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NY A01493
Bill
Status
1/12/2015
Primary Sponsor
Kevin Cahill
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AI Summary
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Commissioner of Labor must monitor workforce trends in power generation and transmission personnel within the utility industry, using data collected by the Public Service Commission
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Commissioner must submit an initial report to the legislature within one year describing current trends and recommending actions to meet future labor requirements for energy industries
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Commissioner may initiate additional studies when a utility requests a rate hike or when a third-party complaint is filed, with scope covering all state utilities or individual utilities as appropriate
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Commissioner can require utilities to provide staffing data including current staffing levels, recruitment plans, anticipated retirements, skills needs, retention plans, and succession planning information
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Commissioner must establish a data review committee with representatives from a regulated utility, labor organization, ratepayer advocate, industrial customer, and Public Service Commission, each serving two-year terms
Legislative Description
Directs the commissioner of labor, in consultation with the public service commission, to conduct a study and report on current trends in the workforce that supports the generation and transmission of power in the utility industry; authorizes additional studies and reports upon rate hikes, complaints by third parties or upon identification of a shortage.
Last Action
referred to energy
1/6/2016