NY A01785

Adds definitions to Social Services Law: "nontraditional employment" means occupations where any one gender comprises less than 25 percent of workers (including skilled trades, computer science, and technology fields); "sustainable wage" means at least 185 percent of the poverty line adjusted for regional factors

Requires social services districts to strongly consider training for sustainable wage jobs and promote nontraditional employment opportunities for individuals with a high school diploma or GED, subject to federal and state work participation requirements

Mandates that employability plans inform participants about education and training opportunities for sustainable wage jobs and nontraditional employment, and must reflect participant preferences when possible

Requires employability plans to strongly consider potential employment paying a sustainable wage for diploma or GED holders, while maintaining consistency with federal and state work activity participation requirements

Takes effect 120 days after enactment and applies to employability plans made or updated after the effective date