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NY A02188
Bill
Status
1/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jo Simon
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AI Summary
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Defines "nontraditional employment" as occupations where one gender comprises less than 25% of workers, including skilled trades, computer science, and emerging high-skill fields
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Establishes "sustainable wage" as at least 185% of the poverty line, adjusted for regional factors
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Requires local public assistance employment plans to strongly consider training for sustainable wage jobs and promote nontraditional employment opportunities for participants with a high school diploma or GED
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Mandates that individual employability plans strongly consider the potential for employment paying a sustainable wage when developing goals for participants with a diploma or GED
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Takes effect 120 days after becoming law and applies to employability plans made or updated after that 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
1/7/2026