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NY A02356
Bill
Status
1/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Stephen Hawley
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AI Summary
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Expands the Farm Laborers Wage Board from 3 to 5 members by adding the Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets and one member appointed by the Dean of Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS)
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Retains existing board positions: one Farm Bureau representative, one NYS AFL-CIO representative, and one public member appointed by the Labor Commissioner who serves as chairperson
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Changes the quorum requirement from two-thirds to three-fifths of board members
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Board members receive no salary but are reimbursed for actual and necessary travel expenses
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Takes effect January 1 following enactment
Legislative Description
Increases the number of members on the farm laborers wage board from three to five; adds as members the commissioner of agriculture and markets and a member appointed by the Dean of the Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Last Action
referred to labor
1/7/2026