five  hundred  thirty-seven  of  this
    14  chapter.  All  disclosure requirements specified in section five hundred
    15  thirty-seven of this chapter shall apply to all wage data  clearinghouse
    16  employees working with the data.
    17    4. A statewide wage data clearinghouse advisory board is hereby estab-
    18  lished  for the purpose of determining statewide objectives and the wage
    19  data clearinghouse's research and evaluation priorities after  consulta-
    20  tion  with  the  director  of the wage data clearinghouse.  The advisory
    21  board shall appoint a director with expertise in large data systems  and
    22  data  security  with  preference given to a candidate who has experience
    23  with workforce development. Such director shall receive an annual salary
    24  within amounts appropriated.  (a) The advisory board  shall  consist  of
    25  twelve members, including: the chancellor of the state university of New
    26  York,  or  such  chancellor's  designee;  the  commissioner of the state
    27  education department, or such commissioner's designee; the  commissioner
    28  of  the  state  department  of  labor, or the commissioner's designee; a
    29  representative of superintendents of schools, appointed by the governor;
    30  a representative of a district superintendents of schools, appointed  by
    31  the  governor;  a representative of community colleges, appointed by the
    32  governor; and, six members of the public, including three  appointed  by
    33  the  speaker  of  the  assembly and three appointed by the president pro
    34  tempore of the senate.  The public members of the advisory  board  shall
    35  have expertise in large data systems and data security, workforce devel-
    36  opment programs, economic development, business management and/or organ-
    37  ized  labor.  (b)  The  members  of  the advisory board shall receive no
    38  compensation for their services, but shall be allowed their  actual  and
    39  necessary  expenses incurred in the performance of their duties pursuant
    40  to this section, subject to the approval of the department. (c) Advisory
    41  board members who represent state agencies shall be appointed for  terms
    42  of  three years, and members who represent local governments shall serve
    43  terms of two years and all other  members  shall  serve  terms  of  four
    44  years. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as original appoint-
    45  ments  for  the  remainder  of  the  unexpired  term. (d) Advisory board
    46  members shall each be granted voting rights and will  together  elect  a
    47  chair  whose  designation  shall  be  made bi-annually. (e) The advisory
    48  board shall meet at such times and places as may be  determined  by  its
    49  chair.  The  advisory  board shall meet at a minimum of six times in the
    50  first year and a minimum of three times per year thereafter.  All  meet-
    51  ings shall be open to the public pursuant to article seven of the public
    52  officers law. A majority of the members of such council shall constitute
    53  a  quorum  for the transaction of business.  (f) After consultation with
    54  the director, the advisory board shall  discuss  and  vote  on  research
    55  priorities  and  topics  for the clearinghouse that do not duplicate any
    56  research or statistics the department undertakes and that focus  on  the
        A. 2164--C                          3
 
     1  need  of  the  users  of  the analysis, which are state and local policy
     2  makers, educational entities,  workforce  development  providers,  busi-
     3  nesses, and economic development administrators.
     4    5.  The  wage data clearinghouse shall use unemployment insurance data
     5  as described in  section  five  hundred  thirty-seven  of  this  chapter
     6  provided  by  the  department  and  any  other  data sets including data
     7  provided by state, federal or local agencies it deems appropriate.   The
     8  clearinghouse  shall keep private and safeguard any personally identifi-
     9  able information it obtains and shall not release  such  information  to
    10  any  other  party,  and  shall  use  any  data it obtains solely for the
    11  purpose of furthering the  effectiveness  and  efficiency  of  workforce
    12  development efforts as provided in this section.
    13    6.  The  wage  data clearinghouse shall release reports and aggregated
    14  data to the department,  which  shall  be  posted  on  the  department's
    15  website as well as on any website maintained by the clearinghouse.
    16    7.  One  year  after  selection  of the academic institution that will
    17  serve as the clearinghouse, the department shall submit to the  director
    18  of  the  budget, the chair of the senate finance committee, the chair of
    19  the assembly ways and means committee, the chairs of senate and assembly
    20  labor committees, the speaker of the assembly,  and  the  president  pro
    21  tempore  of  the  senate,  an evaluation of this program prepared by the
    22  department. Such evaluation shall be submitted every four  years  there-
    23  after.
    24    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.