STATE OF NEW YORK
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2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 11, 2021
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Introduced by Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend a chapter of the laws of 2020 relating to requiring the
department of labor to produce a report regarding summer youth employ-
ment programs funded by state, federal and local appropriations, as
proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1079 and A. 6393, in relation
to requiring the office of temporary and disability assistance to
produce a report regarding the summer youth employment program and to
the effectiveness of the provisions thereof
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Sections 1 and 2 of a chapter of the laws of 2020 relating
2 to requiring the department of labor to produce a report regarding
3 summer youth employment programs funded by state, federal and local
4 appropriations, as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1079 and A.
5 6393, are amended to read as follows:
6 Section 1. [Not more than 180 days after the effective date of this
7 act] On May 1, 2022, the [department of labor] office of temporary and
8 disability assistance, in consultation with the education department,
9 the [office of temporary and disability assistance] department of labor,
10 the office of children and family services, and any other entity the
11 [department of labor] office of temporary and disability assistance
12 deems appropriate, shall produce a report regarding the summer youth
13 employment [programs] program funded by state, federal, and local appro-
14 priations. The report shall:
15 a. Determine the total number of jobs available for youth in all pre-
16 existing programs, including the nature of the jobs[, the educational
17 and professional experience under such programs, career paths available
18 for such training, and overall experience by summer youth employment
19 program participants] during each of the years from 2016 through 2021;
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 b. [Determine the number of desired spots by evaluating] Provide total
2 numbers of applications and [other indicia of unmet demand in current
3 programs] any survey results of demand, if applicable;
4 c. [Evaluate] List current admission standards, including income and
5 geographic restrictions, for available programs [throughout various
6 regions] within the state of New York;
7 d. [Evaluate whether] Detail current funding streams [could be
8 increased in order to provide additional opportunities, including any
9 additional federal or private funding streams available and the effect
10 of additional state funds on current opportunities for applicants] and
11 number of slots funded at such current levels;
12 e. [Determine] Show the effect of current and previous minimum wage
13 rates on total placement opportunities [and whether additional funding
14 to maintain spots in light of minimum wage increases is necessary]
15 during the years 2016 through 2021.
16 § 2. The [department of labor] office of temporary and disability
17 assistance shall send this report to the temporary president of the
18 senate, speaker of the assembly, and chairs of the assembly and senate
19 committees on labor, social services, and children and families. The
20 report shall also be made available on the website maintained by the
21 [department of labor] office of temporary and disability assistance.
22 § 2. Section 3 of a chapter of the laws of 2020 relating to requiring
23 the department of labor to produce a report regarding summer youth
24 employment programs funded by state, federal and local appropriations,
25 as proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1079 and A. 6393, is amended
26 to read as follows:
27 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire and be
28 deemed repealed [1 year] 2 years after such date.
29 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
30 section one of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the
31 same manner as a chapter of the laws of 2020 relating to requiring the
32 department of labor to produce a report regarding summer youth employ-
33 ment programs funded by state, federal and local appropriations, as
34 proposed in legislative bills numbers S. 1079 and A. 6393, takes
35 effect.
