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NY A00322

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/9/2019

Primary Sponsor

Nily Rozic

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Origin

Assembly

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Defines "nontraditional employment" as occupations where any single gender comprises less than 25 percent of workers, including skilled trades, computer science, and technology fields.

  • Defines "sustainable wage" as a wage at least 185 percent of the poverty line, adjusted for regional factors.

  • Requires public assistance employment plans to strongly consider training for sustainable wage jobs and nontraditional employment opportunities for individuals with a high school diploma or GED.

  • Mandates employability plans account for participants' preferences and potential for sustainable wage employment, subject to federal and state work participation requirements.

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

Legislative Description

Relates to training and education for sustainable wage jobs and traditional and non-traditional employment in public assistance employment programs.

Last Action

referred to social services

1/8/2020

Committee Referrals

Social Services1/9/2019

Full Bill Text

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