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NY A04858
Bill
Status
2/6/2025
Primary Sponsor
Harry Bronson
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AI Summary
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Requires contractors on state-funded public works projects to hire unemployed local residents as laborers, workers, or mechanics when the regional construction worker unemployment rate reaches 6% or higher for three consecutive months
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Defines "qualified local residents" as New York citizens who have resided in the regional project area for at least 12 consecutive months prior to employment and can prove qualifications in their trade
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Allows government entities to include local hiring requirements in requests for proposals when they determine projects will be completed more quickly, efficiently, and economically using local workers
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Applies to all state agencies, political subdivisions, municipal corporations, public benefit corporations, and state/local authorities overseeing public works projects
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Violations constitute a misdemeanor punishable by fines of $50-$500, imprisonment of 30-90 days, or both, with each failure to employ qualified local residents counting 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
1/7/2026