NY A07727

Establishes a New York State Public Housing Painters Apprenticeship Program administered by the Department of Labor in coordination with municipal housing authorities

Limits program eligibility to residents of municipal housing authorities, with criminal history explicitly not disqualifying applicants

Requires training in workplace safety skills including tool use, lead and asbestos abatement, scaffold safety, first aid, and personal protective equipment

Covers trade skills such as blueprint reading, paint mixing, color matching, surface preparation, wallpaper application, wood finishing, and spray painting

Takes effect 90 days after becoming law, with the commissioner required to publish program information on the department's website