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NY A00283
Bill
Status
1/4/2023
Primary Sponsor
Harry Bronson
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AI Summary
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Requires contractors on state-funded public works projects to employ qualified local residents as laborers, workmen, or mechanics when regional construction unemployment reaches 6% or higher for three consecutive months.
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Applies to all state agencies, political subdivisions, municipal corporations, public benefit corporations, and local or state authorities overseeing public works projects.
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Defines "qualified local residents" as New York State citizens residing in the project's regional area for at least 12 consecutive months before employment, with satisfactory proof of residence and trade qualifications required.
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Allows local labor requirements when included in the request for proposals and when the contracting authority determines local hiring will complete the project more quickly, efficiently, and economically.
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Establishes violations as misdemeanors punishable by fines of $50-$500, imprisonment of 30-90 days, or both, with each failure to employ qualified local residents counted as a separate offense.
Legislative Description
Enacts the "regional labor protection act" requiring the use of qualified local labor by contractors awarded projects in the construction of public works providing for the expenditure of state public money when the unemployment rate for construction workers is six percent or higher for three consecutive months.
Last Action
referred to labor
1/3/2024